nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: Yunoshin TAKAHASHI (born 1835, year of death unknown) was a soldier in the shinsengumi.
Japanese: 高梁雄之進（たかはしゆうのしん、天保六年（1835年）-没年不詳）は新選組平隊士。
English: Sanenaru OGIMACHISANJO (December 5, 1820-October 20, 1909) was Kugyo (a Court noble) from the latter part to the end of the Edo period and a politician in the Meiji period.
Japanese: 正親町三条実愛（おおぎまちさんじょうさねなる、文政3年10月30日(旧暦)（1820年12月5日）-明治42年（1909年）10月20日）は、江戸時代後期から幕末の公卿、明治時代の政治家。
English: When the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) required an imperial sanction for the conclusion of the Treaty of commerce of the Imperial Court in 1858, he opposed against it as one of the Teishin hachiju-hachi kyo (eighty-eight retainers of Imperial Court).
Japanese: 安政5年（1858年）、幕府が朝廷に対して通商条約締結の勅許を求めた際、廷臣八十八卿の一人として反対論を展開した。
English: He was assigned to giso (a position conveying what the congress decides to the Emperor) in 1860 and Kokuji goyogakari (a general official of the Imperial Household in charge of the State affair) in 1862.
Japanese: 万延元年（1860年）に議奏、文久2年（1862年）に国事御用掛に就任。
English: However, since he supported Kobu Gattai (Union of Court and Camp) movement led by the Satsuma domain and approved 'Kokai enryaku saku' (a strategy to trade foreign countries in order to strengthen the power of state), he was regarded as an enemy by supporters of the doctrine of restoring the Emperor and expelling the barbarians.
Japanese: しかし、薩摩藩の主導する公武合体運動を支持して「航海遠略策」に賛同したため、尊皇攘夷派の志士から敵視された。
English: After he came back to the Imperial Court by the Coup of August 18 in the same year, he approached the Satsuma domain and led the Imperial Court as one of the Kugyo of anti-Shogunate group.
Japanese: 同年の8月18日の政変で朝廷に復帰した後は、薩摩藩に接触して討幕派公卿の一人として朝廷をリードした。
English: He was assigned to gijo (official post) of the new government in 1868 and an official of Gyobusho (Ministry of Justice) in 1869.
Japanese: 明治元年（1868年）、新政府の議定、明治2年（1869年）には刑部省に就任。
English: In 1883 he was assigned to Goyogakari (a general affairs official of the Imperial Household) of Imperial Princess Shigenomiya Akiko and Emperor Taisho.
Japanese: 明治16年（1883年）には、滋宮韶子内親王・大正天皇の御用掛を拝命した。
English: At the time of the departure of Emperor Komei from the capital in 1855, he followed the Emperor with 6 Umazoi (horse drivers), 2 toneri (servants), 1fuku toneri (an assistant servant), 6 Zoshiki (low-level functionaries), 1 Ikai (a stableman) and 1 Kasa (an umbllera holder).
Japanese: 安政2年（1855年）の孝明天皇遷幸の際、馬副6名・舎人2名・副舎人1名・雑色6名・居飼1名・傘1名を随えて供奉している。
English: Some people say that Emperor Komei was murdered by Sanenaru and Tomomi IWAKURA.
Japanese: 一説に孝明天皇は暗殺されたのであり、共謀実行者は実愛と岩倉具視とするものもある。
English: However, according to an article of "Was the Emperor Komei killed with poison?" by Kiyoshi HARAGUCHI, it is pathologically clear that he died of smallpox.
Japanese: しかしながら、原口清の『孝明天皇は毒殺されたのか』によると、死因が天然痘であることは病理学的にも明白である。
English: Kishima MAEBA (September 5, 1846 - April 2, 1915) was the leader of the Fourth Squad of Hakodate Shinsen-gumi.
