Hirobumi Ito

Hirobumi Ito

Ito became Japan's first prime minister (1885-1888) under its modern cabinet system. Ito, who was the chief architect of Japan's first constitution, later served as the country's fifth (1892-1896), seventh (Jan. 12, 1898-June 30, 1898) and 10th (1900-1901) prime minister. Ito signed the Korean-Japanese Convention of 1905, which awarded Japan full control of Korea's foreign relations. Ito, who became the first Japanese resident general in Korea of 1906, was assassinated on Oct. 26 in 1909 in Harbin, Manchuria by Korean nationalist An Chung Gun. Born Sept. 2, 1841.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001083948
  • Registered date
  • 1998/6/08 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 1998 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1762 × 2646 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 320 dpi
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  • 1.57(MB)*
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      HARBIN, China - Photo taken Jan. 20, 2014, shows a sign at a platform at Harbin station in China indicating the location where Ahn Jung Geun shot Hirobumi Ito, a four-time prime minister of Japan and the first resident general of Korea, in 1909. A memorial hall was set up at the station commemorating the Korean independence activist who assassinated Ito.