Kaneko Kentarō
Kaneko Kentarō | |
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金子 堅太郎 | |
Kaneko Kentarō, photographed circa 1905 by Maruki Riyō | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 19 October 1900 – 2 June 1901 | |
| Prime Minister | Itō Hirobumi |
| Preceded by | Kiyoura Keigo |
| Succeeded by | Kiyoura Keigo |
| Minister of Agriculture and Commerce | |
| In office 26 April 1898 – 30 June 1898 | |
| Prime Minister | Itō Hirobumi |
| Preceded by | Itō Miyoji |
| Succeeded by | Ōishi Masami |
| Member of the Privy Council | |
| In office 9 January 1906 – 16 May 1942 | |
| Monarchs | Meiji Taishō Hirohito |
| Member of the House of Peers | |
| In office 18 April 1894 – 23 January 1906 Nominated by the Emperor | |
| In office 29 September 1890 – 17 November 1891 Nominated by the Emperor | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1853 |
| Died | 16 May 1942 (aged 89) |
| Party | Independent |
| Relatives | Dan Takuma (brother-in-law) |
| Education | Fukuoka Domain Shuyukan |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (LLB) |
| Nickname | Naotsugu (childhood name) |
Count Kaneko Kentarō (金子 堅太郎; 4 February 1853 – 16 May 1942) was a statesman, diplomat, and legal scholar in Meiji period Japan.
A graduate of Harvard Law School, he drew on his connections in the American legal community over the course of his long career in Japanese government, particularly in his role helping to draft the new Meiji Constitution (Imperial Japanese Constitution). During the Russo-Japanese War, he engaged in promotion activities in the United States and contributed to Japan's victory.
Kaneko was one of the most influential proponents of a Japanese-American alliance in Imperial Japan. In his later years, he opposed and worked to avoid the Pacific War, but his attempts failed.
He was the first person to translate Edmund Burke into Japanese and is considered the first Burkean conservative in Japan.