Japanese: 前場喜司馬（まえばきしま、弘化3年（1846年）7月15日～大正4年（1915年）4月2日）は函館新選組四分隊嚮導役。
English: Masatusne ASUKAI (1170-April 5, 1221) was a court noble and poet in the early Kamakura period.
Japanese: 飛鳥井雅経（あすかいまさつね、嘉応2年（1170年）-承久3年3月11日(旧暦)（1221年4月5日））は、鎌倉時代前期の公家・歌人。
English: However, Masatusne was admired by Yoritomo for his waka (Japanese poetry) and kemari (Japanese ancient Imperial court game like kick-ball) talent, and also formed an intimate friendship with Yoritomo's sons, MINAMOTO no Yoriie and MINAMOTO no Sanetomo.
Japanese: だが、雅経は頼朝から和歌・蹴鞠の才能を高く評価され、頼朝の息子である源頼家・源実朝とも深く親交を結んだ。
English: When Masatsune was forgiven and returned to Kyoto in 1197, Yoritomo gave him various gifts.
Japanese: 建久8年（1197年）に罪を許されて帰京する際には、頼朝から様々な贈り物を与えられた。
English: He was confered to the Jusani (Junior Third Rank) in 1218, and was assigned sangi (councillor) in 1220.
Japanese: 建保6年（1218年）には従三位に叙せられ、承久2年（1220年）には参議に任命された。
English: In July, 1201, he became wakadokoro yoryudo (a key member of waka house), and in November (the old calendar) of the same year, he compiled and presented waka from ancient times.
Japanese: 建仁元年（1201年）7月(旧暦)和歌所寄人となり、また同年11月(旧暦)には上古以来の和歌を撰進する。
English: Moreover, he became a senja (compiler of waka collection) of "Shinkokin Wakashu" (New Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poetry) (given to the emperor in 1205), which was a Chokusenshu (anthology of poems collected by Imperial command) started at the occasion.
Japanese: 更にこれを機に始まった勅撰集『新古今和歌集』（元久2年（1205年）奏進）の撰者の一人となった。
English: When Yorizane OINOMIKADO had a Kemari Party inviting retired Emperor Gotoba in 1208, Masatsune received the title of "Kemari Choja" by the retired emperor for outstanding performance.
Japanese: 承元2年（1208年）に大炊御門頼実が後鳥羽上皇を招いて開いた鞠会で優れた才能を発揮して、上皇から「蹴鞠長者」の称号を与えられた。
English: Moreover, he was often invited by Kamakura bakufu and left the capital to Kamakura to bring Sanetomo, who has became the third shogun, together with FUJIWARA no Teika(Sadaie) and KAMO no Chomei.
Japanese: また、鎌倉幕府の招きによって鎌倉へ度々下向し、3代将軍になった実朝と藤原定家・鴨長明との間を取り持っている。
English: He left his diary, "Masatusne Kyoki,"and personal collection of poetry, "Asukaishu," and was selected for "Shinkokin Wakashu."
Japanese: 日記に『雅経卿記』、家集に『明日香井集』があり、『新古今和歌集』以下にも入集している。
English: No.94:"From Mount YoshinoBlows a chill, autumnal wind,In the deepening night.Cold the ancient hamlet is;--Sounds of beating cloth I hear." ("Shinkokin Wakashu" autum 483)
Japanese: 94番み吉野の山の秋風さ夜ふけてふるさと寒く衣うつなり（「新古今集」秋・483）
English: Yasushi NOMURA (September 10, 1842 - January 24, 1909) was a samurai (warrior) and statesman in Japan.
Japanese: 野村靖（のむらやすし、天保13年8月6日(旧暦)（1842年9月10日）-明治42年（1909年）1月24日）は日本の武士、政治家。
English: He was imprisoned together with his brother after the plot to assassinate Akikatsu MANABE, roju (member of shogun's council of elders), was exposed, but participated in the fire attack against the British Legation.
