Taguchi Ukichi (田口 卯吉, June 12, 1855 – April 13, 1905) was a Japanese historian and Georgist economist of the Meiji period, and one of the foremost proponents of the bunmeishi view of history. He was elected to the House of Representatives of Japan in 1894. He is sometimes referred to as "the Japanese Adam Smith",[1] as he wrote many journal articles advocating certain economic reforms and policies.