SUGIMURA, Fukashi (TOKYO), Minister at Rio Janeiro; b. Feb., 1853, at Morioka. Appointed Clerk at Fusan, 1879; Consul at Vancouver, 1889; Secretary of Legation at Seoul, 1895; Commissioner of Formosan Governor General's Office, 1896; Director of Comm. Bureau, Foreign Office, 1898-1903; Minister Resident to Brazil, 1904. Address: Tokyo, Japan. (Died, May 20).