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13-594: The Nihon Ki-in was established in July 1924. The first president of the Nihon Ki-in was Makino Nobuaki , a great Go patron himself, with Okura Kishichiro serving as vice president. The vast majority of pros at the time joined the fledgling organization, excepting the Inoue faction in Osaka and Nozawa Chikucho . A brief splinter group called Kiseisha was created soon after the Nihon Ki-in

26-825: A close advisor to the throne through the end of World War II in 1945. Born to a samurai family in Kagoshima , Satsuma Domain (present day Kagoshima Prefecture ), Makino was the second son of Ōkubo Toshimichi , but adopted into the Makino family at a very early age. In 1871, at age 11, he accompanied Ōkubo on the Iwakura Mission to the United States as a student, and briefly attended school in Philadelphia. After he returned to Japan, he attended Tokyo Imperial University , but left without graduating. Upon beginning his career as

39-583: A diplomat, Makino was assigned to the Japanese Embassy in London. There, he made the acquaintance of Itō Hirobumi . Following his service abroad, he served as governor of Fukui Prefecture (1891–1892) and Ibaraki Prefecture (1892–1893). He resumed his career in diplomacy as an Ambassador to Italy (1897–1899) and later Ambassador to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Switzerland. In March 1906, Makino

52-569: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an organization or organization-related topic in Japan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Makino Nobuaki Count Makino Nobuaki , also Makino Shinken ( 牧野 伸顕 , November 24, 1861 – January 25, 1949) , was a Japanese politician and imperial court official. As Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan , Makino served as Emperor Hirohito 's chief counselor on

65-454: The ultra nationalist League of Blood , but he was not harmed. It was part of the May 15 Incident . In 1935, he relinquished his position as Lord Keeper and was elevated in the title to hakushaku ( count ). Although he formally retired his positions in 1935, his relations with Hirohito remained good, and he still had much power and influence behind the scenes. This made him a target for radicals in

78-673: The Emperor from direct involvement in political affairs. Some historians point to this as having the unforeseen effect of making the Emperor reluctant to curb the trend towards militarism. In 1925, Makino was appointed Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan . He supported the Golden Pheasant Academy founded by the Confucian scholar Masahiro Yasuoka in 1927. He oversaw the organization of enthronement ceremony of Emperor Hirohito in 1928. On May 15, 1932, Makino's residence got attacked by

91-662: The Japanese military. He only narrowly escaped assassination at a ryokan in Yugawara during the February 26 Incident in 1936. He continued to be an advisor and exert a moderating influence on the Emperor until the start of World War II. Makino was also the first president of the Nihon Ki-in Go Society , and a fervent player of the game of go . After the war, his reputation as an "old liberalist" gave him high credibility, and

104-597: The course of his political career, he aligned his policies closely with Itō Hirobumi and later, with Saionji, and was considered one of the early leaders of the Liberalism movement in Japan. After victory in World War I, Makino was appointed to be one of Japan's ambassador plenipotentiaries to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 , headed by the elder statesman, Marquis Saionji. At the conference, he and other members of

117-659: The delegation put forth a Racial Equality Proposal . It won the majority of votes, but was vetoed by the chairman, President Woodrow Wilson . On September 20, 1920, he was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers. In February 1921, he became Imperial Household Minister and elevated in rank to shishaku ( viscount ). Behind the scenes, he strove to improve Anglo-Japanese and Japanese-American relations, and he shared Saionji Kinmochi's efforts to shield

130-552: The monarch's position in Japanese society and policymaking. After victory in World War I, Makino was appointed to be one of Japan's ambassador plenipotentiaries to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, headed by the elder statesman, Marquis Saionji. At the conference, he and other members of the delegation put forth a Racial Equality Proposal . It won the majority of votes, but was vetoed by the chairman, President Woodrow Wilson . Even after his retirement in 1935, he remained

143-564: The politician Ichirō Hatoyama attempted to recruit him to the Liberal Party as its chairman. However, Makino declined for reasons of health and age. He died in 1949, and his grave is at the Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo. Noted post-war Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida was Makino's son-in-law. One of his grandchildren Ken'ichi Yoshida was a literary scholar. The former Prime Minister, Tarō Asō ,

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156-468: Was appointed Minister of Education under Prime Minister Saionji Kinmochi . While serving in the 1st Saionji Cabinet, he was elevated in rank to danshaku ( baron ) under the kazoku peerage system. When Saionji began his second term as Prime Minister on 30 August 1911, Makino again joined his Cabinet as Minister of Agriculture and Commerce . He was also appointed to serve on the Privy Council . Over

169-637: Was formed, but most of the players involved had returned to the Nihon Ki-in within a couple of years. Then in 1950, its western branch split away to form the Kansai Ki-in . The Nihon Ki-in organizes many tournaments for professional players. The major title tournaments include the Kisei , Meijin , Honinbo , Judan , Tengen , Gosei , and the Oza . There are also separate Honinbo, Meijin, and Kisei titles for women. (*): Kansai Ki-in player This Go -related article

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