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*''Japanese'': 立石斧次郎 ''(Tateishi Onojirou)''

*''Japanese'': 立石斧次郎 ''(Tateishi Onojirou)''

Tateishi Onojirô was, at the age of 17 or 18, the youngest member of the [[1860 Japanese Embassy to the United States|first Japanese Embassy to the United States]]. He joined the mission as an interpreter-in-training accompanying his adoptive father, formal interpreter Tateishi Tokujûrô<!--得十郎-->. Likely due in large part to his youth and attractive appearance, Onojirô, known in the US as "Tommy" after his childhood name Tamehachi, became a favorite of the US media. He was often mistakenly referred to in the American newspapers as "Jateishi Osojero" or by various other misspellings of his name.

Tateishi Onojirô was, at the age of 17 or 18, the youngest member of the [[1860 Japanese Embassy to the United States|first Japanese Embassy to the United States]]. He joined the mission as an interpreter-in-training accompanying his adoptive father, formal interpreter [[Tateishi Tokujuro|Tateishi Tokujûrô]]<!--得十郎-->. Likely due in large part to his youth and attractive appearance, Onojirô, known in the US as "Tommy" after his childhood name Tamehachi, became a favorite of the US media. He was often mistakenly referred to in the American newspapers as "Jateishi Osojero" or by various other misspellings of his name.

Onojirô was born in [[Edo]] in [[1843]]; his original family name was Obanawa, but he was later adopted into the Tateishi family.

Onojirô was born in [[Edo]] in [[1843]]; his original family name was Obanawa, but he was later adopted into the Tateishi family.