Count ?kuma Shigenobu (1838 –1922) Japanese politician in the Empire of Japan and the 8th (June 30; 1898 – November 8; 1898) and 17th (April 16; 1914 – October 9; 1916) Prime Minister of Japan. ?kuma was also an early advocate of Western science and culture in Japan; and founder of Waseda University.

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