Utida Kosai ( 内 田 康 哉 utida ko: sai , November 17, 1865 - March 12, 1936; also known as Utida Yasuya) - Japanese civil servant, diplomat.
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| Predecessor | Hara Takashi | ||||
| Successor | Takahashi Korekiyo | ||||
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| Predecessor | Kato Tomosaburo | ||||
| Successor | Yamamoto Gombay | ||||
| Birth | November 17, 1865 | ||||
| Death | March 12, 1936 (70 years old) | ||||
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Biography
Utida Kosai was born in Yatsushiro , Kumamoto Prefecture in a family of a doctor. After two years of studying English at Doshisha University, he transferred to Tokyo University where he graduated from the law faculty.
After graduation, he worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. He was ambassador to China during the reign of the Qing Dynasty , then to Austria-Hungary and the United States. From 1911 to 1912, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the second office of Sayonji Kimmoti .
For some time he worked as ambassador to the Russian Empire, then returned to Japan and from 1918 to 1923 he held the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs. Twice served as Prime Minister: after the assassination of Prime Minister Hara Takashi and the sudden death of Prime Minister Kato Tomosaburo .
In 1930, he entered the House of Peers, the upper house of the Japanese parliament. In 1931 he became president of the South Manchurian Railway .
During his third term as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1932-1933, he contributed to the diplomatic recognition of the Manchu state and the withdrawal of the Japanese Empire from the League of Nations.
He died on March 12, 1936, 15 days after the putsch of young officers on February 26. Buried in Tokyo.