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	Katsura Taro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Marquess Katsura Taro (桂太郎 Katsura Tarō), (1848-–1913-) was a Japanese soldier, politician and Prime Minister of Japan.
		He commenced his career by fighting under the Imperial banner in the civil war of the Meiji Restoration, and he displayed such talent that he was twice sent at public expense to Germany (1870-1873 and 1884) to study strategy and tactics.
		From those diplomatic accomplishments, Katsura received from King Edward the grand cross of the order of St Michael and St George, and being raised by the mikado to the rank of marquess.
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	Katsura Taro
		Marquess Katsura, Taro (桂太郎), (1847 - 1913) was a Japanese soldier, Japanese politician and Prime Minister.
		He commenced his career by fighting under the Imperial banner in the civil war of the Restoration, and he displayed such talent that he was twice sent at public expense to Germany (1870-1873 and 1884) to study strategy and tactics.
		Katsura might be considered the chief exponent of conservative views in Japan.
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	TARO, MARQUESS KATSURA - LoveToKnow Article on TARO, MARQUESS KATSURA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		He also directed state affairs throughout the war with Russia, and concluded the offensive and defensive treaty of 1905 with Great Britain, receiving from King Edward the grand cross of the order of St Michael and St George, and being raised by the mikado to tbe rank of marquess.
		Marquess Katsura might be considered the chief exponent of conservative views in Japan.
		Adhering strictly to the doctrine that ministries were responsible to the emperor alone and not at all to the diet, he stood wholly aloof from political parties, only his remarkable gift of tact and conciliation enabling him to govern on such principles.
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	Katsura Imperial Villa - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Katsura Imperial Villa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Katsura Imperial Villa or Katsura Detached Palace (桂離宮 Katsura rikyū) is a villa in Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan, separate from the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
		The Katsura district of Kyoto has long been favored for villas, and in the Heian period, Fujiwara no Michinaga had a villa there.
		The shoin of Katsura Imperial Villa is divided into three parts: the Old Shoin, the Middle Shoin, and the New Palace.
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	taro -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		In Samoa and other Pacific islands, poi is a thick paste of pounded bananas or pineapples mixed with coconut cream; the word originally denoted the action of pounding the food to a pulp.
		In Hawaii, where poi is a staple of local cuisine, taro root is used almost exclusively for its preparation.
		It is the chief trade centre (yams, cassava, taro, corn [maize], and palm produce) for a densely populated area known for its export of palm oil and kernels.
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	Katsura Taro - China-related Topics I-L - China-Related Topics
		Marquess Katsura Taro (桂太郎 Katsura Tarō), (1848-01-04andndash;1913-10-10) was a Japanese soldier, politician and Prime Minister of Japan.
		He commenced his career by fighting under the Empire of JapanImperial banner in the Boshin Warcivil war of the Meiji Restoration, and he displayed such talent that he was twice sent at public expense to Germany (1870-1873 and 1884) to study Military strategystrategy and tactics.
		From those diplomatic accomplishments, Katsura received from Edward VII of the United KingdomKing Edward the grand cross of the order of St Michael and St George, and being raised by the mikado to the rank of marquess.
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	Katsura, Taro. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		In 1906, Katsura resigned because of public dissatisfaction with the Portsmouth Treaty.
		As prime minister again (1908–11), he annexed Korea and engaged in a struggle with the Diet over expansion of the military budget.
		Katsura lost support of the genro when he attempted to form a new party and sought imperial intervention to rescind the nonconfidence motion.
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	Treaty of Portsmouth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Although Japan gained a lot, that was not nearly as much as the Japanese public had been led to expect, since Japan's initial negotiating position had demanded all of Sakhalin and a monetary indemnity as well.
		The frustration caused the and the collapse of Katsura Taro's Cabinet on January 7, 1906.
		The negotiations for the treaty were taken under the mediation of Theodore Roosevelt (for which he won the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize), both sides were seeking a peace - the Russians had been repeatedly defeated, but the Japanese were in considerable financial difficulties.
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	Bambooweb: Taisho
		Public outrage over the military manipulation of the cabinet and the recall of Katsura Taro for a third term led to still more demands for an end to genro politics.
		Seizing the opportunity of Berlin's distraction with the European War and wanting to expand its sphere of influence in China, Japan declared war on Germany on August 23, 1914 and quickly occupied German-leased territories in China's Shandong Province and the Mariana, Caroline, and Marshall Islands in the Pacific.
		General Katsura Taro becomes prime minister for a third term (December 21).
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	Katsura Taro, Duke -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Katsura fought for the imperial cause in the Meiji Restoration, which in 1868 wrested power from the feudal Tokugawa family and restored it to the emperor.
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		The complex was originally built as a princely estate in the early 17th century and lies on the bank of the Katsura River, which supplies the water for its ponds and streams.
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	TaishÅ Period articles and news from Start Learning Now (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Public outrage over the military manipulation of the cabinet and the recall of Katsura TaroKatsura Tarō for a third term led to still more demands for an end to genro politics.
		On February 12, 1913 Yamamoto Gonbee (1852–1933) succeeded Katsura TaroKatsura as Prime Minister of Japanprime minister.
