Takahira, Kogoro, Baron

1854 - Born on the month of January in Iwate, Prefecture, Japan.

1876 - He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.

1878 - He served as Ambassador to Austria, Hungary and to Italy.

1889 - He became the Vice Minister of Japan.

1900 - He became the Ambassador to the United States.

1905 - He participated in important Japanese-US negotiations, including the Treaty of Portsmouth which

            ended the Russo-Japanese War.

1908 - He participated in Root-Takahira Agreement (agreement between the U.S. and Empire of Japan)

1926 - He died on the month of August.