Life of Itō Hirobumi

Author: Masao Homma
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: Itō Hirobumi, a prominent political figure in modern Japan, served as prime minister four times. His achievement was establishing a vibrant constitutional system, which allowed the Japanese to undergo peaceful political evolution in an orderly manner. He was also a militarist who formulated and implemented policies of aggression against China and Korea. On October 26, 1909, he was assassinated by the Korean patriot An Jung-geun at Harbin Station.