Japanese: 老中・間部詮勝の暗殺計画が露見して兄と共に投獄されるが、1862年にはイギリス公使館の焼き討ちに参加。
English: He was appointed to Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture, Commissioner of former Ministry of Communication, and Undersecretary of Ministry of Communication, then elevated to the viscount in 1887.
Japanese: 神奈川県令・駅逓総監・逓信次官を歴任し、1887年に子爵に叙せられる。
English: He was appointed to Privy Councilor in 1888, Resident Envoy to France in 1891, prewar Home Minister of the Second Ito Cabinet in 1894, and Minister of Ministry of Communication of the Second Matsukata Cabinet in 1896.
Japanese: 1888年に枢密顧問官、1891年に駐仏公使、1894年には第2次伊藤内閣の内務大臣、1896年に第2次松方内閣の逓信大臣を歴任した。
English: Masaharu IJICHI (July 21, 1828-May 23, 1886) was a retainer of Satsuma Domain.
Japanese: 伊地知正治（いぢちまさはる、文政11年6月10日(旧暦)(1828年7月21日)－明治19年(1886年)5月23日）は、薩摩藩士。
English: He was called 'prodigy' as he could read letters at the age of 3, but he went blind (one eye) and lame (one leg) because of serious disease in his childhood.
Japanese: 3歳の時に文字を読んで「千石の神童」と呼ばれるが、幼い頃に大病を患ったために片目と片足が不自由となる。
English: He learned the Yakumarujigen school swordsmanship from Kaneyoshi YAKUMARU and the Goden school military science from Usaemon HOKO, mastering the secrets of the art.
Japanese: 剣術を薬丸自顕流の薬丸兼義に、合伝流兵学を法亢宇左衛門に学んで奥義を極めた。
English: He was assigned to a military commissioner for his contribution to Hisamitsu SHIMAZU's visit to Kyoto as Hisamitsu's acolyte.
Japanese: 文久2年（1862年）、島津久光の上洛に従って京都に上った功績により軍奉行となる。
English: In the battle of Shirakawaguchi, he defeated the 2,500-strong government army barricaded in Shirakawa-jo Castle with only 700 soldiers.
Japanese: 白河口の戦いではわずか700の兵で白河城に拠る旧幕府軍2500を大破。
English: In the Battle of Aizu, he led the Satsuma army and greatly contributed to the capitulation of Aizu-Wakamatsu-jo Castle, together with Taisuke ITAGAKI of the Tosa Domain.
Japanese: 会津戦争においても薩摩軍を指揮し、土佐藩の板垣退助と共に会津若松城開城に大きく貢献している。
English: His military strategies were characterized by the thorough elitism by selected few soldiers (squads of selected castle soldiers for Satsuma Domain and squads of selected Kiheitai Army soldiers for Choshu Domain) and by the firearm absolutism, the traditional practice of the Goden school.
Japanese: 兵法の特徴として、徹底した少数精鋭主義（薩摩藩兵では城下士の部隊、長州藩兵では奇兵隊系の部隊を選抜して率いた）と合伝流の伝統である火力絶対主義にあった。
English: The reason why he did not resign was that because Shojiro GOTO, head of the Council of the Left, with whom Masaharu was in conflict, stepped down from official post, Masaharu, then deputy head of the Council of the Left, was promoted to the head instead.
Japanese: 下野しなかった理由として、対立していた左院議長の後藤象二郎が下野したことで、同副議長の伊地知が代わって議長に就任したためである。
English: After Seinan War, he returned to Satsuma, where he contributed to local restoration, and died at the age of 58 in 1886.
Japanese: 西南戦争後は帰郷して郷里の復興に尽力し、明治19年（1886年）に58歳で死去。
English: Atsushi SAISHO (December 22, 1827-June 21, 1910) was a Japanese samurai warrior and a bureaucrat.
