New photo of ex-PM Yamagata in Meiji era discovered

File photo shows former Japanese Prime Minister Aritomo Yamagata (1838-1922) who played a leading role in the Meiji government that ended the Tokugawa shogunate and restored the emperor to the supreme position. A new photo of his was recently discovered in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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