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Makino Nobuaki 牧野 伸顕 | |
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| Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan | |
| In office 30 March 1925 – 26 February 1935 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Preceded by | Hamao Arata |
| Succeeded by | Saitō Makoto |
| Foreign Minister of the Japanese Empire | |
| In office February 1913 – April 1914 | |
| Monarch | Taishō |
| Preceded by | Katō Takaaki |
| Succeeded by | Katō Takaaki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 24, 1861 Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | January 25, 1949 (aged 87) Tokyo, Japan |
| Parent(s) | Ōkubo Toshimichi Hayasaki Masako |
| Occupation | Politician, cabinet minister, diplomat |
Count Makino Nobuaki, also Makino Shinken (牧野 伸顕, November 24, 1861 – January 25, 1949), was a Japanese politician and imperial court official. As Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan, Makino served as Emperor Hirohito's chief counselor on the monarch's position in Japanese society and policymaking.
After victory in World War I, Makino was appointed to be one of Japan's ambassador plenipotentiaries to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, headed by the elder statesman, Marquis Saionji. At the conference, he and other members of the delegation put forth a Racial Equality Proposal. It won the majority of votes, but was vetoed by the chairman, President Woodrow Wilson.
Even after his retirement in 1935, he remained a close advisor to the throne through the end of World War II in 1945.[1] Historians point out his attempts to avoid war with China and the United States and his promotion of a constitutional democracy in Japan.[2][3]
- ^ Peter Wetzler, "Hirohito's First Adviser: Count Makino Nobuaki". in Hirohito and War (University of Hawaii Press, 1998) pp . 139-178
- ^ de Montvert-Chaussy, Isabelle (2023-10-28). "Télévision : ce baron japonais qui a tout fait pour éviter l'entrée de son pays dans la Seconde Guerre mondiale". SudOuest.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ Condon, Cédric (2023-10-29), "La case du siècle Le baron et l'empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre", France TV (in French), retrieved 2024-02-04