00000cam a22000007i 4500 UP-8027390931312570274 Buklod 20240613141349.0 o--- | || || ta 210420s2021 xx abc rb |000 0beng d 9784866581835 (hardcover) 4866581832 (hardcover) (iLib)UPCEB-00013107919 VVC eng VVC rda VVC OCLCO PSC DLC eng jpn lccopycat DS884.G6 K5813 2021 DS884 .G6 K58 2021 Kitaoka, Shin'ichi 1948- author. Goto Shinpei. English Goto Shinpei, statesman of vision research, public health, and development Kitaoka Shinichi ; translated by Iain Arthy. First English edition. Tokyo Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture 2021 213 pages illustrations, maps, portraits 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-213). "The Meiji era (1868-1912) produced numerous geniuses in Japan and one who certainly earns his name on the list is Got?o Shinpei. Got?o, who was a prominent figure in Japan's political scene, showed exceptional talent in various fields. Starting off his career as a physician, he became a leading figure in public health and successfully organized a massive quarantine in 1895 for returning soldiers of the First Sino-Japanese War. Later he was appointed as civilian governor of Taiwan and following this he became the first president of the South Manchuria Railway, showing ingenuity in colonial management which was remarkably different from that of Western countries. He built the basis of the Japanese railway system as director-general of the Railway Agency and as home minister presented a grand vision for urban planning immediately after the Great Kant?o Earthquake of 1923."--Back cover. Goto, Shinpei 1857-1929. Diplomats Japan Biography. Cabinet officers Japan Biography. Japan Politics and government 1868-1912. Arthy, Iain translator. FO UPCEB CEBU-LAHUG DS884 .G6 K58 2021 Book