Kuroda+Kiyotaka+Megan+Harin

So let us build up our power together.
Do you want change for your country? Kuroda Kiyotaka can bring it today with his vast knowledge on agriculture and army tactics. He knows what is needed for this nation. He is not afraid of learning from others and taking their best points and adding them to his nation. His work as Prime minister allows him great knowledge of other nations and how to get along with them with the least effect on Japan.

**Kuroda Kiyotaka believes that:**

Major advances in technology should first start from where people need it the most, e.g. agriculture

There needs to be limits on the amount of change done at one time.

Wise and carefully deliberated choices allow firm ideals to grow.

**Kuroda has already:**

Opened Korea's port to our trade. Made our northern most island, Hokkaido, habitable for those in need. Brought Satsuma and Choshu clans together. Hired the best foreigners for the better of our country. Used both samurai and peasants for his work

He has done many things to bring about the modern age of Japan, but he is not done just yet. With his background and works, he is one of the top reformers in the nation. He will lead the people into an age of peace and equality. Diplomat of the north and negotiator of the south, this is Japan's best choice for the future.



[] [] [|Borthwick, Mark. //Pacific Century: The Emergence of Modern Pacific Asia//. 3 ed. Oxford: Westview Press, 2007]