Makino Nobuaki

As Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan, Makino served as Emperor Hirohito's chief counselor on the monarch's position in Japanese society and policymaking.After victory in World War I, Makino was appointed to be one of Japan's ambassador plenipotentiaries to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, headed by the elder statesman, Marquis Saionji.Over the course of his political career, he aligned his policies closely with Itō Hirobumi and later, with Saionji, and was considered one of the early leaders of the Liberalism movement in Japan.[4] After victory in World War I, Makino was appointed to be one of Japan's ambassador plenipotentiaries to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, headed by the elder statesman, Marquis Saionji.Behind the scenes, he strove to improve Anglo-Japanese and Japanese-American relations, and he shared Saionji Kinmochi's efforts to shield the Emperor from direct involvement in political affairs.After the war, his reputation as an "old liberalist" gave him high credibility, and the politician Ichirō Hatoyama attempted to recruit him to the Liberal Party as its chairman.
Makino Nobuaki in 1906
Japan's delegation to the 1919 Paris Peace Conference consisting of former Foreign Minister Baron Makino (seated on the left), former Prime Minister Marquis Saionji (seated, center), and Japanese ambassador to Italy Ijūin Hikokichi (standing, left), among others.
Grave of Makino, at the Aoyama Cemetery.
Junior First RankLord Keeper of the Privy Seal of JapanTaishōShōwaHamao ArataSaitō MakotoForeign Minister of the Japanese EmpireKatō TakaakiKagoshima PrefectureŌkubo ToshimichiJapanese namesurnameEmperor HirohitoRacial Equality ProposalWoodrow WilsonWorld War IIsamuraiKagoshimaSatsuma DomainIwakura MissionTokyo Imperial UniversityItō HirobumiFukui PrefectureIbaraki PrefectureAustro-Hungarian EmpireSaionjiIjūin HikokichiMinister of EducationSaionji KinmochikazokuMinister of Agriculture and CommercePrivy CouncilLiberalismParis Peace Conference of 1919Order of the Rising SunImperial Household MinisterviscountMasahiro Yasuokaultra nationalistLeague of BloodMay 15 IncidentryokanYugawaraFebruary 26 incidentNihon Ki-in Go SocietyIchirō HatoyamaLiberal PartyAoyama CemeteryShigeru YoshidaKen'ichi YoshidaTarō AsōNobuko AsōPrince Tomohito of MikasaEmperor AkihitoOrder of LeopoldOrder of the White LionWayback MachineŌura KanetakeMinister of Agriculture & CommerceNakashōji RenMinister of Foreign AffairsIchiki KitokurōLord Keeper of the Privy SealForeign Ministers of JapanŌkumaEnomotoKomuraT. HayashiTerauchiUchidaKatsuraMotonoYamamotoMatsuiShideharaG. TanakaInukaiYoshizawaSaitōHirodaS. HayashiN. SatōHirotaN. AbeK. NomuraMatsuokaToyodaS. TōgōTōjōShigemitsuK. SuzukiYoshidaAshidaFujiyamaKosakaŌhiraShiinaFukudaKimuraMiyazawaHatoyamaSonodaM. ItoSakurauchiS. AbeKuranariMitsuzukaNakayamaWatanabeKakizawaY. KōnoObuchiKōmuraM. TanakaKoizumiKawaguchiMachimuraNakasoneMaeharaMatsumotoKishidaT. KonoMotegiHayashiKamikawa