Background
Ichitaro Shimizu was born in 1865 in Aichi, Japan.
市太郎 清水
Ichitaro Shimizu was born in 1865 in Aichi, Japan.
He graduated from Law Department, Tokyo University (1889), and further studied in Britain.
Returning home (1893), he was appointed a professor at the Naval College and concurrently instructor on international law at Tokyo University.
Later he was appointed a counselor of the Cabinet Legislative Bureau. After resigning he traveled in Europe and the United States and then began practicing law.