Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: russia

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Admiral Togo

東郷平八郎
alternative words: Tougou Heihachirou, Togo Hehachiro, Togo Heihachiro, Togo
keywords: famous person , military man , russia
related topics: Russo-Japanese war , Edo shogunate , Meiji period , Mikasa , Battle of Tsushima , Boshin war
related web sites: http://plaza20.mbn.or.jp/~igyou/FIRE/report/tougou/toubou.htm , http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/ro/gi11496/03/3e-005.html , http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~chiba-vs/tougou2.htm
explanation: Japanese admiral, born in 1847 in a samurai's family of Kagoshima. After having participated in Boshin war against Edo shogunate in 1868, he studied in naval academy of England. Then he had commanded several battle ships and became the director of Japanese naval academy before nominated to the supreme commander of Japanese fleet in 1903. On the flag ship Mikasa, he annihilated Russian Baltic fleet in the battle of Tsushima on May 27, 1905. He died in 1934.

Battle of Tsushima

日本海海戦対馬沖海戦
alternative words: Battle of Japan sea, Battle of sea of Japan, Naval battle of Tsushima, Tsushima
keywords: russia , war
related topics: Russo-Japanese war , Mikasa , Admiral Togo
related web sites: http://www.z-flag.jp/suigun/naval/tsushima_war.html , http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~nkgw/az0018.htm
explanation: In order to control the naval supremacy around Japan and to isolate Japanese troops in the continent, Russians sent Baltic fleet under the commandment of Admiral Rozhestvenskii. Japanese combined fleet directed by Admiral Togo intercepted it near Tsushima island on May 27, 1905. After a fierce battle which lasted until next day, Japanese succeeded to sink most of Russian ships. With the famous sentence, "the fate of the Empire depends on this battle", the battle began.

Daikokuya Kodayu

大黒屋光太夫光太夫
alternative words: Kodayu Daikokuya, Daikokuya Koudayuu, Kodayu
keywords: famous person , northern territory , russia
related topics: Laxman , Ezochi , Sakoku
related web sites: http://www.iijnet.or.jp/daikokuya/kyoudo/main.html , http://www.suzuka-ct.ac.jp/genl/fl/tsuzuki/koudayu/kou-sirizu/ko-siri-6-tsuzuki.htm , http://www.pcs.ne.jp/~sakura/kodayu.html
explanation: Born in 1751 in Mie prefecture. During a course to bring rice to Tokyo as captain, his ship encountered a storm and wrecked to Aleut islands in 1782. After 4 year stay on an island, he reached finally Russian mainland and met Empress Catherine II. She decided to return him back to Japan, accompanied by Laxman. They arrived in 1792 at Nemuro. Due to Sakoku, he was asked not to tell his travel and spent the remaining life in an official district of Tokyo. He married there and died in 1828.

General Nogi

乃木希典乃木大将
alternative words: Nogi Maresuke, Maresuke Nogi, Nogi
keywords: famous person , military man , russia
related topics: Sino-Japanese war , Russo-Japanese war , Boshin war , Edo shogunate , Meiji period , Emperor Meiji , Seinan war
related web sites: http://member.nifty.ne.jp/chohu/nogi.htm , http://www.tk.xaxon.ne.jp/~amajun/photo/akasaka/ , http://www.niji.or.jp/home/nkym/h2.htm
explanation: Japanese general, born in 1849 in Yamaguchi prefecture. After having participated to Boshin war against Edo shogunate in 1868, he studied military tactics in Prussia. Once retreated and become a farmer, he was called again to participated in Sino-Japanese war. During Russo-Japanese war, he commanded the 3th army to capture Port Arthur. Though he was not clever tactician, his fighting sprit formed the base of Japanese military doctrine. He committed suicide in 1912 after the death of Emperor Meiji.

Golovnin

ゴローニンゴロブニン
alternative words: Vasilij Mikhajlovich Golovnin
keywords: famous person , foreigner , military man , northern territory , russia
related topics: Takadaya Kahee , Ezochi , Rezanov
related web sites: http://www.kufs.ac.jp/toshokan/50/goro.htm
explanation: Russian naval officer, born in 1776 in a noble family. As a retaliation against Rezanov's attacks on Japanese trading posts in Kuril and Sakhalin islands, he was captured during a survey work around Kunashir island in Kuril in 1811. In turn, Russians captured a Japanese merchant, Takadaya Kahee who was trading around Kuril islands. Finally both men were liberated in exchange. The book that Golovnin had written on his 3 year captivity in Japan became a best seller.

