- Sone Arasuke
Baron nihongo| Arasuke Sone|曾禰荒助| "Sone Arasuke" , (20 February 1849 -13 September 1910 ) was a Japanese politician and second JapaneseResident-General of Korea .Born in Chōshū (present-day
Yamaguchi prefecture , his adopted father was a "samurai " of theHagi Clan. He fought on the imperial side in theBoshin War . He went toFrance for studies, and then served in the War Ministry. After serving in various government departments, he was elected a member of the House of Representatives in 1892, and served as vice-speaker of the House in the same year. In 1893, he became ambassador toFrance and negotiated the revision of theunequal treaties .He served successively posts as Minister of Justice in the third Ito cabinet, Agriculture and Commerce Minister in the second Yamagata cabinet, Finance Minister in the first Katsura cabinet and other posts.
During the
Russo-Japanese War with the help ofTakahashi Korekiyo and others, he secured the foreign loans necessary to finance the expenses of the war. In 1900,Emperor Meiji nominated him to theHouse of Peers . He became a Privy CouncillorIn 1906 he became the Vice Resident-General of Korea in 1907, and the
Resident-General of Korea in 1909.References
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* Keane, Donald. "Emperor Of Japan: Meiji And His World, 1852-1912". Columbia University Press (2005). ISBN 0-231-12341-8
* Sims, Richard. "French Policy Towards the Bakufu and Meiji Japan 1854-1894". RoutledgeCurzon (1998). ISBN 1-873410-61-1
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