Who's Who in the Far East/HIJIKATA, Count Hisamoto
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HIJIKATA, Count Hisamoto (TOKYO), b. Tosa, Oct., 1833. Appointed Secretary of Imperial Household, 1868; Chief-Secretary of Marquis Ito's Cabinet in'.'1885; Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, July, 1887-Sept., 1887; Minister of Imperial Household from Sept., 1887, to Nov., 1898; cr. Count, 1895; distinguished himself during troubles preceding the restoration, on the Imperial side. Address: Tokyo, Japan.