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Wakatsuki Reijiro (若槻 礼次郎) ( March 21, 1866 - November 20, 1949) was the 25th and 28th Prime Minister of Japan. His first term lasted from January 30, 1926 to April 20, 1927; the second from April 14, 1931 to December 13, 1931. Opposition politicians of the time labled him "Reijiro the liar".

He was born in Matsue of IzumoIzumo can refer to: Izumo province, one of the old provinces of Japan Izumo, a city in Shimane Prefecture The armored cruiser Izumo which sailed in the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1900 through the end of World War II. province, now called Matsueshi in Shimane prefecture. His his father was named Okumura, a samuraiSamurai ( or sometimes ) is a common term for a warrior in pre-industrial Japan. A more appropriate term is bushi (lit. warrior or armsman") which came into use during the Edo period. However, the term "samurai" now usually refers to warrior nobility, not who served the Matsudaira clanList of Japanese clans Abe clan of Mikawa Adachi clan Amago clan Asakura Asano Ashikaga clan Ashina Azai Chousokabe Date clan Fujiwara clan Hachisuka Hatakeyama Hayashi Hojo clan late Hojo clan Hosokawa clan Kikkawa Kiso Kitabatake Kyogoku Maeda clan Mina. Later Wakatsuki married a woman of the Wakatsuki clan who adopted him since the clan had no male heir.

He enrolled in the Tokyo Imperial University in 1892Events January 1 Ellis Island begins accepting immigrants to the United States. January 14 Death of Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, second in line heir to the throne of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Next in line is his younger b and studied law. After graduation, he worked in the Ministry of FinanceThe Ministry of Finance (; Zaimu-sho) is one of ministries of the Japanese government. The Ministry was once named Okura-sho . The top of the Ministry is the Minister of Finance (Zaimu-daijin; ), who is a member of the Cabinet and is typically chosen from and eventually rose to position of second minister. In 19111911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January-June January 1 Northern Territory is separated from South Australia January 3 In London, a shootout between Russian anarchists and the Scots Guard January 10 Major Jimmi he was appointed a senator in the Kizoku-in . He was then appointed as the Minister of Finance under Katsura Taro and Okuma Shigenobu in the early 1910's.

He opposed aggression with United States before World War II and after declaration of hostilities, publically stated the war should end as quickly as possible.

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Preceded by: (first term)
Kato Takaaki
Prime Minister of Japan
1926–1927, 1931
Succeeded by: (first term)
Tanaka Giichi
Preceded by: (second term)
Hamaguchi Osachi
Succeeded by: (second term)
Inukai Tsuyoshi


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