Kawaji Toshiyoshi
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was a Japanese politician during the Meiji period
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In Tokyo
Kawaji planned to establish a police system similar to the gens d'armes in France. He traveled to Europe to investigate its police system to help improve the Japanese system.
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 :...
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In Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
Kawaji planned to establish a police system similar to the gens d'armes in France. He traveled to Europe to investigate its police system to help improve the Japanese system.