The Ministry of Public Works (工部省, Kōbushō) was a cabinet-level ministry in the Daijō-kan system of government of the Meiji periodEmpire of Japan from 1870 to 1885. It is also sometimes referred to as the “Ministry of Engineering” or “Ministry of Industry”.[1]
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The Cabinet officially announced the establishment of the Public Works on December 12, 1870, by the advice of Edmund Morel, chief engineer of the Railway Construction to achieve rapid social and industrial development. After long arguments of 10 months, on September 28, 1871, the Meiji government completed arrangement of organization of 11 departments, which were mostly transferred from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. It included railroads, shipyards, lighthouses, mines, an iron and steel industry, telecommunication, civil works, manufacturing, industrial promotion, engineering institution and survey.[2] Each department had to be relied on the foreign advisor and officer for a while,[3] but gradually replaced them with Japanese engineers, who received training in the Engineering Institution. Main function of the Engineering Institution was to manage the Imperial College of Engineering (the predecessor of the Tokyo Imperial University College of Engineering). One of the key roles of the ministry was locating, and if necessary, reverse engineering overseas technology. For example, in 1877, only a year after the invention of the telephone, engineers employed by the ministry had obtained examples and were attempting to create a domestic version.[4] By the mid-1880s, many of the industries created by the Ministry of Industry were privatized. With the establishment of the cabinet system under the Meiji Constitution on December 22, 1885, the ministry was abolished, with its functions divided between the new Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce and the Ministry of Communications.
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ministry, industry, japan, ministry, public, works, 工部省, kōbushō, cabinet, level, ministry, daijō, system, government, meiji, period, empire, japan, from, 1870, 1885, also, sometimes, referred, ministry, engineering, ministry, industry, history, editthe, cabin. The Ministry of Public Works 工部省 Kōbushō was a cabinet level ministry in the Daijō kan system of government of the Meiji period Empire of Japan from 1870 to 1885 It is also sometimes referred to as the Ministry of Engineering or Ministry of Industry 1 History editThe Cabinet officially announced the establishment of the Public Works on December 12 1870 by the advice of Edmund Morel chief engineer of the Railway Construction to achieve rapid social and industrial development After long arguments of 10 months on September 28 1871 the Meiji government completed arrangement of organization of 11 departments which were mostly transferred from the Ministry of Civil Affairs It included railroads shipyards lighthouses mines an iron and steel industry telecommunication civil works manufacturing industrial promotion engineering institution and survey 2 Each department had to be relied on the foreign advisor and officer for a while 3 but gradually replaced them with Japanese engineers who received training in the Engineering Institution Main function of the Engineering Institution was to manage the Imperial College of Engineering the predecessor of the Tokyo Imperial University College of Engineering One of the key roles of the ministry was locating and if necessary reverse engineering overseas technology For example in 1877 only a year after the invention of the telephone engineers employed by the ministry had obtained examples and were attempting to create a domestic version 4 By the mid 1880s many of the industries created by the Ministry of Industry were privatized With the establishment of the cabinet system under the Meiji Constitution on December 22 1885 the ministry was abolished with its functions divided between the new Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce and the Ministry of Communications nbsp Ministry hierarchyMinister and Vice Ministers 5 Name Kanji in office out of officeMinister 工部卿 Kōbu kyō Itō Hirobumi 伊藤 博文 October 25 1873 May 15 1878Inoue Kaoru 井上 馨 July 29 1878 September 10 1879Yamada Akiyoshi 山田 顕義 September 10 1879 February 28 1880Yamao Yōzō 山尾 庸三 February 28 1880 October 21 1881Sasaki Takayuki 佐々木 高行 October 21 1881 December 22 1885Vice Minister 工部大輔 Kōbu taifu Yamao Yōzō 山尾 庸三 October 27 1872 February 28 1880Yoshii Tomozane 吉井 友実 June 17 1880 January 10 1882Inoue Masaru 井上 勝 July 8 1882 December 22 1885References editSmith Thomas Carlyle 1955 Political Change and Industrial Development in Japan Stanford University Press ISBN 0 8047 0469 4 Nelson Richard R 1993 National Innovation Systems A Comparative Analysis A Comparative Analysis Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 536043 5 Fukasaku Yukiko 2013 Technology and Industrial Growth in Pre War Japan Routledge ISBN 1 134 96401 3 Morris Suzuki Teresa 1994 The Technological Transformation of Japan Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 42492 5 Notes edit Morris Suzuki The Technological Transformation of Japan page 73 Hideo Izumida Reconsideration of Foundation of Ministry of Public Works Transaction of Japan Institution of Architecture 2016 Fukasaku Technology and Industrial Growth in Pre War Japan Pages 18 40 Nelson National Innovation Systems Page 95 太政官時代 Archived from the original on 2012 07 10 Retrieved 2014 01 09 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ministry of Industry Japan amp oldid 1182339300, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
