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Marquis {{Nihongo|'''Yasumasa Matsudaira'''|松平 康昌|Matsudaira Yasumasa|12 November 1893 – 4 January 1957}} was a Japanese bureaucrat.
Marquis {{Nihongo|'''Yasumasa Matsudaira'''|松平 康昌|Matsudaira Yasumasa|12 November 1893 – 4 January 1957}} was a Japanese bureaucrat.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
He was born in 1893 as the son of Matsudaira Yasutaka.
Matsudaira was born in 1893 as the son of Matsudaira Yasutaka.


In 1905, Matsudaira graduated from Tōkyō Kōtō Shihan Gakkō's attached elementary school (now [[University of Tsukuba]] elementary school), going on to graduate from its affiliated junior high school (currently Junior and Senior High School at Otsuka) in 1912. After graduating from [[Kyoto University|Kyoto Imperial University]]'s faculty of law in 1919, he gave lectures at [[Meiji University]] and [[Nihon University]]. He studied abroad in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[France]] in 1924. On 15 December 1930, he inherited the family after his father's death. As a marquis, he served in the [[House of Peers (Japan)|House of Peers]] and belonged to the {{Nihongo|Kayōkai|火曜会|}}. Matsudaira also participated in meetings with newly elected [[kazoku]] managed by [[Fumimaro Konoe]], [[Kōichi Kido]] and Kumao Harada associated with {{Nihongo|Jūichi-kai|十一会|}}.
In 1905, Matsudaira graduated from Tōkyō Kōtō Shihan Gakkō's attached elementary school (now [[University of Tsukuba]] elementary school), going on to graduate from its affiliated junior high school (currently Junior and Senior High School at Otsuka) in 1912. After graduating from [[Kyoto University|Kyoto Imperial University]]'s faculty of law in 1919, he gave lectures at [[Meiji University]] and [[Nihon University]]. He studied abroad in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[France]] in 1924. On 15 December 1930, he inherited the family after his father's death. As a marquis, he served in the [[House of Peers (Japan)|House of Peers]] and belonged to the {{Nihongo|Kayōkai|火曜会|}}. Matsudaira also participated in meetings with newly elected [[kazoku]] managed by [[Fumimaro Konoe]], [[Kōichi Kido]] and Kumao Harada associated with {{Nihongo|Jūichi-kai|十一会|}}.


On 13 June 1936, Matsudaira was appointed as Kido's chief secretary in the [[Naidaijin]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Kelley|first1=Frank|last2=Ryan|first2=Cornelius|date=2016-07-26|title=The Star Spangled Mikado|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5onEDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT86&dq=Yasumasa+Matsudaira&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfs4m1hvreAhVvm-AKHe1KBwMQ6AEIOTAD#v=onepage&q=Yasumasa%20Matsudaira&f=false|publisher=Pickle Partners Publishing}}</ref> He retired from that position on 24 November 1945, and on 17 January 1946, he assumed the presidency of the Bureau of Peerage.
In 1934, while serving in the cabinet of [[Keisuke Okada]] who came from a ''[[samurai]]'' family at [[Fukui Domain]], Matsudaira provided financial assistance.


Matsudaira was one of the central aides of [[Hirohito]] and the [[Imperial House of Japan]], and after the end of [[World War II]], he contacted the [[Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers]] and testified against the [[International Military Tribunal for the Far East]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://imtfe.law.virginia.edu/collections/morgan/1/9/james-m-mcewen-memo-morgan-yasumasa-matsudaira|title=James M. McEwen Memo to Morgan on Yasumasa Matsudaira|last=McEwen|first=James M.|date=1946-05-21|website=University of Virginia|access-date=2018-11-29}}</ref> From March to April 1946, he comprised the {{Nihongo|Go-jin no kai|五人の会|}} with [[Matsudaira Yoshitami]], Hidenari Terasaki, [[Inada Syūichi]] and Michio Kinoshita, and interviewed the Emperor while writing {{Nihongo|''Shōwa-tennō dokuhaku-roku''|昭和天皇独白録|Shōwa-tennō dokuhaku-roku}}. In 1949, he also drafted ''The Japanese Emperor and the War'', in which he described the Emperor's views of the war in regards to "numerous events of great historical significance."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://history.army.mil/books/wwii/MacArthur%20Reports/MacArthur%20V2%20P2/Appendix.htm|title=The Japanese Emperor and the War|last=Matsudaira|first=Yasumasa|author-link=Yasumasa Matsudaira|website=United States Army|access-date=2018-11-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Jeans|first=Roger B.|date=2009|title=Terasaki Hidenari, Pearl Harbor, and Occupied Japan: A Bridge to Reality|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DjXc5DKB4wQC&pg=PA206&dq=Yasumasa+Matsudaira&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiMovKrgPreAhUMmeAKHfrlCpIQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=Yasumasa%20Matsudaira&f=false|publisher=Lexington Books|page=206}}</ref>
On 13 June 1936, Matsudaira was appointed as chief secretary of the [[Naidaijin]]. He retired from that position on 24 November 1945, and on 17 January 1946, he assumed the presidency of the Bureau of Peerage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://imtfe.law.virginia.edu/collections/morgan/1/9/james-m-mcewen-memo-morgan-yasumasa-matsudaira|title=James M. McEwen Memo to Morgan on Yasumasa Matsudaira|last=McEwen|first=James M.|date=1946-05-21|website=University of Virginia|access-date=2018-11-29}}</ref>

Matsudaira was one of the central aides of [[Hirohito]] and the [[Imperial House of Japan]], and after the end of [[World War II]], he contacted the [[Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers]] and took countermeasures against the [[International Military Tribunal for the Far East]]. From March to April 1946, he comprised the {{Nihongo|Go-jin no kai|五人の会|}} with [[Matsudaira Yoshitami]], Hidenari Terasaki, [[Inada Syūichi]] and Michio Kinoshita, and interviewed the Emperor while creating {{Nihongo|Shōwadenkō dokuhaku-roku|昭和天皇独白録|}}.


On 27 March 1947, Matsudaira assumed his position as the [[Board of Ceremonies|Grand Master of the Ceremonies]]. He died while serving in this position on 4 January 1957.
On 27 March 1947, Matsudaira assumed his position as the [[Board of Ceremonies|Grand Master of the Ceremonies]]. He died while serving in this position on 4 January 1957.

== See also ==
* [[Joseph B. Keenan]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Yasumasa Matsudaira
Born(1893-11-12)November 12, 1893
DiedJanuary 4, 1957(1957-01-04) (aged 63)
NationalityJapanese
Alma materKyoto Imperial University
SpousesAyako Tokugawa
Children1
ParentMatsudaira Yasutaka

Marquis Yasumasa Matsudaira (松平 康昌, Matsudaira Yasumasa, 12 November 1893 – 4 January 1957) was a Japanese bureaucrat.

Biography

Matsudaira was born in 1893 as the son of Matsudaira Yasutaka.

In 1905, Matsudaira graduated from Tōkyō Kōtō Shihan Gakkō's attached elementary school (now University of Tsukuba elementary school), going on to graduate from its affiliated junior high school (currently Junior and Senior High School at Otsuka) in 1912. After graduating from Kyoto Imperial University's faculty of law in 1919, he gave lectures at Meiji University and Nihon University. He studied abroad in the United Kingdom and France in 1924. On 15 December 1930, he inherited the family after his father's death. As a marquis, he served in the House of Peers and belonged to the Kayōkai (火曜会). Matsudaira also participated in meetings with newly elected kazoku managed by Fumimaro Konoe, Kōichi Kido and Kumao Harada associated with Jūichi-kai (十一会).

On 13 June 1936, Matsudaira was appointed as Kido's chief secretary in the Naidaijin.[1] He retired from that position on 24 November 1945, and on 17 January 1946, he assumed the presidency of the Bureau of Peerage.

Matsudaira was one of the central aides of Hirohito and the Imperial House of Japan, and after the end of World War II, he contacted the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers and testified against the International Military Tribunal for the Far East.[2] From March to April 1946, he comprised the Go-jin no kai (五人の会) with Matsudaira Yoshitami, Hidenari Terasaki, Inada Syūichi and Michio Kinoshita, and interviewed the Emperor while writing Shōwa-tennō dokuhaku-roku (昭和天皇独白録, Shōwa-tennō dokuhaku-roku). In 1949, he also drafted The Japanese Emperor and the War, in which he described the Emperor's views of the war in regards to "numerous events of great historical significance."[3][4]

On 27 March 1947, Matsudaira assumed his position as the Grand Master of the Ceremonies. He died while serving in this position on 4 January 1957.

See also

References

  1. ^ Kelley, Frank; Ryan, Cornelius (2016-07-26). The Star Spangled Mikado. Pickle Partners Publishing.
  2. ^ McEwen, James M. (1946-05-21). "James M. McEwen Memo to Morgan on Yasumasa Matsudaira". University of Virginia. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  3. ^ Matsudaira, Yasumasa. "The Japanese Emperor and the War". United States Army. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  4. ^ Jeans, Roger B. (2009). Terasaki Hidenari, Pearl Harbor, and Occupied Japan: A Bridge to Reality. Lexington Books. p. 206.


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