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Baron was a prominent pre–World War II Japanese diplomat and the 44th Prime Minister of Japan from 9 October 1945 to 22 May 1946. He was a leading proponent of pacifism in Japan before and after World War II, and was also the last Japanese prime minister who was a member of the ''kazoku''. His wife, Masako, was the fourth daughter of Iwasaki Yatarō, founder of the Mitsubishi ''zaibatsu.'' ==Early life and career== Shidehara was born in Kadoma, Osaka. His brother Taira was the first president of Taipei Imperial University. Shidehara attended Tokyo Imperial University, and graduated from the Faculty of Law, where he had studied under Hozumi Nobushige. After graduation, he found a position within the Foreign Ministry and was sent as a consul to Chemulpo in Korea in 1896. He subsequently served in the Japanese embassy in London, Antwerp, and Washington D.C. and as ambassador to the Netherlands, returning to Japan in 1915. In 1915, Shidehara was appointed Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and continued in this position during five consecutive administrations. In 1919, he was named ambassador to the United States and was Japan's leading negotiator during the Washington Naval Conference. His negotiations led to the return of Shandong Province to China. However, while he was ambassador, the United States enacted discriminatory immigration laws against Japanese, which created much ill will in Japan. Shidehara was elevated to the title of ''danshaku'' (baron) under the ''kazoku'' peerage system in 1920, and appointed to a seat in the House of Peers in 1925. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kijūrō Shidehara」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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