Kido+Koin+Soo+Jamie

="Listen and Follow... then a New World will emerge" Japan is not the only one! =  What does a country need; To **survive** , To  **unite** , and For **success** ?  Every country needs a **Ruler **<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">, a ruler that people can believe and trust. Japan is not an exception, this stunning country is desperate for a incredible lea d <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">er. With Kido Koin, Japan's path will lead to success. <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Our slogan is very simple and to the point because we based our slogan on what Kido Koin accomplished. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> **Listen** <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> meaning, listen to Kido Koin words, like the King listened to him in the past. **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Follow **<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> meaning, follow Kido Koin's techniques, as people overthrew Tokugawa believing Kido Koin's words. And Lastly, a New World will <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> **Emerge** <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">, as Kido Koin assembled a new World. <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Kido Koin's Ideas and Experiences __

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Kido Koin (Kido Takayoshi) was known as Ishin-no-Sanketsu, which means "three nobles of the restoration". He served position as education minister, home affairs minister, chairman of the local official council and cabinet counselor after the restoration and he was a **<span style="color: #0024ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">member of the Iwakura mission **<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> that allowed him to travel to America and Europe to study Western cultures (especially governmental forms in Europe). During his visit to America and Europe, he learned that Japan is not the only country who **<span style="color: #0024ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">fight against foreign influence. **<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> He accomplished in combining Western and Eastern ideas. Kido Koin **<span style="color: #0024ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">believed in constitutional monarchy **<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">, which is form of government which monarchy is the head of state with limits. Their powers were restricted under constitution and laws of the nation (current Japan). They are restrained by parliament. Also, he strongly disagreed with Saigo Takamori's Seikanron 征韓論 ("debate to conquer Korea") after he came back from the journey. He prevent invasion to Korea. <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Kido Koin's Quotes __

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//"As I prepare to make clear to all the meaning of enduring loyalty, I wish to conquer the five continents, How grievous that my comrades have died ! All my pleasures are accompanied by sorrow . By Heaven's grace my own life has been spared, So I vow to myself that I shall repay my country."

-Kido Koin//

//<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">"Deal with the people with the <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">warmth <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> of the <span style="color: #f872da; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">cherry blossoms <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">; Restrain oneself with the severeity of a <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">swords <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> of <span style="color: #c0c0c0; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">frosted steel <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">." -Kido Koin //

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 109%;">**__Work Cited:__** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Wikipedia contributors. "Seikanron." //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 5 Mar. 2010. Web. 18 Apr. 2010. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 109%;">http://www.japanesehistory.de/cabinets/KidoTakayoshi.htm <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 109%;"> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shougiku_07_kengou_katsura_kogorou_.jpg <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Wikipedia contributors. "Constitutional monarchy." //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 14 Apr. 2010. Web. 18 Apr. 2010. "정한론." //Naver//. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2010. <http://100.naver.com/100.nhn?docid=137155>. 입헌군주제 (Constitutional Monarchy) .N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2010. <http://100.naver.com/100.nhn?docid=131003>. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">"The Sword and the Chrysanthemum." //red bird flying//. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2010. <http://red-bird.org/meiji/katsura/1869.htm>.