Kodama Gentaro

児玉源太郎
alternative words: Kodama Gentarou, Gentaro Kodama, Gentarou Kodama
keywords: military man , russia , war
related topics: Choshu domain , Boshin war , Seinan war , Sino-Japanese war , Russo-Japanese war , Oyama Iwao
related web sites: http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/~s.w.gen/genntarou.html , http://www.ag.wakwak.com/~azuma/nichiro/gen.html
explanation: Born in 1852 in a samurai family of Choshu domain. He first participated in Boshin war of 1868 then in Seinan war of 1877 to get a good reputation. Appointed as director of Japanese military academy in 1887, he was eager for introducing German army tactics. He participated in Sino-Japanese war of 1895 as stuff officer, then became Army minister in 1900. During Russo-Japanese war of 1905, as chief of stuff of Manchurian army led by Oyama Iwao, he brought a victory to Japan. He died in 1906.

Laxman

ラックスマンラクスマン
alternative words: Adam Erikovich Laxman, Laksman
keywords: famous person , foreigner , military man , northern territory , russia
related topics: Daikokuya Kodayu , Ezochi , Sakoku , Matsumae domain , Edo shogunate
explanation: Russian army lieutenant, born in 1766. He was dispatched by Empress Catherine II to establish a diplomatic relation and to return back a Japanese seaman, Daikokuya Kodayu. They arrived in 1792 at Nemuro and passed a winter. Next year, they sailed to Matsumae and met Bugyo Ishikawa Shogen and Murakami Daigaku from Edo shogunate. Due to the national seclusion policy, his mission failed but they gave him a credence letter for a further discussion in Nagasaki.

Manshukoku

満州国
alternative words: Manshu koku, Manchukuo, Manchoukuo, Manchu kuo, Manchou kuo
keywords: china , colony , russia
related topics: Guandong army , Manchurian incident , Nomonhan incident
related web sites: http://members.tripod.co.jp/ijan/index.htm , http://www64.tcup.com/6404/manchuria.html? , http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~MZ3M-YMN/kokumuin.html
explanation: After Manchurian incident in September 1931, Japanese Guandong army conquered quickly all the Manchuria and created a puppet state by putting the last Chinese emperor Puyi (Fugi) to the throne and Changchun (Shinkyo) as capital. The League of nations sent Lytton commission and condemned it but Japan preferred to leave the League of nations. The country was industrialized by a Japanese trust, Manchuria Heavy Industry Company (Manshu Jukogyo Kaihatsu Kaisha) and existed until August 1945.

Nomonhan incident

ノモンハン事件ノモンハン
alternative words: Nomonhan jiken, Halha incident, Nomonhan war, Nomonhan, Khalkhin Gol, Khalkin Ghol, Halkin Gol
keywords: china , event , russia , war , world war 2
related topics: Manshukoku , Guandong army
related web sites: http://www.geocities.co.jp/WallStreet/7009/mg0104-2.htm , http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~house/nenpyo/taiheiyo/jikoh/nom.htm , http://www1.odn.ne.jp/~aal99510/index.html8.htm , http://www.orbit6.com/crisf/text/halh_gol.htm
explanation: After a secret agreement, Russia created Mongolian people's republic and Japan, Manchukuo but the frontier had not been clearly defined and a border crash took place in summer 1939. First Japanese Guandong army beat the small Mongolian army but Russia sent the best mechanized divisions and beat severely ill equipped Japanese. Moreover Germany and Russia concluded no aggression pact in August, the idea to consider Russia as a potential enemy retreated and Anglo-Saxon replaced it.

Oyama Iwao

大山巌
alternative words: Ooyama Iwao, Iwao Oyama, Iwao Ooyama, Marshal Oyama
keywords: military man , russia
related topics: Seinan war , Satsuma domain , Choshu domain , Sino-Japanese war , Russo-Japanese war , Kodama Gentaro , Genro
related web sites: http://shop.waowao.com/photo/kajiya_main.asp
explanation: Born in 1842 in a samurai family of Satsuma domain. In 1868, he participated to Boshin war as chief of cannoneers. After Seinan war, he shared the power inside Japanese army with Yamagata Aritomo of Choshu domain and became the first army minister in 1885. During Sino Japanese war of 1895, he commanded the 2d army to occupy Liaodong Peninsula. During Russo Japanese war of 1905, he won the Battle of Mukden as the supreme commander of Japanese Manchurian army. He died in 1916.

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