Japanese: 税所篤（さいしょあつし、文政10年11月5日(旧暦)（1827年12月22日）-明治43年（1910年）6月21日）は、日本の武士、官僚。
English: When he was young, he learned at Atsutane HIRATA, a scholar of Japanese classical literature, and was recognized by Nariakira SHIMAZU, the lord of Satsuma Domain and appointed a county accounting officer.
Japanese: 若くして国学者・平田篤胤の門下となり、藩主島津斉彬に認められて勘定所郡方に任じられた。
English: He joined Seichugumi Organization, a reform group, and deepened relationship with Takamori SAIGO, Toshimichi OKUBO, Kosuke YOSHII and others.
Japanese: 改革派である精忠組に加わり、西郷隆盛や大久保利通、吉井幸輔らと親交を深めた。
English: In the new government he served various positions such as internal office judge and the governor of Kawachi, Hyogo, Nara and Sakai Prefectures.
Japanese: 新政府では内国事務権判事、河内県・兵庫県・奈良県・堺県の各県令・知事を歴任する。
English: At the Seinan War he was not accused of a crime because he had not been involved in the war, having been involved in the secretary work of the Imperial visit to Nara and proposal of construction of Yoshino no miya Shrine.
Japanese: 1877年の西南戦争では、明治天皇の奈良行幸における事務や吉野宮造営の建議などを行っており、西南戦争に関与しておらず罪に問われることはなかった。
English: He cared for Saigo who had committed suicide by drowning with Gessho and miraculously survived.
Japanese: 西郷が月照と共に入水自殺を図った際、奇跡的に助かった西郷の看病を務めた。
English: In 1862 he and Okubo petitioned Hisamitsu SHIMAZU for the release and return of Saigo who had been exiled to Amami-oshima Island to the domain.
Japanese: 文久2年（1862年）には、奄美大島流罪の西郷召還を大久保とともに島津久光に嘆願している。
English: Jogan of Kissho-in Temple is his real brother, who is known for introducing Okubo to Hisamitsu SHIMAZU.
Japanese: 実兄は吉祥院乗願で、囲碁を通じて大久保を島津久光に紹介したことで知られる。
English: Tadafusa KONOE (September 24, 1838-July 16, 1873) was Kugyo (the top court officials) in the end of the Edo period.
Japanese: 近衛忠房（このえただふさ、天保9年8月6日(旧暦)（1838年9月24日）-明治6年（1873年）7月16日）は、幕末期の公卿。
English: His children were Atsumaro KONOE (the eldest son), Fusamaro TSUGARU (the second son, an adopted son of the Tsugaru clan) and Hiroko TOKUGAWA (the eldest daughter, a wife of Iesato TOKUGAWA).
Japanese: 子に近衛篤麿（長男）、津軽英麿（次男、津軽氏養子）、徳川泰子（長女、徳川家達夫人）。
English: As his wife was an adopted daughter of Nariakira SHIMAZU and his father's wife was also an adopted daughter of Nariaoki SHIMAZU, he had a deep relationship with the Satsuma domain.
Japanese: 島津斉彬の養女が妻であったこと、さらに父親も島津斉興の養女が妻であったことから、薩摩藩との関わりが深かった。
English: He was assigned to Gon Dainagon (a provisional chief councilor of state) in 1851 and Kokuji goyogakari (a general official of the Imperial Household in charge of the State affair) in 1862.
Japanese: 嘉永4年（1851年）、権大納言となり、文久2年（1862年）には国事御用掛となる。
English: In the Coup of August 18 in 1863, he cooporated with the Satsuma domain to drive out the group of the Choshu domain from Kyoto together with his father.
Japanese: 文久3年（1863年）の8月18日の政変においては父と共に薩摩藩に協力して、長州藩の勢力を京都から追放することに尽力した。
English: At the time of the Second conquest of Choshu in 1866, he mediated between bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) which forced through the conquest of Choshu domain and the Satsuma domain which supported the Choshu domain.
