 Prince Itō Hirobumi (1841 – 1909) was a samurai of Chōshū domain, Japanese statesman, four time Prime Minister of Japan (the 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th), genrō and Resident-General of Korea. Wikipedia |
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 Natsume Sōseki (1867 – 1916), born Natsume Kinnosuke, is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji period, famous novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and unfinished work Light and Darkness. Wikipedia |
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 Nitobe Inazō (1862 - 1933) was a Japanese agricultural economist, author, educator, diplomat, politician, and Christian during Meiji Taishō period. Famous work Bushido: The Soul of Japan (1900) about samurai ethics culture. Wikipedia |
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 Hideyo Noguchi (1876 – 1928), also known as Seisaku Noguchi, was a prominent American-based Japanese bacteriologist who discovered the agent of syphilis as the cause of progressive paralytic disease in 1911. Wikipedia |
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 Ichiyō Higuchi (1872 – 1896) is pen name of Japanese author Natsu Higuchi, remembered for the quality of her works and is considered to be the first professional female writer in modern Japanese literature. Wikipedia |
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 Fukuzawa Yukichi (1835 – 1901) was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. He is regarded as one of the founders of modern Japan. Wikipedia |
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