Takahira
KOGORO, a Japanese diplomat; born in Iwate, in 1854. After holding several minor positions in the diplomatic service, he became consulgeneral in New York, in 1891. He afterwards served as minister at The Hague, Rome, and Vienna. In 1899 he was assistant foreign minister of Japan. In the following year he was appointed minister at Washington, serving until 1905. In that year he was one of the Japanese representatives at the Peace Conference.
He was made a member of the House of Peers, in 1906. In 1907 he was appointed ambassador to Italy, and was ambassador to the United States in 1908-1909.