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Yōsuke Matsuoka (松岡 洋右, Matsuoka Yōsuke, March 4, 1880 – June 27, 1946) was a Japanese diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Empire of Japan during the early stages of World War II. He is best known for his defiant speech at the League of Nations in February 1933, ending Japan's participation in the organization.
Jun 22, 2011 · Yosuke Matsuoka. Contributor: C. Peter Chen. Yosuke Matsuoka was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. In 1893, he traveled to the United States with a cousin and settled in Portland, Oregon. He initially lived at the Methodist Mission, then was taken in by widower William Dunbar and his family.
Jun 25, 2011 · Yosuke Matsuoka, virtually unknown today, once ranked as the University of Oregon Law School's most famous graduate. He led Japan's delegation to the League of Nations in 1933.
Feb 23, 2024 · "Agony of Choice, the life of Japanese statesman and diplomat Matsuoka Yosuke, offers a vivid narrative of twentieth-century Japanese diplomatic history. Matsuoka was an American-educated Japanese foreign minister who became a vocal advocate for Japanese expansionism, echoing the America he so admired
Diplomat and statesman. Born in Yamaguchi. He went to the United States at the age of 13, and graduated from Oregon State University with difficulty. Returning to Japan, Matsuoka became a diplomat, and served in many countries including China, Russia, and the United States.
Yōsuke Matsuoka was a Japanese diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Empire of Japan during the early stages of World War II. He is best known for his defiant speech at the League of Nations in February 1933, ending Japan's participation in the organization.
…negotiated by Japanese foreign minister Matsuoka Yosuke, the pact pledged its signatories to come to one another’s help in the event of an attack “by a power not already engaged in war.” Japan also concluded a neutrality pact with the U.S.S.R. on April 13, 1941. Read More
