Hiraide Shu
Encyclopedia
was a novelist, poet, and lawyer
in late Meiji period
Japan
. As a lawyer, he was noted for his involvement in the defense of the accused in High Treason Incident
.
, Hiraide graduated from the Meiji Hōritsu Gakkō (the predecessor to the legal school of Meiji University
) in 1903. He opened his own legal office in the Jimbocho area of Kanda, Tokyo
in 1904. This district was (and still is) noted for the large number of publishers and book dealers based in the area.
Hiraide was one of the founding members of the literary journal Subaru.
As a lawyer, Hiraide received widespread fame (or notoriety, depending on political viewpoint) for his defense of anarchist author Ōsugi Sakae, the defendants in the High Treason Incident
, and for his defense of feminist poet Yosano Akiko over government criticism of her anti-war poetry.
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
in late 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 :...
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...
. As a lawyer, he was noted for his involvement in the defense of the accused in High Treason Incident
High Treason Incident
The , also known as the , was a socialist-anarchist plot to assassinate the Japanese Emperor Meiji in 1910, leading to a mass arrest of leftists, and the execution of 12 alleged conspirators in 1911....
.
Biography
Born as the eighth son to a relatively prosperous farming family in rural Niigata prefectureNiigata Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- History :...
, Hiraide graduated from the Meiji Hōritsu Gakkō (the predecessor to the legal school of Meiji University
Meiji University
is a private university in Tokyo and Kawasaki, founded in 1881 by three lawyers of the Meiji era, Kishimoto Tatsuo, Miyagi Kōzō, and Yashiro Misao. It is one of the largest and most prestigious Japanese universities in Tokyo, Japan....
) in 1903. He opened his own legal office in the Jimbocho area of Kanda, Tokyo
Kanda, Tokyo
See also Kanda, Fukuoka and the disambiguation page for Kanda. is a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It encompasses about thirty neighborhoods...
in 1904. This district was (and still is) noted for the large number of publishers and book dealers based in the area.
Hiraide was one of the founding members of the literary journal Subaru.
As a lawyer, Hiraide received widespread fame (or notoriety, depending on political viewpoint) for his defense of anarchist author Ōsugi Sakae, the defendants in the High Treason Incident
High Treason Incident
The , also known as the , was a socialist-anarchist plot to assassinate the Japanese Emperor Meiji in 1910, leading to a mass arrest of leftists, and the execution of 12 alleged conspirators in 1911....
, and for his defense of feminist poet Yosano Akiko over government criticism of her anti-war poetry.
External links
- E-texts of works at Aozora BunkoAozora BunkoAozora Bunko is a Japanese digital library. This online collection encompasses several thousands of works of Japanese-language fiction and non-fiction. These include out-of-copyright books or works that the authors wish to make freely available....
(Japanese site)