SUGIMURA, Toraichi (TOKYO), Minister at Mexico; b. 1857, at Kanazawa. Associated with Justice Department, 1875; removed to Foreign Office, 1885; Secretary of Legation at Borne, 1887; removed to Paris, 1891; St. Petersburg, 1892; Vienna, 1894-1898, to St. Petersburg, 1898-1902; promoted to present post 1902. Address: Tokyo, Japan.