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*''Born: [[1844]]''
*''Died: 1925''
Robert Walker Irwin was a prominent figure in relations between Japan, the United States, and [[Hawaii]] in the 1880s. A businessman involved with the [[Mitsui]] Trading Company, he was one of the first Americans to obtain Japanese citizenship, and married a Japanese woman named Takechi Iki. In 1885, he played a prominent role in negotiating agreements related to the beginning of [[Japanese immigration to Hawaii]].
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==References==
*John Van Sant, et al, ”Irwin, Robert Walker,” ''Historical Dictionary of United States – Japan Relations'', The Scarecrow Press (2007), 117.
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*''Died: 1925''
Robert Walker Irwin was a prominent figure in relations between Japan, the United States, and [[Hawaii]] in the 1880s. A businessman involved with the [[Mitsui]] Trading Company, he was one of the first Americans to obtain Japanese citizenship, and married a Japanese woman named Takechi Iki. In 1885, he played a prominent role in negotiating agreements related to the beginning of [[Japanese immigration to Hawaii]].
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==References==
*John Van Sant, et al, ”Irwin, Robert Walker,” ''Historical Dictionary of United States – Japan Relations'', The Scarecrow Press (2007), 117.
[[Category:Foreigners]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Diplomats]]