Japanese: 慶応2年（1866年）、第二次長州征伐が起こったときには、長州征討を強行する幕府と、長州藩を擁護する薩摩藩の仲介を務めている。
English: Michitaka KUJO (June 11, 1839-January 4, 1906) was Kugyo in the end of the Edo period.
Japanese: 九条道孝（くじょうみちたか、天保10年5月1日(旧暦)（1839年6月11日）-明治39年（1906年）1月4日）は、幕末期の公卿。
English: For this reason, he was punished with the prohibition from entering Imperial Palace when the Decree (of 1867) for the Restoration of Imperial Rule was announced.
Japanese: そのことから、王政復古の大号令が出された時は、それを追及されて参内停止処分に処せられた。
English: In the same year, he was appointed to Toshi choja (the last choja) after abolishment of Sessho Kanpaku (regent and chief adviser to the Emperor) and assigned to Ou Chinbu-sotoku (Commander Office of Ou region suppression campaign) of the government.
Japanese: 同年、摂政関白廃止後の藤氏長者に任じられ（最後の長者）、官軍の奥羽鎮撫総督に就任。
English: He was involved in the establishment of Tokio Marine Insurance Company which was the first marine insurance company (present Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance), recommended by Yataro IWASAKI.
Japanese: 岩崎弥太郎の勧めで日本初の海上保険会社である東京海上保険会社（現在の東京海上日動火災保険）の創設に関わった。
English: He was conferred Prince as the head of old Sekke (line of regents and advisers) when the system of peerage was established and became a member of Kizokuin (the House of Peers) when the Imperial Diet was founded.
Japanese: 華族制度創設時に旧摂家当主として公爵に叙され、帝国議会創設にともない貴族院(日本)に議席を有した。
English: Kinito TOKUDAIJI (December 22, 1821-November 5, 1883) was Kugyo (the top court officials) in the end of the Edo period (Dainagon [Major Counselor] and later Naidaijin [minister of the center] and Udaijin [minister of the right]).
Japanese: 徳大寺公純（とくだいじきんいと、文政4年11月28日(旧暦)（1821年12月22日）-明治16年（1883年）11月5日）は、幕末期の公卿（大納言後に内大臣・右大臣）。
English: His children were Sanetsune TOKUDAIJI (Imperial Household Minister), Kinmochi SAIONJI (the 12th and 14th Prime Minister), Takemaro SUEHIRO (a director of Ritsumeikan Foundation), Tomoito SUMITOMO (the 15th Kichizaemon SUMITOMO), Michinori NAKANOIN (中院通規), Fukuko (福子)(a wife of Yasuaki KATO), Ei (a wife of Yoritomo SAGARA), Nakako (中子)(a wife of Yoritsugu SAGARA [相良頼紹]), Teruko (a wife of Masakoto ABE) and so on.
Japanese: 子には徳大寺実則（宮内大臣）、西園寺公望（第12・14代内閣総理大臣）、末弘威麿（財団法人立命館理事）、住友友純（15代住友吉左衛門）、中院通規、福子（加藤泰秋室）、永（相良頼基室）、中子（相良頼紹室）、照子（阿部正功室）らがいる。
English: In addition, since Kinito did not marry formally through his life, the reason of which is not clear, these children were all treated as children born out of wedlock.
Japanese: なお、公純はなぜか生前には正式な婚姻を行わなかったために、これらの子供達はいずれも庶子扱いとされている。
English: When Treaty of amity and commerce between the United states and Japan was concluded in 1858, he was arrested as 'a person who plotted' in Ansei no Taigoku (suppression of extremists by the Shogunate) by Naosuke II because he was against the Imperial sanction for the treaty and was punished with house arrest of 50 days.
Japanese: 1858年、日米修好通商条約が起こると、条約勅許に反対したため、井伊直弼による安政の大獄で「悪謀企策の者」として逮捕され、謹慎50日間を命じられた。
English: However, since he was against the marriage of Imperial Princess Kazunomiya Chikako to Iemochi TOKUGAWA, he was overthrown under pressure of bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
Japanese: が、和宮親子内親王の徳川家茂降嫁に関しては反対の立場を取ったため、幕府から圧力を受けて失脚している。
English: In such political change, Kinito was also plotted to assassinate and his retainer Umanojo SHIGA (滋賀右馬允) was killed by roshi (masterless samurai) who were against Kobu Gattai in 1863.
