Baron Yuasa Kurahei was a Japanese politician and bureaucrat.
17 Facts About Yuasa Kurahei
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Yuasa Kurahei served as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan, Minister of the Imperial Household, Inspector-General of Korea and President of the Board of Audit.
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Yuasa Kurahei was a member of the House of Peers from 1916 to 1929.
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Yuasa Kurahei held the court rank of Senior Second Rank.
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Ishikawa Kurahei was born on February 1,1874, in Uka, Toyoura, Yamaguchi Prefecture, the second son of doctor Ishikawa Koan and his wife Ichi.
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Yuasa Kurahei's family moved to Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture after his elder brother Tamenoshin opened a hospital there.
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Yuasa Kurahei studied politics at Tokyo Imperial University, graduating in July 1898.
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Yuasa Kurahei entered the Home Ministry on July 15,1898, immediately after graduation.
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Yuasa Kurahei was elected a member of the House of Peers on October 5,1916, and served until October 22,1929.
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Yuasa Kurahei was appointed Vice-Minister of Home Affairs under the Kato Cabinet in June 1924.
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Yuasa Kurahei was appointed Minister of the Imperial Household on February 15,1933.
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The appointment was unprecedented as Yuasa Kurahei had not been Minister of State, and Ichiki Kitokuro and former Governor-General of Chosen Saito Makoto are believed to have played a role in the appointment.
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Yuasa Kurahei succeeded as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan on March 6,1936, after Saito Makoto was assassinated during the incident.
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On June 1,1940, Yuasa Kurahei was forced to resign as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan due to his deteriorating health.
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Yuasa Kurahei received First Class Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers on June 7,1940.
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Yuasa Kurahei died from pulmonary emphysema on December 24,1940, in Ushigome, Tokyo, aged 66.
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Yuasa Kurahei was buried at Zendo-ji temple in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture.