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YAMAGATA, Marshal Marquis Aritomo (TOKYO), O.M.; Elder Statesman, Privy Councillor. Fought with the Imperial forces during war of Restoration; apptd.

Major-General and Junior Vice- Minister of War; promoted Lieut.- General, 1872; Minister of War, 1873; Chief-of-Staff of Imperial army during Civil War of 1877 ; held

portfolios of Home Affairs Justice; reformed system of local govt. and effected sweeping judicial reforms; visited Emope and Am- erica, 1888-9; took command of

First Army at commencement of Chino-Japan war; cr. Marquis, 1895; attended Coronation of Czar

Nicholas, 1896; concluded Yama-

gata-Lobanow Convention with Russia in connection with Corea;

has been Prime Minister on several

occasions; succeeded Marshal

Oyaına as Chief of General-Staff 1904; accorded Order of Merit, May, 1906. Decorations: Grand Cordon; Order of Merit. Address: Tokyo, Japan.

YAMAGATA, Isaburo (TOKYO), Minis- ter of Communications; b. Dec., 1857, at Choshu. Held various subordinate posts in Central Gov. and served as Governor in several

prefectures; appointed Vice-Minis-

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ter of Home Affairs, 1903; appointed to present position, 1906. Address:

Tokyo, Japan.

YAMAMOTO, Baron Admiral Gombei

(TOKYO), Ex-Minister of Navy; b. Oct., 1852, at Satsuma. Lieutenant,

1880; Captain, 1886; commanded "Takao," "Takachiho," and other vessels; appointed Priv. Sec. to Minister of Navy; Vice-Minister, 1896, when was promoted Rear- Admiral; Minister from 1898 to 1906;

created Baron, 1902, is said to have greatly influenced colleagues in Katsura Cabinet and "elder states-

men" in regard to adopting a resolute attitude in connection with

Kusso-Japanese negotiations which led to Japan anticipating her ad- versary by commencing hostilities. Address: Tokyo, Japan.

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YAMAMOTO, Kametaro (KOBE), Mer-

chant ; Chairman of Kobe Chamber

of Commerce; b. Aug., 1847, at

Osaka. Is leading Japanese tea

merchant in Kobe; did much to

open tradal relations between Japan and Australia. Address:

Kobe, Japan.

YAMAMOTO, Tatsuo (TOKYO), Mem- ber of House of Peers; ex-Gov. of

Bank of Japan; b. March, 1856, in Oita - ken. Was connected with