Japanese: こうした政治的変動の中で公純も命を狙われており、1863年には家臣・滋賀右馬允が公武合体に反対する浪士達に殺害されている。
English: He never met a guest who put on Western clothes even if the guest was his relative.
Japanese: たとえ身内の者であっても洋装の客に対しては決して会おうとはしなかった。
English: However, it seems that he did so only because of his belief.
Japanese: ただし、それはあくまでも自分自身の信念の問題であると考えていたらしい。
English: It is said that it was Kinito who secretly made efforts to make his son Kinmochi SAIONJI go to France for study.
Japanese: 息子・西園寺公望のフランス留学実現に陰で奔走したのは公純であったと言われている。
English: Tsuneyuki NAKAMIKADO (January 20, 1821-August 27, 1891) was Kugyo (the top court officials) in the end of the Edo period and a peerage in the Meiji period.
Japanese: 中御門経之（なかみかどつねゆき、文政3年12月17日(旧暦)(1821年1月20日)-明治24年(1891年)8月27日）は、幕末期の公卿にして明治期の華族。
English: When an issue on the imperial sanction for the Treaty of commerce arose in 1858, he was against it as a member of the opposing group of 88 retainers (Teishin hachiju-hachi kyo [88 retainers of Imperial Court]).
Japanese: 安政5年（1858年）に通商条約勅許問題が起こると、88人の反対グループ（廷臣八十八卿）の一人となった。
English: After that, he became one of the Kugyo of anti-Shogunate group with Tomomi IWAKURA and impeached Nariyuki NIJO, the chief adviser to the Emperor, and Imperial prince Nakagawa no miya Asahiko who were Sabaku-ha (supporters of the Shogun) in 1866.
Japanese: しかしその後、岩倉具視と手を結んで討幕派公卿の一人となり、慶応2年（1866年）には佐幕派であった関白の二条斉敬と中川宮朝彦親王を弾劾した。
English: However, for this reason he faced the wrath of Emperor Komei who deeply relied on the Imperial Prince and was punished with house confinement.
Japanese: ところがこのため、親王を厚く信任していた孝明天皇の怒りを買うこととなり、閉門処分に処せられた。
English: Later, he joined the meeting for the secret Imperial command of attacking the shogunate and was assigned to gijo (official post) at the time of the Restoration of Imperial Rule in December 1867.
Japanese: その後は討幕の密勅作成などに参加し、慶応3年（1867年）12月の王政復古(日本)とともに議定に任じられた。
English: He was assigned to the chief of accountancy in January of the following year, 1868, at the same time, transferred to Toku (Captain) of the accounting office in February, Gon Chunagon (a provisional vice-councilor of state) and Shusshi (supernumerary government official) of finance office in leap April, and the governor of finance office in August.
Japanese: 翌・明治元年（1868年）1月、会計事務総督を兼ね、2月に会計事務局督に転じ、閏4月には権中納言となり、ついで会計官出仕、8月に同知事となった。
English: He held positions such as an officer of Mint Bureau in February 1869, was assigned to the governor of Naiteishiki (内廷職) (officials who were in charge of daily lives of the Imperial family) in May, and was transferred to rusu chokan in July.
Japanese: 明治2年（1869年）2月、造幣局掛等を歴任し、5月に内廷職知事に任じられ、7月に留守長官に転じた。
English: In September, he was given 1,500 koku (crop yields) as permanent Shotenroku (premium) for a merit of the Restoration and was assigned to Dainagon in November.
Japanese: 9月には維新の功により賞典禄1,500石を永世下賜され、11月に大納言に任じられた。
English: However, he resigned rusu chokan in 1870 because of his disease and was assigned to Jako no ma shiko.
