190:
208:
889:
816:
807:
774:
765:
729:
863:
233:
850:
825:
783:
741:
795:
753:
876:
45:
834:
1103:
687:
and in the islands of the South
Pacific were clear, but Yashiro was at best ambivalent, knowing how these actions would create a larger conflict with the United States. Although appointed due to his commendable military and apolitical record, Yashiro's bluntness over issues with the Navy's budget led
1476:
603:, and Yashiro was so overcome with remorse that he later personally sponsored the education of any children who had been orphaned in the operation. During the war, he also participated in the
1446:
1466:
1441:
638:
from March 1911. In
December 1911, he became commandant of the Naval Staff College. During his time at the Naval Staff College, Yashiro was a strong proponent of introducing
675:. Yashiro was a surprising choice, as he was far down on the seniority list, but the Maizuru Naval District was completely free from any taint of the Siemens Scandal.
1160:
717:
in
December 1918. Yashiro was placed on the reserve list in August 1920 and lived in retirement from January 1930 until his death six months later in June 1930.
1461:
1226:
1471:
1416:
1421:
1189:
468:. He was posted to various administrative assignments within the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy. From July 1890 to November 1892, he was sent as a
1456:
1310:
688:
to his forced resignation in April 1915. In
December, he was sent back as commander of the IJN 2nd Fleet. Yashiro was ennobled with the title of
1370:
1380:
1355:
411:), as the third son of a village headman, Matsuyama Shoichi. The Matsuyama claimed descent from a retainer of the medieval pro-Imperial hero
1365:
1360:
1411:
1340:
631:
1451:
1350:
1375:
1335:
1303:
526:
575:. Yashiro earned a reputation as a cool-headed and intelligent battle commander in skirmishes against the Russian cruiser
1345:
1436:
1233:
948:
627:
1431:
1048:
893:
888:
546:
256:
1296:
1107:
443:
1245:
1086:
1067:
923:
833:
1206:
665:
576:
379:
59:
1330:
815:
806:
773:
764:
732:
728:
595:
by sinking obsolete ships: however, he was overruled in his desire to lead the attack in person by
Admiral
454:
714:
534:
487:
1148:
555:
644:
into the Navy's training program. In
September 1913, he was transferred to become commandant of the
798:
794:
756:
752:
604:
501:
315:
824:
786:
782:
744:
740:
680:
669:
582:
540:
511:
497:
293:
249:
626:. In December 1908, he was commander of the Yokosuka Reserve Fleet, and became commander of the
596:
446:
in 1881, ranked 19th of his class of 35 cadets, and excelled at navigation and surveying. After
1319:
1177:
880:
875:
645:
588:
566:
375:
310:
263:
213:
916:
Making Waves: Politics, Propaganda, and the
Emergence of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1868-1922
1262:
703:
683:
as an excuse to enter the war and to expel
Germany from Asia, seizing its possessions in the
592:
1406:
1401:
1216:
518:
122:
1255:
8:
854:
849:
679:
began almost immediately after he assumed office. The opportunities for Japan to use the
1037:
684:
608:
572:
493:
463:
412:
320:
305:
298:
672:
98:
1082:
1063:
1044:
944:
919:
530:
86:
1274:
867:
862:
507:
451:
469:
232:
1426:
657:
563:
559:
195:
64:
1199:
661:
110:
416:
408:
404:
383:
154:
150:
1170:
1395:
635:
343:
435:, whose surname he took. His adopted father saw that he was enrolled in the
1141:
623:
600:
591:
on 9 February 1904. Yashiro developed the plan to blockade the entrance to
420:
387:
44:
1288:
702:
peerage system in July 1916. From
December 1917, he was commander of the
676:
473:
432:
327:
447:
436:
424:
492:, and was serving as a division officer aboard that vessel during the
522:
460:
1060:(陸海軍将官人事総覧 (陸軍篇)) Army and Navy General Personnel Directory (Army)
506:
during the next year, before being assigned as a naval attaché to
941:
Sailor
Diplomat: Nomura Kichisaburō and the Japanese-American War
710:
619:
484:
428:
347:
236:
1477:
Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers
1102:
698:
640:
615:
539:, and in June 1900, he received his first command: the cruiser
477:
622:
as naval attaché until December 1907, when he was promoted to
693:
358:
158:
23:
529:
between 1899 and 1900. In early 1900, he was appointed the
1447:
Japanese military personnel of the First Sino-Japanese War
1467:
Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st class
1117:
415:, and as a youth Yashiro joined a cadet movement of pro-
1079:(日本陸海軍総合事典) Japanese Army and Navy General Encyclopedia
1442:
Japanese military personnel of the Russo-Japanese War
599:. The intimately unsuccessful operation was led by
1036:
514:of the capabilities of the Imperial Russian Navy.