		General Katsura TaroKatsura Tarō becomes prime minister for a third term (December 21).
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	KAUFFMANN, ANGELICA - LoveToKnow Article on KAUFFMANN, ANGELICA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		This district is watered by a river of the same name which takes its rise in the mountains of the German colony of Cameroon, and flows into the Benue at a point above Abinsi.'
		KATSURA, TARO, MARQUESS (1847-), Japanese soldier and statesman, was born in 1847 in Choshu.
		He commenced his career by fighting under the Imperial banner in the civil war of the Restoration, and he displayed such talent that he was twice sent at public expense to Germany (in 1870 and 1884) to study strategy and tactics.
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	Aritomo Yamagata
		In 1900, while premier, he ruled that only an active military officer could serve as war or navy minister, a rule that gave the military control over any cabinet.
		From 1900 to 1910 he opposed Hirobumi Ito, leader of the civilian party, and exercised influence through his protégé, Taro Katsura.
		As president of the privy council from 1909 to 1922, he was the power behind the throne and the leading advocate for higher military appropriations.
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	KATSURA, TARO, MARQUESS (1847— ) - Online Information article about KATSURA, TARO, MARQUESS (1847— )
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		England, which event procured for Katsura the See also:
		Marquess Katsura might be considered the See also:
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	A Chronology of Japanese History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The army, unhappy with the current military budget, withdraws its minister from the cabinet forcing Saionji to resign as prime minister.
		Katsura Taro becomes prime minister and forms a new political party called the Constitutional Association of Friends (Rikken Doshikai).
		Katsura resigns as Prime Minister just before a vote of no-confidence in the Diet over defense spending.
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	Taisho Democracy
		When the Seiyukai threatened a vote of no confidence in the Diet, Katsura tried to save the situation by obtaining an imperial order forcing the Seiyukai to give up its planned no-confidence motion.
		This was a strategem employed previously by embattled prime ministers, but it did not work this time, for the Seiyukai turned down the order.
		One consequence of Katsura’s failure was to discredit such use of an imperial order, with the result that it was never attempted again.
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	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Taro
		Taro, one of several common names for large perennial herbs of a plant genus, especially for one species, of the arum family.
		Katsura Taro, Prince (1847-1913), Japanese statesman and soldier, born in the Choshu domain, now part of Yamaguchi Prefecture.
		Scientific classification: Arums make up the family Araceae.
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	Index Ka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Recalled in 1913, Kato became foreign minister for the third time, in the short-lived cabinet of the unpopular prime minister Taro Katsura.
		While Ito strove to moderate Japanese rule in Korea, Katsura favoured outright annexation, a goal he achieved in 1910 during his second term as prime minister.
		In 1912 he entered the service of the new emperor, Taisho, was named lord keeper of the privy seal and grand chamberlain, and was elevated to princely rank.
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	AllRefer.com - Taro Katsura (Japanese History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
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		Taro Katsura[tArO´ kAt´sOOrA] Pronunciation Key, 1847–1913, Japanese statesman.
		A Choshu clansman, and a protEgE of Aritomo Yamagata, he served as war minister, then (1901–6) as prime minister.
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	Articles - Yamagata Aritomo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		In 1873 he was appointed Army Minister and continued to develop the Army.
		He and his follower Katsura Taro pushed through the foundation of the General Staff Office, which became the main source of Yamagata's political power and that of other military officers.
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	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Katsura Taro Prince
		Katsura Taro, Prince (1847-1913), Japanese statesman and soldier, born in Chōshū Province, now part of the Yamaguchi Prefecture.
		Taro (botany), one of several common names for large perennial herbs of a plant genus, especially for one species, of the arum family.
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	Katsura Taro - Japanese soldier, Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan
		Katsura Taro - Japanese soldier, Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan
		Marquess Katsura, Taro, (1847 - 1913) was a Japanese soldier, Japanese politician and Prime Minister.
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	Organization Studies: Failures of intermediate forms: a study of the Suzuki 'Zaibatsu.'
		He hired, for example, a son-in-law of Goto's mentor, Prime Minister Katsura Taro.
		Shortly thereafter, in March 1927, the Minister of Finance caused a financial panic when he mistakenly said before the parliament that an important bank was insolvent.
		Kaneko spent the remaining decade of his life trying to rebuild Suzuki from Taiyo Soda, a group company that was still controlled by the Suzuki family (Katsura 1987).
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	Dictionary taro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		, cocoyam, dasheen, eddo -- edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
		, taro plant, dalo, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta -- herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves
		, taro root, cocoyam, dasheen, edda -- tropical starchy tuberous root
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		Taisho Period (1912-1926) December 1912 Katsura Taro becomes Prime Minister and forms new political party called the Constitutional Association of Friends (Rikken Doshikai).
		February 1913 Katsura resigns as Prime Minister just before vote of no confidence in Diet over defense spending.
		By the end of Taisho Period there were many parties, including: Labor-Farmer Party (Rodo Nominto), Social Mass Party (Shakai Minshuto), Japan Labor-Farmer Party (Nihon Ronoto), and Japan Farmer Party (Nihon Nominto) December 18, 1926 Death of Taisho and enthronement of Hirohito (Showa).
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