Government career
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| In 1880, Kaneko was appointed as a secretary in the ''[[Genrōin]],'' and in 1884 had joined the Office for Investigation of Institutions, the body organized by the ''Genrōin'' to study the [[constitution]]s of various western nations with the aim of creating a western-style constitution for Japan. The Meiji Constitution that was the product of this committed was promulgated by the Emperor in 1889. Kaneko worked closely with [[Itō Hirobumi]], [[Inoue Kowashi]] and [[Itō Miyoji]], and became personal secretary to Itō Hirobumi when the latter became first [[Prime Minister of Japan]]. Kaneko was appointed to the [[House of Peers (Japan)|House of Peers]] of the [[Diet of Japan]] in 1890, becoming its first secretary. He was subsequently appointed as Vice Minister, then briefly [[Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce|Minister of Agriculture and Commerce]] in 1898 in the third Itō administration. He was awarded an [[honorary doctorate]] (LL.D.) by Harvard in 1899 for his work on the [[Meiji Constitution]]. | In 1880, Kaneko was appointed as a secretary in the ''[[Genrōin]],'' and in 1884 had joined the Office for Investigation of Institutions, the body organized by the ''Genrōin'' to study the [[constitution]]s of various western nations with the aim of creating a western-style constitution for Japan. The Meiji Constitution that was the product of this was promulgated by the Emperor in 1889. Kaneko worked closely with [[Itō Hirobumi]], [[Inoue Kowashi]] and [[Itō Miyoji]], and became personal secretary to Itō Hirobumi when the latter became first [[Prime Minister of Japan]]. Kaneko was appointed to the [[House of Peers (Japan)|House of Peers]] of the [[Diet of Japan]] in 1890, becoming its first secretary. He was subsequently appointed as Vice Minister, then briefly [[Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce|Minister of Agriculture and Commerce]] in 1898 in the third Itō administration. He was awarded an [[honorary doctorate]] (LL.D.) by Harvard in 1899 for his work on the [[Meiji Constitution]]. |
| Perhaps influenced by his own experiences, Kaneko actively promoted the value and necessity of education. His childhood primary school, Shuyukan, having closed in 1871, Kaneko campaigned the Fukuoka regional government to reopen the school and raised funds in support. In 1885, it was reopened as an English vocational school, with all classes held in English.<ref name="shuyu"/> In 1889, Kaneko became the first president of Nihon Law School (now [[Nihon University]]), a post he held until 1893. | Perhaps influenced by his own experiences, Kaneko actively promoted the value and necessity of education. His childhood primary school, Shuyukan, having closed in 1871, Kaneko campaigned the Fukuoka regional government to reopen the school and raised funds in support. In 1885, it was reopened as an English vocational school, with all classes held in English.<ref name="shuyu"/> In 1889, Kaneko became the first president of Nihon Law School (now [[Nihon University]]), a post he held until 1893. |
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