Background
Yamakawa Tadao was born on December 15, 1873 in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
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Tadao Yamakawa
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Education
In 1898, Yamakawa Tadao graduated from the University of Tokyo. In 1919 he received the degree of Doctor of Law.
Career
In 1899 Yamakawa Tadao entered the Ministry of the Navy, worked there as a counsellor at law concerning naval battle. Then, he became an instructor of the Naval College. In 1919 he attended The Paris Peace Conference as a member of the Japanese delegation.
On April, 1920 Yamakawa Tadao moved to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as the director of the Treaty Bureau and the Peace Treaty Bureau. In 1925 he was appointed the director of the Bureau of Legislation of the cabinet headed by Takaaki Kato, and of the subsequent Wakatsuki Cabinet in 1927. After retiring from the above position, Yamakawa was appointed a member of House of Peers, but frequently spoke against militarists and caused trouble with them. During the World War II, he became an adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the Minister Shigemitsu. After the war, Yamakawa was purged but later reinstated.
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Nationality
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Ethnicity
Education
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1898
Career
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1899 - 1919
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1920 - 1925
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1925 - 1927
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1939 - 1945