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| | Born in [[Nagoya]], Mizuno studied English and Chinese in China in [[1871]]. He accompanied [[Kabayama Sukenori]] on an inspection tour of Taiwan in [[1873]], as an interpreter, and was involved in the [[Taiwan Expedition of 1874|Japanese punitive military expedition to Taiwan]] [[1874|the following year]]. | | Born in [[Nagoya]], Mizuno studied English and Chinese in China in [[1871]]. He accompanied [[Kabayama Sukenori]] on an inspection tour of Taiwan in [[1873]], as an interpreter, and was involved in the [[Taiwan Expedition of 1874|Japanese punitive military expedition to Taiwan]] [[1874|the following year]]. |
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| − | In May [[1895]], he was appointed the first Chief of Home Affairs of Taiwan, landing at [[Keelung]] on July 6 that year along with Kabayama, who had been appointed the first [[Governor-General of Taiwan]]. Mizuno resigned from his position in Taiwan shortly afterwards, returning to Japan in [[1897]] and becoming a representative in the [[House of Peers]]. | + | In May [[1895]], he was appointed the first Chief of Home Affairs of Taiwan, landing at [[Keelung]] on July 6 that year along with Kabayama, who had been appointed the first [[Governor-General of Taiwan]]. Mizuno resigned from his position in Taiwan shortly afterwards, returning to Japan in [[1897]] and becoming a representative in the [[House of Peers]]. |
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| − | Following Mizuno's death in July [[1900]], a bronze statue of him was erected in [[Taipei|Taipei's]] Maruyama Park. The sculpture, designed by the [[Tokyo]]-based artist [[Naganuma Moriyoshi]], arrived in Keelung on April 7, [[1902]], and was formally unveiled on January 18, [[1903]]. | + | Following Mizuno's death in July [[1900]], a bronze statue of him was erected in [[Taipei|Taipei's]] Maruyama Park. The sculpture, designed by the [[Tokyo]]-based artist [[Naganuma Moriyoshi]], arrived in Keelung on April 7, [[1902]], and was formally unveiled on January 18, [[1903]]. |
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