Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Genro

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Genro

元老
keywords: meiji revolution , title
related topics: Meiji revolution , Meiji period , Ito Hirobumi , Yamagata Aritomo , Oyama Iwao , Saionji Kinmochi
explanation: Literally "original elders", they come from the most important contributors of Meiji revolution still alive after the promulgation of Meiji constitution. Though, they owned no legal base, they were acting as tutors of the current politicians and charged with designating the next prim minister. Ito Hirobumi, Kuroda Kiyotaka, Yamagata Aritomo, Oyama Iwao, Saionji Kinmochi, Katsura Taro, Saigo Koremichi, Inoue Kaoru and Matsukata Masayoshi are traditionally called "Genro".