Hozumi Yatsuka | |
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| Born | March 20, 1860 |
| Died | 1912 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Legal Scholar |
| Known for | One of the first Japanese scholars to crystallise counter-revolutionary state Shintoism. |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University (1882) |
| Influences | Jean Bodin, Robert Filmer, Paul de Lagarde, Confucius, Shintoism |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Legal Scholarship |
| Sub-discipline | Constitutional Law, Japanese Law, Political Theology |
| School or tradition | Conservatism (1879-1883), State Shintoism (1883-1912), Volkism (1883-1912),[1] Absolutism (1883-1912) |
| Notable ideas | Kokutai, Seitai, Kodoshin, Godo Seizon, Chuko |
| Influenced | Kimura Takataro, Inoue Tetsujiro, Takayama Chogyu, Minobe Tastukichi, State Shintoism |
Hozumi Yatsuka (穂積 八束, March 20, 1860 – October 5, 1912) was a Japanese scholar and lawyer.
He was active in characterising the legal systems of the Japanese state, and his writings especially focused on the Meiji Constitution.
- ^ Skya, Walter (2009). Japan's Holy War. Duke University Press. pp. 55–62.