483:After his return to Japan, he was assigned to the
819:Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure
510:, Russia, where his principal duty was making an
1393:
918:. Stanford University Press. pp. 196–197.
943:. Harvard University Asia Center. p. 42.
837:Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers
367:
1304:
427:. He was adopted in 1868 by Yashiro Ippei, a
1462:Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun
442:Yashiro graduated from the 8th class of the
828:Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
1472:Recipients of the Order of the Golden Kite
1417:Japanese military personnel of World War I
1318:
1311:
1297:
913:
614:At the war's end, Yashiro was assigned to
525:the following year, Yashiro served on the
43:
562:in 1901 and assigned as the Commander of
423:and despite his young age, fought in the
1422:Military personnel from Aichi Prefecture
1057:
713:in July 1918, he became a member of the
500:. Yashiro briefly served on the cruiser
1457:Ministers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
810:Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class
777:Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class
768:Order of the Sacred Treasure, 5th class
651:
78:16 April 1914 – 8 October 1915
1394:
372:, 3 January 1860 – 30 June 1930)
1292:
1121:
1034:
938:
403:Yashiro was born in Gakuden Village,
1155:1 December 1911 - 25 September 1913
1076:
527:Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
1240:13 December 1915 – 1 December 1917
13:
1269:1 December 1917 - 1 December 1918
1039:Encyclopedia of Military Biography
972:『官報』第3727号「叙任及辞令」November 29, 1895
963:『官報』第3727号「叙任及辞令」November 29, 1895
554:Following his graduation from the
398:
14:
1488:
1184:25 September 1913- 17 April 1914
1096:
999:『官報』第720号「叙任及辞令」December 24, 1914
990:『官報』第7005号「叙任及辞令」November 2, 1906
981:『官報』第7005号「叙任及辞令」November 2, 1906
894:Order of St Michael and St George
49:Admiral Yashiro Rokurō circa 1915
1101:
1026:『官報』第144号「叙任及辞令」January 24, 1913
887:
874:
861:
848:
832:
823:
814:
805:
793:
781:
772:
763:
751:
739:
727:
459:, he served as a crewman on the
386:-era naval leaders of the early
231:
206:
188:
1412:Imperial Japanese Navy admirals
1211:16 April 1914 – 8 October 1915
1020:
444:Imperial Japanese Naval Academy
1246:Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito
1017:『官報』第1051号「叙任及辞令」July 12, 1930
1011:
1008:『官報』第1187号「叙任及辞令」July 15, 1916
1002:
993:
984:
975:
966:
957:
932:
914:Schencking, J Charles (2005).
907:
720:
1:
1081:. Tokyo: St. Martin's Press.
900:
382:, succeeding the last of the
1452:People of Meiji-period Japan
1113:
733:Order of the Sacred Treasure
496:on 17 September 1894 in the
393:
16:Japanese admiral (1860–1930)
7:
1043:. I B Tauris & Co Ltd.
709:Raised to the rank of full
10:
1493:
1122:
841:
558:, Yashiro was promoted to
341:
1326:
1271:
1260:
1252:
1242:
1231:
1223:
1213:
1204:
1196:
1186:
1175:
1167:
1157:
1146:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1058:Fukagawa, Hideki (1981).
1035:Dupuy, Trevor N. (1992).
