Kawaji Toshiyoshi

In this Japanese name, the surname is Kawaji.
Chief of Police
Kawaji Toshiyoshi
1st Chief of Police
In office
1874–1879
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byPost created
Succeeded byMishima Toshitsune
Personal details
Born17 June 1834
Kagoshima, Tokugawa shogunate
Died13 October 1879 (aged 45)
Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Military service
AllegianceSatsuma Domain (until 1871)
 Empire of Japan (from 1868)
Branch/serviceImperial Japanese Army
Rank Lieutenant General
CommandsThird Brigade (IJA)
Battles/warsBoshin War (WIA)
Satsuma Rebellion

Kawaji Toshiyoshi (川路 利良, 17 June 1834 – 13 October 1879), also known as Kawaji Toshikane,[1] was a Japanese military general, politician, and samurai. during the Meiji period.[2] A Satsuma Domain samurai initially tasked to study foreign systems for application in the Japanese military, Kawaji fought against forces loyal to the Tokugawa shogunate during the Boshin War. Later, his work on setting up the Japanese police at the aftermath of the Meiji Restoration, first as rasotsu, and then as keisatsu, earned him the recognition as the founder of Japan's modern police system (日本警察の父, lit. 'Father of Japanese Police').[3][4][5][6] Besides his police and military work, he was also noted for his contributions to the development of Kendo, a Japanese martial art.[7][8]

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  2. ^ Lanman, Charles. Leading Men of Japan: With an Historical Summary of the Empire. The University of California. Published by D. Lothrop and Company, 1883. 110. Digitized November 21, 2007. Retrieved on July 19, 2009. OCLC 259703408
  3. ^ Sims, Richard (1998). French Policy Towards the Bakufu and Meiji Japan 1854–95. Psychology Press. pp. 256–259. ISBN 9781873410615. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  4. ^ Aldous, Christopher (2014). The Police In Occupation Japan: Control, Corruption and Resistance to Reform. Routledge. pp. 19–68. ISBN 9781134759828. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  5. ^ Kawaji, Toshiyoshi (1876). Keisatsu Shugan (PDF). National Police Academy. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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