Samoan Kubo Toshiichi and his wife, the second son of Man Shouzi (nicknamed Nobuo). Shortly after her birth, she was adopted by Kichinoho Konoha, a cousin of Kubo Junyi. 187 1 year (Meiji 4) 1 1 year old, he sent a European mission to the United States with his father and brother, and entered junior high school in Philadelphia and philadelphia university (after Imperial University in Tokyo). 1880 (Meiji 13) dropped out of school and entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I worked in the embassy in London, and I met Ito Bowen, who went to Europe to do a constitutional investigation.
Since then, he has served as Governor of Fukui Prefecture, Governor of Ibaraki Prefecture, Minister of Education, Ambassador of Austria and Ambassador of Italy. Minister of Education in the 1st 1 Saionji Kinmochi Cabinet and Minister of Agriculture and Commerce in the 2nd Cyanji Cabinet. He was transferred to the Administrative Officer and served as the Foreign Minister of Yamamoto Gonnohyō e's Cabinet at 1 time. During this period, Konoha, who was closely related to Ito and Saionji Kinmochi, became a senior bureaucrat politician in establishing friendship associations. Coordinate diplomacy with foreign countries and emphasize Anglo-American democracy. On the one hand, relying on the influence of Samoan Sect in politics and diplomacy, it consolidated its position in the single palace. 1907165438+1October 4th, he was awarded the baron for his diplomatic achievements. 19 19 The Paris Peace Conference after World War I participated as the second ambassador. Nominally, the chief representative of the Japanese delegation is Konoha, but in fact, his entourage includes son-in-law Ji Tianmao and Wei. He submitted a statement on racial differences at the meeting.
192 1 year (taisho1year), served as the minister of the palace. Because of his performance at the peace conference, Emperor Taishi was rewarded for his work after returning to Japan, and he was promoted from baron to viscount. At the same time, he was awarded the Sunrise Tung Flower Medal. It is said that he was awarded the Home Secretary because of Saionji Kinmochi's recommendation. He is a veteran who firmly believes in Anglo-American democracy. Saionji Kinmochi hates the fanatical royal admirers around Emperor Taishi and in the palace. Try to keep the royal family out of politics. Konoha understood saionji's intention and insisted on liberalism as his political mission in his palace. He served as Minister of the Interior from 65438 to 0925, and resigned due to illness from 65438 to 0935. Was awarded the count. In order to maintain his influence, he recommended Tang Chaocang to succeed as Minister of the Interior.
1936 was attacked as a pro-Anglo-American representative in the February 26th incident. At the time of the coup, he was recuperating at Tangheyuan Hot Spring in Kanagawa Prefecture. When the rebels attacked, Konoha's guards shot and killed the leading officer, and the soldiers shot and killed the guards, and then set fire to the hotel in order to force Konoha to run out. With the help of 20-year-old granddaughter Kazuko Yoshida, Makino Nobuaki took advantage of the soldiers' resistance to sneak out the back door of the hotel. Behind the hotel is a cliff. With the help of his granddaughter, the old man climbed to the protruding part of the rock surface and couldn't climb any further. Soon after, the fire lit up the cliff and shone as clearly as possible on Mu Ye and his son like a searchlight. The rebels at the foot of the mountain raised their guns. At this critical moment, Kazuko unfolded her kimono and stood in front of Grandpa. Seeing this heroic gesture, the soldiers put down their guns and stopped fighting.
During the Second World War, the emperor's trust in him never weakened, and he was invited to the palace many times to give an opinion report. After the war, as an old liberal, he spoke highly of it. After Ichiro Hatoyama was exiled, there was a very high voice to be the president of the Liberal Party. However, the old man is unwilling to return to politics. His son-in-law Ji Tianmao became the chairman and prime minister of the Liberal Party. 1949 65438+ died on1October 25th at the age of 87. It is said that there are few valuable things in the house after death.