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Kōichi Kido

Kōichi Kido, Japanese politician, 13th Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan (died 1977)

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Born
July 18, 1889
Died
April 6, 1977
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1889

About Kōichi Kido

Marquess Kōichi Kido was a Japanese statesman who served as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan from 1940 to 1945, and was the closest advisor to emperor Hirohito throughout World War II. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment, of which he served 6 years before being released in 1953. Kido became chief secretary of the Home Ministry in 1930. When his long-time friend Fumimaro Konoe became Prime Minister of Japan in 1937, Kido was named Minister of Education. As Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan from 1940, Kido became one of the most influential advisors to emperor Hirohito following the death of Saionji Kinmochi.

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Kōichi Kido timeline

  1. Kido became chief secretary of the Home Ministry in 1930.
  2. When his long-time friend Fumimaro Konoe became Prime Minister of Japan in 1937, Kido was named Minister of Education.
  3. As Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan from 1940, Kido became one of the most influential advisors to emperor Hirohito following the death of Saionji Kinmochi.
  4. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment, of which he served 6 years before being released in 1953.

The world when Kōichi Kido was born

Kōichi Kido was born in 1889. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineEiffel Tower opens for Paris World's Fair
  • Technology milestoneEiffel Tower — world's tallest structure
  • World population~1.49B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population58.6M

1889 versus 2026

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Measure18892026
Population58.6M341 million

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