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Hara Takashi

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Hara Takashi

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Also known as Hara Kei

Prime Minister of Japan from 1918 to 1921

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Hara Takashi (1856–1921) was a Japanese politician, writer, journalist, and diplomat. Born in Morioka, he served as the Prime Minister of Japan and was a member of the Rikken Seiyūkai political party. During his career, he was employed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. He was a Catholic and spoke Japanese.

He received several honors, including the Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class, the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class, and the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum. Hara Takashi died in Tokyo Station from a stab wound, which was ruled a homicide. His name is written as 原敬 in his native language and はら たかし in kana.

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Key facts

Monarch
Taishō
Preceded by
Terauchi Masatake
Succeeded by
Uchida Kōsai (acting), Takahashi Korekiyo
Prime minister
Himself

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Place of death
Tokyo Station
Occupation
writer
Political party
Rikken Seiyūkai
Languages spoken
Japanese
Native language
Japanese
Image
Takashi Hara formal.jpg
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Commons category
Hara Takashi
date of birth
1856-03-15
date of death
1921-11-04
manner of death
homicide
name in kana
はら たかし
name in native language
原敬
topic's main category
Category:Hara Takashi
cause of death
stab wound
writing language
Japanese
ethnic group
Japanese people
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Encyclopedic overview

Member of the House of Representatives In office 10 August 1902 – 4 November 1921 Preceded byConstituency established Succeeded byUmatarō Ōya ConstituencyMorioka City (1902–1920) Iwate 1st (1920–1921)

Personal details Born(1856-03-15)15 March 1856 Motomiya, Mutsu, Japan

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