Japanese: しかし明治3年（1870年）、病により留守長官を辞し、麝香間祗候を仰せ付けられた。
English: In August 1891, he was conferred Juichii with a special consideration because his disease became worse.
Japanese: 明治24年（1891年）8月、病が重くなったため、特旨をもって従一位に叙せられた。
English: Tamechika REIZEI (October 20, 1823-June 8, 1864) was a painter of reactionary Yamato-e painting (a traditional Japanese style painting of the late Heian and Kamakura periods dealing with Japanese themes) employed by kuge (court noble) and Kugyo (the top court officials) in the end of the Edo period.
Japanese: 冷泉為恭（れいぜいためちか、文政6年9月17日(旧暦)（1823年10月20日）-元治元年5月5日(旧暦)（1864年6月8日））は、幕末期の公家・公卿召抱えの復古的な大和絵の画家。
English: He was talented as a painter and left famous paintings on partitions and Buddhist paintings which were said to be masterpieces in those days.
Japanese: 画家としての才能は優れており、障壁画や仏画に当時としては傑作といわれるほどの名画を残している。
English: He used the surname of REIZEI without any permission of the Reizei family, so he had no origin of kuge.
Japanese: 冷泉の姓は自らが冷泉家に無断で名乗ったもので、元は公家の出自ではない。
English: However, since his master Hisatada was Sabaku-ha (supporters of the Shogun), Tamechika was also Sabaku-ha.
Japanese: しかし主君の尚忠が佐幕派であったことから、為恭自身も佐幕派であった。
English: Although he escaped to Tanba Province through Sakai, he was captured and killed by Gentaro DAIRAKU and others of the Choshu domain.
Japanese: 堺から丹波国に逃れるが、長州藩の大楽源太郎らによって捕縛されて殺害された。
English: Momosuke FUKUZAWA (June 25, 1868 - February 15, 1938) was a businessman and a statesman in Japan.
Japanese: 福澤桃介（ふくざわももすけ、1868年6月25日-1938年2月15日）は、日本の実業家、政治家。
English: He was born as a son of a farmer in Arako-mura, Yokomi County, Musashi Province (present Yoshimi-machi, Saitama Prefecture) and raised in Kawagoe City.
Japanese: 武蔵国横見郡荒子村（現在の埼玉県吉見町）の農家に生まれ、川越市で育った。
English: While studying at Keio gijuku, he was adopted by Yukichi FUKUZAWA and later, married Fusa, the second daughter of Yukichi.
Japanese: 慶應義塾に在学中、福澤諭吉の養子になり、後に諭吉の次女、房（ふさ）と結婚した。
English: But he became infected with tuberculosis and had to spend a period of recuperation from 1894.
Japanese: しかし、肺結核にかかり、1894年から療養生活を送らざるを得なくなる。
English: At that time Japan was fighting the Japanese-Sino War, and coupled with the soaring stock prices as a result of Japan's victory over the war, it is said that he made a huge profit of as much as 100,000 yen at the time (about 2 billion yen at current value).
Japanese: 当時は日清戦争の最中で、日本の勝利による株価の高騰もあり、当時の金額で10万円（現在の20億円前後）もの巨額の利益を上げたという。
English: Having acquired the right of water supply of Kiso-gawa River, in 1911 he built the Yaotsu Electric Power Plant in Kamo County, Gifu Prefecture.
Japanese: 木曽川の水利権を獲得し、1911年、岐阜県加茂郡(岐阜県)に八百津発電所を築いた。
English: Starting with those mentioned above, he built power plants and companies one after another, as in 1924 Oi Dam which was the first full scale dam power plant in Japan, Ochiai Dam in Nakatsugawa City in 1926, including Yahagi Suiryoku (current TOAGOSEI) and Osaka Soden (Osaka Power Line).
