Kumao Harada

Japanese: 原田熊雄 - はらだくまお

1888-1946 A politician from the early Showa period.
Born January 7, 1888. The eldest son of Harada Toyokichi. After working at the Bank of Japan, he became secretary to Prime Minister Kato Takaaki. In 1926, he became secretary to Saionji Kinmochi and, as his close aide, gathered information on the political world. In 1931, he became a member of the House of Peers. His posthumously published "Lord Saionji and the Political Situation" ("Harada Diary") is a valuable historical document of the Showa period. He passed away on February 26, 1946. He was 59 years old. He was from Tokyo and graduated from Kyoto Imperial University.

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Japanese:

1888－1946　昭和時代前期の政治家。
明治21年1月7日生まれ。原田豊吉の長男。日本銀行勤務をへて,加藤高明首相の秘書官となる。大正15年西園寺公望(さいおんじ-きんもち)の秘書となり,側近として政界情報を収集。昭和6年貴族院議員。死後公刊された「西園寺公と政局」(「原田日記」)は昭和史の貴重な史料となっている。昭和21年2月26日死去。59歳。東京出身。京都帝大卒。

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