368:
336:
286:
242:
227:
219:
201:
183:
178:
164:
137:
132:
128:
116:
104:
92:
82:
71:
58:
54:
42:
33:
21:
1432:People of the Boshin War
799:Order of the Golden Kite
757:Order of the Golden Kite
658:Siemens-Vickers scandals
605:Battle of the Yellow Sea
316:Battle of the Yellow Sea
34:
1437:Japanese naval attachés
787:Order of the Rising Sun
745:Order of the Rising Sun
681:Anglo-Japanese Alliance
512:Intelligence assessment
498:First Sino-Japanese War
294:First Sino-Japanese War
1320:Imperial Japanese Navy
1178:Maizuru Naval District
1077:Hata, Ikuhiko (2005).
881:Order of the Red Eagle
646:Maizuru Naval District
589:Battle of Chemulpo Bay
376:Imperial Japanese Navy
374:was an admiral in the
311:Battle of Chemulpo Bay
273:Maizuru Naval District
214:Imperial Japanese Navy
1263:Sasebo Naval District
1110:at Wikimedia Commons
1062:. Tokyo: Fuyo Shobo.
939:Mauch, Peter (2011).
704:Sasebo Naval District
276:Sasebo Naval District
220:Years of service
1331:Minister of the Navy
1207:Minister of the Navy
1161:Yoshimatsu Shigetarō
652:Minister of the Navy
634:from July 1910, and
630:from December 1909,
519:lieutenant commander
60:Minister of the Navy
1266:Commander-in-chief
1237:Commander-in-chief
1181:Commander-in-chief
855:Order of Saint Anna
715:Supreme War Council
660:, Yashiro replaced
556:Naval Staff College
270:Naval Staff College
685:Shantung Peninsula
668:in the cabinet of
609:Battle of Tsushima
573:Russo-Japanese War
545:, followed by the
494:Battle of the Yalu
413:Kusunoki Masashige
321:Battle of Tsushima
306:Russo-Japanese War
299:Battle of the Yalu
1389:
1388:
1286:
1285:
1281:
1280:
1272:Succeeded by
1256:Yamashita Gentarō
1243:Succeeded by
1214:Succeeded by
1187:Succeeded by
1158:Succeeded by
1149:Naval War College
1134:Military offices
1106:Media related to
551:in October 1901.
531:executive officer
439:and subsequently
340:
339:
67:
1484:
1313:
1306:
1299:
1290:
1289:
1275:Takarabe Takeshi
1253:Preceded by
1227:Nawa Matahachirō
1224:Preceded by
1197:Preceded by
1168:Preceded by
1139:Preceded by
1131:
1130:
1119:
1118:
1105:
1092:
1073:
1054:
1042:
1027:
1024:
1018:
1015:
1009:
1006:
1000:
997:
991:
988:
982:
979:
973:
970:
964:
961:
955:
954:
936:
930:
929:
911:
891:
878:
868:Legion of Honour
865:
852:
836:
827:
818:
809:
797:
785:
776:
767:
755:
743:
731:
581:and the gunboat
508:Saint Petersburg
452:ironclad warship
373:
371:
370:
235:
212:
210:
209:
194:
192:
191:
179:Military service
171:
147:
145:
133:Personal details
119:
107:
95:
76:
62:
47:
37:
19:
18:
1492:
1491:
1487:
1486:
1485:
1483:
1482:
1481:
1392:
1391:
1390:
1385:
1322:
1317:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1268:
1265:
1258:
1248:
1239:
1236:
1229:
1219:
1217:Katō Tomosaburō
1210:
1202:
1192:
1190:Sakamoto Hajime
1183:
1180:
1173:
1163:
1154:
1151:
1144:
1124:
1116:
1099:
1089:
1070:
1051:
1031:
1030:
1025:
1021:
1016:
1012:
1007:
1003:
998:
994:
989:
985:
980:
976:
971:
967:
962:
958:
951:
937:
933:
926:
912:
908:
903:
844:
723:
673:Ōkuma Shigenobu
654:
597:Tōgō Heihachirō
564:armored cruiser
