Kawamura Takeji Explained

Kawamura Takeji
Native Name:川村 竹治
Native Name Lang:ja
Office:Governor General of Taiwan
Primeminister:Tanaka Giichi
Term Start:16 June 1928
Term End:30 July 1929
Successor:Ishizuka Eizō
Primeminister2:Inukai Tsuyoshi
Term Start2:25 March 1932
Term End2:26 May 1932
Successor2:Koyama Matsukichi
Birth Date:1 September 1871
Birth Place:Kazuno, Akita, Japan
Death Place:Tokyo, Japan
Nationality:Japanese
Party:Rikken Seiyūkai

Kawamura Takeji (川村 竹治, 1 September 1871 – 8 September 1955) was a Japanese businessman and the 12th Governor-General of Taiwan (1928–1929),[1] Minister of Justice (1932).[2] [3] He was governor of Wakayama Prefecture (1911–1914), Kagawa Prefecture (1914–1915) and Aomori Prefecture (1917–1918).

Notes and References

  1. Book: Frédéric, Louis . Japan Encyclopedia . 2002 . Harvard University Press . 978-0-674-01753-5 . 930 . en.
  2. Book: Maritime Taiwan: Historical Encounters with the East and the West . M.E. Sharpe . 978-0-7656-4189-2 . 147–148 . en.
  3. Web site: 日治時期日人與台人書畫數位典藏計畫:川村竹治 . 2023-04-28 . www.lib.nthu.edu.tw . zh.