YANO, Jiro (TOKYO), Member of House of Peers; b. Jan., 1845, at Tokyo. Was appointed to suite of Envoy sent to Europe by Tokugawa Shogunate, 1862; Charge d'Affaires at Washington, 1872-75; from 1876 to 1893, devoted himself solely to commercial education; nominated to House of Peers, 1904. Address: Tokyo, Japan.