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[[File:Ikeda-seihin.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The graves of Ikeda Shigeaki and his relatives at [[Gokoku-ji (Tokyo)|Gokoku-ji]] in Toky ...|Minister of Finance]] and [[Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce|Minister of Agriculture and Commerce]].

[[File:Tokonami-takejiro.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A bust of Tokonami at Kagoshima Chûô Station]] Tokonami Takejirô was a notable government official of the [[Meiji period]], originally from [[Satsuma han]].

[[File:Inoue-kaoru-okitsu.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Statue of Inoue at [[Okitsu]], in [[Shizuoka City]].]] ...880s, before resigning that post in the wake of criticism for his handling of [[Unequal Treaties|treaty revision]] negotiations.

...he [[Meiji period]] consisted primarily of the [[Meiji Emperor]], a series of officials and apparatuses that governed in his name, and the [[National Die ...est governmental body.<ref name=gordon64>Andrew Gordon, ''A Modern History of Japan'', Oxford University Press (2013), 63-64.</ref>

[[File:Hirata-tosuke.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The graves of Hirata Tôsuke and his wife at [[Gokoku-ji (Tokyo)|Gokoku-ji]] in Tokyo]] ...He was also a member of the [[Iwakura Mission]], and later of the [[House of Lords]].

Kawasaki Shôzô was the founder of Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation, which later developed into Kawasaki Heav ...n the port's commerce. He then opened his own shop in [[Osaka]] at the age of 27, but faced difficulties as, on several occasions, ships transporting his

[[File:Kamiyama-grave.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Grave of Kamiyama Seiryô at Tama Cemetery, Tokyo]] ...granted a position in the [[Ministry of Finance]]. In 1931, he became head of the Nagoya Government Monopoly Office; he was reassigned to the equivalent

...1735]]. His reign saw a number of efforts at reforms, including a revision of the tax code in order to allow the government to better capture revenue fro ...equent scandalous and inappropriate behavior. Yinzhen was placed in charge of overseeing his brother's imprisonment.

Fukuchi Gen'ichirô was a journalist, writer, and statesman of the Meiji period. Originally from [[Nagasaki]], he was the son of a physician, Fukuchi Gensuke, and his wife Matsuko.

==Timeline of 1872== ...ial mission to [[Shuri]], to discuss various matters relating to [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] obligations to [[Satsuma han]], and policies Tokyo wishes

...] [[Okubo Toshimichi|Ôkubo Toshimichi]] and executed under the supervision of [[Matsuda Michiyuki]]. The population of the islands at the time of the ''shobun'' is said to have been over 310,000 people, occupying over 63,

...dern Japan." ''[[Monumenta Nipponica]]'' 56:2 (2001). p206. </ref> Outside of the Korea trade, and a small local wax industry, Tsushima could claim no sp ...grain produced on the island, while rice grown on Sô lands on the mainland of Kyushu fed another 7,000; the remaining 7,000 or so people relied upon rice