Who's Who in the Far East/KATSURA, General Count Taro
KATSURA, General Count Taro (TOKYO), ex-Prime Minister; b. Nov., 1847, at Choshu. Educ.: in Germany. Fought in Restoration War as Imperialist Vice-Minister of War, 1886-1891; Commander of the famous Nagoya Army Division during Chino-Japanese War, 1894-1895; Governor-General of Formosa,. 1896; Minister for War, 1898 to 1900; Prime Minister from June, 1901, to Jan., 19C6; created Count, 1902, on occasion of signing of Anglo-Japanese Treaty; resigned Prime Ministership, Jan., 1906. Decorations: 3rd Order of Golden Kite. Address: Tokyo, Japan.