Hozumi Yatsuka

Hozumi Yatsuka (穂積 八束, March 20, 1860 – October 5, 1912) was a Japanese scholar and lawyer.

Hozumi Yatsuka
BornMarch 20, 1860
Died1912
NationalityJapanese
OccupationLegal Scholar
Known forOne of the first Japanese scholars to crystallise counter-revolutionary state Shintoism.
Academic background
Alma materTokyo Imperial University (1882)
InfluencesJean Bodin, Robert Filmer, Paul de Lagarde, Confucius, Shintoism
Academic work
DisciplineLegal Scholarship
Sub-disciplineConstitutional Law, Japanese Law, Political Theology
School or traditionConservatism (1879-1883), State Shintoism (1883-1912), Volkism (1883-1912), Absolutism (1883-1912)
Notable ideasKokutai, Seitai, Kodoshin, Godo Seizon, Chuko
InfluencedKimura Takataro, Inoue Tetsujiro, Takayama Chogyu, Minobe Tastukichi, State Shintoism

He was active in characterising the legal systems of the Japanese state, and his writings especially focused on the Meiji Constitution.

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