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1. Ito Hirobumi

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   Born Hayashi Tarō, he adopted the name Itō during the Bakumatsu period. He was initially involved in the anti-foreigner movements of Chōshū Domain, though his pragmatism quickly led him to recognize the necessity of Western learning. Itō was part of the key group of samurai who orchestrated the overthrow of the Shogunate. His early exposure to the West was relatively brief but profoundly impactful; during his 1862 trip to Europe, he became convinced that Japan needed a strong, centralized government modeled on European standards to achieve parity with the great power…