Takekoshi Yosaburō
Takekoshi Yosaburō was a Japanese historian and politician, member of the Diet and Privy councillor. He was a graduate of Keiō Gijuku.
Takekoshi was a committed advocate of Japanese expansion into the South Seas, rather than China.
Among his works published in English are Japanese Rule in Formosa and a monumental Economic Aspects of the Civilization of Japan, which includes a wealth of quantitative data from pre-modern sources.
