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Yokoyama Yasutake was the older brother of [[Mori Arinori]], and is known for his suicide, committed in protest against the corruption he perceived within the [[Meiji government]]. Compiling a ten-article statement accusing many government ministers of thinking selfishly, for their own personal benefits rather than in the interests of the benefit of the nation, Yokoyama held a copy of his statement in his hands as he killed himself outside the gates to the [[National Diet]] House of Representatives on a day in the seventh month, [[1870]]. | Yokoyama Yasutake was the older brother of [[Mori Arinori]], and is known for his suicide, committed in protest against the corruption he perceived within the [[Meiji government]]. Compiling a ten-article statement accusing many government ministers of thinking selfishly, for their own personal benefits rather than in the interests of the benefit of the nation, Yokoyama held a copy of his statement in his hands as he killed himself outside the gates to the [[National Diet]] House of Representatives on a day in the seventh month, [[1870]]. | ||
| − | The Meiji government, in an unprecedented response, sent condolence money to the prefectural government of [[Kagoshima prefecture|Kagoshima]] (Yokoyama's home prefecture). A stele dedicated as a monument to Yokoyama was erected by [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] at the [[Shimazu clan]] cemetery at [[Fukusho-ji|Fukushô-ji]] in [[Kagoshima]] City. | + | The Meiji government, in an unprecedented response, sent condolence money to the prefectural government of [[Kagoshima prefecture|Kagoshima]] (Yokoyama's home prefecture). A stele dedicated as a monument to Yokoyama was erected by [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] at the [[Shimazu clan]] cemetery at [[Fukusho-ji|Fukushô-ji]] in [[Kagoshima]] City, adjacent to Yokoyama's grave. |
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Yokoyama Yasutake was the older brother of Mori Arinori, and is known for his suicide, committed in protest against the corruption he perceived within the Meiji government. Compiling a ten-article statement accusing many government ministers of thinking selfishly, for their own personal benefits rather than in the interests of the benefit of the nation, Yokoyama held a copy of his statement in his hands as he killed himself outside the gates to the National Diet House of Representatives on a day in the seventh month, 1870.
The Meiji government, in an unprecedented response, sent condolence money to the prefectural government of Kagoshima (Yokoyama's home prefecture). A stele dedicated as a monument to Yokoyama was erected by Saigô Takamori at the Shimazu clan cemetery at Fukushô-ji in Kagoshima City, adjacent to Yokoyama's grave.
References
- Plaque on-site at Fukushô-ji, Kagoshima.
