Let's go through the list: - entered medical school at 17 - president of Nagoya Medical School by 25 - distinguished medic in Satsuma Rebellion - became head of Home Ministry medical bureau - published Principles of National Health - worked on new water & sewage systems in Tokyo
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- first civilian governor of Taiwan - ordered a land survey & worked on water & sewage systems there - built public hospital and medical college in Taipei - built clinics to treat tropical diseases across the island - ended opium epidemic in Taiwan
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"he tripled the road system, established a post office network, telephone & telegraph services, a hydroelectric power plant, newspapers, & the Bank of Taiwan. The colony was economically self-supporting [...] despite numerous large-scale infrastructure projects being undertaken."
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- first director of South Manchuria Railroad - Minister of Communications and first Director-General of NHK - head of Railway Bureau and mentor of Sogo Shinji (father of the Shinkansen) - served as Mayor of Tokyo - contributed to reconstruction after Great Kanto Earthquake
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This hasn't been a complete list, but I'll wrap up with this: first Chief Scout of Japanpic.twitter.com/OPoW4uP2nG
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