was a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese lawyer of Meiji period

Meiji period

The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...

 specializing in commercial law

Commercial law

Commercial law is the body of law that governs business and commercial transactions...

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Matsumoto served as the Chief of Legislative Bureau from Sep 2, 1923 until Jan 7, 1924 in the second Yamamoto Cabinet. He then served as the Minister of Commerce and Industry from Feb 9, 1934 until Jul 8, 1934 in the Saitō Cabinet and as the Minister of State from Oct 9, 1945 to May 22, 1946 in the Shidehara Cabinet.