During the Russo-Japanese War, Katō served as chief of staff to Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō on the battleship Mikasa, assisting in Japan's victory at the Battle of Tsushima. During this time, he suffered from a very weak stomach, and was vomiting as he issued orders throughout the battle, despite having taken large amounts of medication.
Following his return to Japan, Katō was appointed 21st Prime Minister of Japan in recognition of his performance at the Washington Naval Conference. His cabinet consisted mainly of bureaucrats and members of the House of Peers, which proved unpopular with the Imperial Japanese Army. During his tenure as prime minister, Katō implemented the provisions of the Washington Naval Agreement, withdrew Japanese forces from Shandong in China and ended Japanese participation in the Siberian Intervention. Katō succumbed to late-stage colon cancer and died a little over a year into his term.
Katō was given the honorary rank of Marshal Admiral the day before his death, and posthumously awarded the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum and his title raised to shishaku (viscount).
His death came only a week before the Great Kantō earthquake of 1923, and therefore Japan was without a prime minister during that disaster.
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure (28 November 1913; Second Class: 30 November 1905; Fifth Class: 9 May 1899; Sixth Class: 24 November 1894)
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (14 July 1916; Second Class: 1 April 1906; Sixth Class: 27 September 1895)
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In this Japanese name the surname is Katō Marshal Admiral Viscount Katō Tomosaburō 加藤 友三郎 22 February 1861 24 August 1923 1 was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy cabinet minister and Prime Minister of Japan from 1922 to 1923 Katō Tomosaburō加藤 友三郎Prime Minister of JapanIn office 12 June 1922 24 August 1923MonarchTaishōRegentHirohitoPreceded byTakahashi KorekiyoSucceeded byUchida Kosai Acting Minister of the NavyIn office 10 August 1915 15 May 1923Preceded byYashiro RokuroSucceeded byTakeshi TakarabePersonal detailsBorn 1861 02 22 22 February 1861Hiroshima Domain Aki Province JapanDied24 August 1923 1923 08 24 aged 62 Tokyo JapanCause of deathColon cancerResting placeAoyama Cemetery TokyoPolitical partyIndependentSpouseKatō Kiyoko 1874 1940 Alma materImperial Japanese Naval AcademyAwardsOrder of the Chrysanthemum Grand Cordon SignatureMilitary serviceAllegiance Empire of JapanBranch service Imperial Japanese NavyYears of service1873 1923RankMarshal AdmiralCommandsTsukushi Naval Affairs Bureau Kure Naval District 1st FleetBattles warsFirst Sino Japanese WarRusso Japanese WarBattle of Tsushima Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Naval career 1 2 As Prime Minister 2 Honors 3 References 3 1 Books 4 External links 5 NotesBiography edit nbsp Katō Tomosaburō wears a formal uniform Born in Hiroshima Aki Province modern Hiroshima Prefecture to a samurai family Katō enrolled in the 7th class Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and graduated second out of a class of 30 cadets He specialized in both naval artillery and in navigation Naval career edit nbsp From left to right Kijurō Shidehara Katō and Iesato Tokugawa on November 3 1921 to attend the Washington Naval Conference After his commissioning as lieutenant Katō served on the corvette Tsukuba in 1887 followed by the cruiser Takachiho During the First Sino Japanese War he served in a combat position as gunnery officer on the cruiser Yoshino After the end of the war he served in numerous staff positions before promotion to commander He was executive officer on the battleship Yashima and captain of the Tsukushi He was promoted to rear admiral on 1 September 1904 During the Russo Japanese War Katō served as chief of staff to Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō on the battleship Mikasa assisting in Japan s victory at the Battle of Tsushima During this time he suffered from a very weak stomach and was vomiting as he issued orders throughout the battle despite having taken large amounts of medication Katō became Vice Minister of the Navy in 1906 and was promoted to vice admiral on 28 August 1908 In 1909 he was appointed commander of the Kure Naval District and in 1913 became Commander in Chief of the Combined Fleet Katō became Minister of the Navy in August 1915 days before his promotion to full admiral on 28 August 1915 He served in this post in the cabinets of Ōkuma Shigenobu Terauchi Masatake Hara Takashi and Takahashi Korekiyo Under Hara and Takahashi Katō was Japan s chief commissioner plenipotentiary to the Washington Naval Conference and worked with Ambassador Shidehara Kijurō in the negotiations that led to the Five Power Treaty As Prime Minister edit Following his return to Japan Katō was appointed 21st Prime Minister of Japan in recognition of his performance at the Washington Naval Conference His cabinet consisted mainly of bureaucrats and members of the House of Peers which proved unpopular with the Imperial Japanese Army During his tenure as prime minister Katō implemented the provisions of the Washington Naval Agreement withdrew Japanese forces from Shandong in China and ended Japanese participation in the Siberian Intervention Katō succumbed to late stage colon cancer and died a little over a year into his term Katō was given the honorary rank of Marshal Admiral the day before his death and posthumously awarded the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum and his title raised to shishaku viscount His death came only a week before the Great Kantō earthquake of 1923 and therefore Japan was without a prime minister during that disaster Katō s grave is at Aoyama Cemetery Tokyo Honors editFrom the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia Order of the Golden Kite 2nd class 1 April 1906 Fifth Class 27 September 1895 Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure 28 November 1913 Second Class 30 November 1905 Fifth Class 9 May 1899 Sixth Class 24 November 1894 Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun 14 July 1916 Second Class 1 April 1906 Sixth Class 27 September 1895 Baron 7 September 1920 Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers 7 September 1920 Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum 24 August 1923 posthumous Viscount 24 August 1923 posthumous References editBooks edit Agawa Hiroyuki 2000 The Reluctant Admiral Yamamoto and the Imperial Kodansha International ISBN 978 4 7700 2539 5 Dupuy Trevor N 1992 Encyclopedia of Military Biography I B Tauris amp Co Ltd ISBN 978 1 85043 569 3 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Katō Tomosaburō Nishida Hiroshi Kato Tomosaburo Imperial Japanese Navy Retrieved 17 August 2022 Newspaper clippings about Katō Tomosaburō in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBWNotes edit Nishida Imperial Japanese Navy Military offices Fleet created 2nd FleetChief of staff28 December 1903 12 January 1905 Succeeded byKōichi Fujii Preceded byShimamura Hayao Combined Fleet amp 1st FleetChief of staff12 January 1905 20 December 1905 Combined FleetFleet dissolved post next held by Yamashita Gentarō 1st FleetKōichi Fujii Political offices Preceded bySaitō Makoto Vice Minister of the Navy8 January 1906 1 December 1909 Succeeded byTakarabe Takeshi Military offices Preceded byYamanouchi Masuji Kure Naval DistrictCommander in chief1 December 1909 1 December 1913 Succeeded byMatsumoto Kazu Preceded byDewa Shigetō 1st FleetCommander in chief1 December 1913 10 August 1915 Succeeded byKōichi Fujii Political offices Preceded byYashiro Rokurō Minister of the Navy8 October 1915 15 May 1923 Succeeded byTakarabe Takeshi Preceded byTakahashi Korekiyo Prime Minister16 June 1922 24 August 1923 Succeeded byYamamoto Gonnohyōe Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Katō Tomosaburō amp oldid 1213938750, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