Japanese: これらを始めとして、1924年には恵那郡に日本初の本格的ダム式発電所である大井ダムを、1926年には中津川市に落合ダムなどを建築し、また矢作水力（今の東亞合成）、大阪送電などの設立を次々に行う。
English: The bridge built for the construction of Yomikaki Electric Power Plant later came to be called Momosuke-bashi Bridge, and in 1993 it was restored as a heritage on modernization, then was designated a National Important Cultural Property with the power plant in 1994.
Japanese: 1912年に読書発電所の工事用として架けた橋は後に桃介橋と呼ばれ、1993年に近代化遺産として復元、1994年には発電所とともに国の重要文化財に指定された。
English: In 1920, he founded the Daido Electric Power Company (it changed its name to Kansai Haiden by the war time integration, and to the Kansai Electric Power Company later) which was one of the five largest electric power enterprises and Toho Electric Power (current Chubu Electric Power Company), as reorganizing the electric supply of Osaka, and assumed the position of president of both companies.
Japanese: 1920年には、大阪送電を改組する形で、五大電力資本の一角たる大同電力（戦時統合で関西配電⇒関西電力）と東邦電力（現中部電力）を設立、社長に就任した。
English: He was also involved in the management of Aichi Electric Railway (later it merged with Meiki Railway and became Nagoya Railroad).
Japanese: ほかにも愛知電気鉄道（後に名岐鉄道と合併して名古屋鉄道となる）の経営に携わった。
English: There is a 'commemoration monument' on the Sando (approach to the temple) to the Shariden hall of Nittai-ji Temple in Kakuozan, Chigusa Ward, to commemorate the great achievements of Momosuke.
Japanese: 千種区覚王山の日泰寺舎利殿参道には、桃介の功績を偲んだ「追憶碑」がある。
English: Momosuke FUKUZAWA was a genius that the heaven sent to us, and he changed the electric power supply that only depended on thermal power to hydraulic power by utilizing the water of rivers that runs valleys in Owari and Shinano Provinces and was just wasted in the past 40,000 years.'
Japanese: 「福澤桃介君は天縦の奇才にして、火力のみに依存していた電力供給を尾張信濃の渓谷を四萬年駄々と亜流していた河水を電力に変えた。」
English: With the electric power, it became possible to provide millions of households with electricity and to invite and establish hundreds or thousands of corporations, which made Nagoya the third largest city in Japan.'
Japanese: 「数百万家庭並びに大小幾百数千の工業を供給誘起、名古屋を日本第三の都会となした」
English: When Japanese economy came to a standstill in the aftermath of the Great Kanto Earthquake, he bravely visited the United States where sentiment toward Japan was deteriorating, and he succeeded in introducing the foreign capital of as much as 25,000 dollars, which was unheard of.
Japanese: 関東大震災の影響で金融の道が閉ざされた時には、対日感情が悪化しつつあったアメリカに乗り込み、前代未聞の2万5千ドルもの外資導入に成功している。
English: He made a speech in front of the influential people of the political and business world, including the former President William H. TAFT, and ラモンド, the great general manager of the plutocrat of Morgan; praised the United States that boasted of its largest economy in the world.
Japanese: 彼は前大統領ウィリアム・H・タフト、モルガン財閥の大番頭ラモンドら政財界の大物らを前に、世界最大の富強を誇るアメリカを称えた。
English: Then, he started a improvised speech by saying: 'However, the United States is on the path to decline and fall by the poison of gold like the Roman Empire in the near future.'
Japanese: その後で、「しかし、アメリカは、黄金の毒素によって、今にローマのように衰亡する道を歩いている」と即興の演説を始めた。
English: He went on to say: 'I, who try to draw a little poison of gold from the United States, may actually be appreciated by your country,' and received ovation.
Japanese: 「そのアメリカから、金の毒を、わずかながら取り出してやろうとする私は、実は貴国から感謝されていいはずです」とぶち上げ、大喝采を受ける。