533:on the cruiser
450:service in the
401:
399:Military career
396:
365:
355:
332:
282:
207:
205:
196:Empire of Japan
189:
187:
173:
169:
149:
148:January 3, 1860
143:
141:
123:Katō Tomosaburō
117:
105:
99:Ōkuma Shigenobu
93:
77:
72:
65:Empire of Japan
63:
50:
38:
35:
29:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1490:
1480:
1479:
1474:
1469:
1464:
1459:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1439:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1387:
1386:
1384:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1327:
1324:
1323:
1316:
1315:
1308:
1301:
1293:
1284:
1283:
1279:
1278:
1273:
1270:
1259:
1254:
1250:
1249:
1244:
1241:
1230:
1225:
1221:
1220:
1215:
1212:
1203:
1198:
1194:
1193:
1188:
1185:
1174:
1169:
1165:
1164:
1159:
1156:
1145:
1140:
1136:
1135:
1129:
1126:
1125:
1115:
1112:
1108:Yashiro Rokuro
1098:
1097:External links
1095:
1094:
1093:
1087:
1074:
1068:
1055:
1049:
1029:
1028:
1019:
1010:
1001:
992:
983:
974:
965:
956:
950:978-0674055995
949:
931:
924:
905:
904:
902:
899:
898:
897:
884:
871:
858:
843:
840:
839:
838:
829:
820:
811:
802:
790:
778:
769:
760:
748:
736:
722:
719:
670:Prime Minister
656:Following the
653:
650:
632:Training Fleet
409:Inuyama, Aichi
405:Owari Province
400:
397:
395:
392:
363:Yashiro Rokurō
338:
337:
334:
333:
331:
330:
325:
324:
323:
318:
313:
303:
302:
301:
290:
288:
284:
283:
281:
280:
277:
274:
271:
268:
261:
254:
246:
244:
240:
239:
229:
225:
224:
221:
217:
216:
203:
202:Branch/service
199:
198:
185:
181:
180:
176:
175:
172:(aged 70)
166:
162:
161:
155:Owari Province
139:
135:
134:
130:
129:
126:
125:
120:
114:
113:
108:
102:
101:
96:
94:Prime Minister
90:
89:
84:
80:
79:
69:
68:
56:
55:
52:
51:
48:
40:
39:
31:
30:
28:Yashiro Rokurō
27:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1489:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1399:
1397:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1356:Warship Units
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1336:General Staff
1334:
1332:
1329:
1328:
1325:
1321:
1314:
1309:
1307:
1302:
1300:
1295:
1294:
1291:
1276:
1267:
1264:
1257:
1251:
1247:
1238:
1235:
1228:
1222:
1218:
1209:
1208:
1201:
1195:
1191:
1182:
1179:
1172:
1166:
1162:
1153:
1150:
1143:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1120:
1111:
1109:
1104:
1090:
1084:
1080:
1075:
1071:
1065:
1061:
1056:
1052:
1050:1-85043-569-3
1046:
1041:
1040:
1033:
1032:
1023:
1014:
1005:
996:
987:
978:
969:
960:
952:
946:
942:
935:
927:
921:
917:
910:
906:
895:
890:
885:
882:
877:
872:
869:
864:
859:
856:
851:
846:
845:
835:
830:
826:
821:
817:
812:
808:
803:
801:, 3rd class
800:
796:
791:
788:
784:
779:
775:
770:
766:
761:
759:, 4th class
758:
754:
749:
746:
742:
737:
734:
730:
725:
724:
718:
716:
712:
707:
705:
701:
700:
695:
691:
686:
682:
678:
674:
671:
667:
666:Navy Minister
663:
659:
649:
647:
643:
642:
637:
636:IJN 2nd Fleet
633:
629:
628:IJN 1st Fleet
625:
621:
617:
612:
610:
606:
602:
598:
594:
590:
586:
585:
580:
579:
574:
570:
569:
565:
561:
557:
552:
550:
549:
544:
543:
538:
537:
532:
528:
524:
520:
515:
513:
509:
505:
504:
499:
495:
491:
490:
486:
481:
479:
475:
471:
470:naval attaché
467:
466:
462:
458:
457:
453:
449:
445:
440:
438:
434:
430:
426:
422:
418:
414:
410:
407:(present-day
406:
391:
389:
385:
381:
380:Navy Minister
377:
364:
361:
360:
353:
349:
345:
344:Japanese name
335:
329:
326:
322:
319:
317:
314:
312:
309:
308:
307:
304:
300:
297:
296:
295:
292:
291:
289:
285:
279:IJN 2nd Fleet
278:
275:
272:
269:
267:
266:
262:
260:
259:
255:
253:
252:
248:
247:
245:
241:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
215:
204:
200:
197:
186:
182:
177:
168:June 30, 1930
167:
163:
160:
156:
152:
140:
136:
131:
127:
124:
121:
115:
112:
109:
103:
100:
97:
91:
88:
85:
81:
75:
70:
66:
61:
57:
53:
46:
41:
32:
25:
20:
1261:
1232:
1205:
1200:Saitō Makoto
1176:
1147:
1142:Yamaya Tanin
1100:
1078:
1059:
1038:
1022:
1013:
1004:
995:
986:
977:
968:
959:
940:
934:
915:
909:
879:- Prussia -
789:, 3rd class
747:, 4th class
708:
697:
696:) under the
689:
662:Saitō Makoto
655:
639:
624:rear admiral
613:
601:Takeo Hirose
583:
577:
567:
553:
547:
541:
535:
521:in 1896 and
517:Promoted to
516:
502:
488:
482:
464:
455:
441:
431:retainer of
421:Owari Domain
402:
388:Meiji period
362:
357:
356:
351:
287:Battles/wars
264:
257:
250:
170:(1930-06-30)
118:Succeeded by
111:Saitō Makoto
73:
1407:1930 deaths
1402:1860 births
1171:Misu Sōtarō
1152:Headmaster
883:, 1st class
870:, Chevalier
866:- France -
857:, 2nd class
853:- Russia -
735:, 6th class
721:Decorations
677:World War I
571:during the
474:Vladivostok
433:Mito Domain
419:militia of
328:World War I
106:Preceded by
1396:Categories
1088:4130301357
1069:4829500026
925:0804749779
901:References
593:Port Arhur
448:midshipman
437:han school
425:Boshin War
184:Allegiance
144:1860-01-03
1361:Air Units
1234:2nd Fleet
1114:Footnotes
523:commander
489:Takachiho
417:Sonnō jōi
394:Biography
223:1881–1925
74:In office
1371:Aircraft
1341:Admirals
690:danshaku
607:and the
461:corvette
342:In this
243:Commands
1381:Battles
1376:Weapons
892:- UK -
886:1918 –
873:1906 –
860:1899 –
847:1899 –
842:Foreign
831:1930 –
822:1916 –
813:1914 –
804:1910 -
792:1906 –
780:1906 –
771:1902 -
762:1898 -
750:1895 –
738:1895 –
726:1894 –
711:admiral
620:Germany
587:in the
584:Korietz
560:captain
536:Yashima
503:Yoshino
485:cruiser
465:Tsukuba
429:samurai
384:Satsuma
352:Yashiro
348:surname
237:Admiral
151:Inuyama
83:Monarch
1427:Kazoku
1351:Fleets
1123:Career
1085:
1066:
1047:
947:
922:
896:, GCMG
699:kazoku
641:karate
616:Berlin
578:Varyag
542:Miyako
478:Russia
346:, the
251:Miyako
211:
193:
87:Taishō
1366:Ships
1346:Ranks
694:baron
568:Asama
548:Izumi
476:, in
456:Ryūjō
369:八代 六郎
359:Baron
265:Asama
258:Izumi
174:Japan
159:Japan
36:八代 六郎
24:Baron
1083:ISBN
1064:ISBN
1045:ISBN
945:ISBN
920:ISBN
378:and
228:Rank
165:Died
138:Born
664:as
472:to
350:is
1398::
706:.
648:.
618:,
611:.
480:.
390:.
157:,
153:,
1312:e
1305:t
1298:v
1091:.
1072:.
1053:.
953:.
928:.
692:(
366:(
354:.
146:)
142:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
