Who's Who in the Far East/KODAMA, General Viscount Gentaro
KODAMA, General Viscount Gentaro (TOKYO), Chief of General Staff; b. at Choshn, Feb., 1852; Educ.: Germany. Was Captain in Civil War of 1877; appointed Vice-Minister of War, 1892; Governor-General of Formosa with additional duty as Minister of War, Dee., 1900-Oct., 1902; Minister of Home Affairs. July-Oct., 1903; shortly before outbreak of last War appointed Vice-Chief of General Staff, retaining Governorship of Formosa, and Chief of Staff of Manchurian Army; promoted present post, 1906; created Viscount. 1906. Address: Tokyo, Japan.