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Tōyama Mitsuru

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In the 1930s, he was considered as a superpatriot by a large section of the Japanese public, including the military. In 1932, after the assassination of several "liberal" political figures, and following rumors that then Premier Saito and others were to be assassinated in turn, the government had
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Although Tōyama remained a private citizen all his life, he was known as the "Shadow Shogun," "Spymaster," and "The Boss of Bosses," because of his tremendous covert influence on the nationalist politics and the
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began in 1911, he went to China in person as an advisor and to personally oversee Genyosha activities and to provide assistance to Sun Yat-sen.
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Following the Chinese revolution, Tōyama officially retired, and apparently refused to play an active role in the
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Tōyama's house raided and searched, and his son arrested - leading to a momentary pacification of the situation.
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required Tōyama and his friend in Japanese government give support to National Revolutionary Army.
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announced that funeral services lasting more than three hours were held for him in Tokyo.
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movement in 1903. He also supported the Chinese republican revolutionaries against the
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provided interpreters and guides to the regular Japanese army after their invasion.
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crime syndicates. He also wrote an influential book on the "Three Shu" (
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Obituary; Oct 6, 1944, The New York Times pg. 23 Joseph C. Grew,
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Japan, Race and Equality: The Racial Equality Proposal of 1919
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Associated Press, "State Funeral Given Black Dragon Chief",
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The Way of Judo: A Portrait of Jigoro Kano and His Students
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Tōyama was a strong supporter of Japanese control over
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Tōyama (left) with his friends, future Prime Minister
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The Estrangement of Great Britain and Japan, 1917-35
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Index


Onisaburo Deguchi
Uchida Ryohei
Japanese name
surname
far right
ultra nationalist
Genyosha
Black Ocean Society
Kokuryukai
Black Dragon Society
Anti Communist
Pan Asianism
samurai
Fukuoka City
Kyūshū
Saga Rebellion
Asian continent
samurai
left-wing
politicians
foreign minister
Ōkuma Shigenobu

Tsuyoshi Inukai
Republic of China
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Black Dragon Society
First Sino-Japanese War

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