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Konoe was not the only one to be frustrated ; the Army wanted a settlement so that it could transfer more troops to the north in order to be prepared for combat with the Soviet Union.
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During the 13th century, the Fujiwara northern house ( Hokke ) was split into the five regent houses: Konoe, Takatsukasa, Kujō, Nijō and Ichijō.
Prince Fumimaro Konoe was born into the ancient Fujiwara clan, and was the heir of the princely Konoe family in Tokyo.
Konoe asserted that the proposed League of Nations was designed to cement the hegemony of the victorious nations.
Once the conference was concluded, Konoe left the delegation and visited France and Germany, then England and the United States.
Konoe as a traveler was very taken with Western society.
Even though Saionji considered him brash and " ill-informed ," Konoe was considered his protégée by all parties, including Saionji himself.
Despite his outspokenness, Prince Konoe was destined to achieve the very heights of political life in Japan.
Prime Minister Konoe began to realize that he was in a very difficult predicament.
Konoe, stating that he was tired of being a " robot " for the military, resigned in January 1939, and was appointed chairman of the Privy Council.
Konoe was awarded the 1st class of the Order of the Rising Sun in 1939.
Konoe was also discouraged over his failure to negotiate an end to the conflict in China, having broken off the Trautmann Mediation with Chiang.
On 23 June, Konoe resigned his position as Chairman of the Privy Council, and on 16 July 1940, the Yonai cabinet resigned and Konoe was appointed Prime Minister.
Konoe knew he was not acquiring a tame cabinet member, but he hoped that Matsuoka would be able to navigate the deeply complex international waters to Japan's advantage.
A meeting for negotiation between United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Konoe was proposed for Honolulu, to commence as early as May.
Konoe was elated by this development, and began to line up support for the idea of a summit conference in Hawaii.
Matsuoka was furious that Konoe had offered concessions behind his back.
Konoe was unable to wear him down, and was afraid of the Army's reaction if he overrode the Foreign Minister.
This was not expected by Konoe and the leadership group.
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Konoe resigned, only to form a new government without Matsuoka as Foreign Minister.
Konoe replied that, of course, negotiations were primary, and the military option was only a fall-back position if negotiations failed.
Konoe and his allies had become convinced that if the Army would only agree, in principle, to an ultimate withdrawal from China, a negotiated settlement could be reached with the United States.
Konoe believed that only a member of the Imperial Family with a distinguished military background could restrain the pro-war faction led by Generals Hajime Sugiyama, Hideki Tōjō, and Akira Mutō ).
An earlier, influential concept was the geographically smaller version called New Order in East Asia ( 東亜新秩序 Tōa Shin Chitsujo ), which was announced by Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe on 22 December 1938 and was limited to Northeast Asia only.
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Konoe made one more desperate attempt to avert war.
While the Emperor received detailed reports from Sugiyama and Nagano about the operations in Southeast Asia and the attack of Pearl Harbor, Prime Minister Konoe made one last desperate attempt to avoid war.
Konoe resigned on 16 October 1941, one day after having recommended Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni to the Emperor as his successor.
As one of the five regent houses, the Konoe family monopolized the offices of Sessho and Kampaku along with Takatsukasa, Kujō, Ichijō and Nijō families.
Together with Konoe Nobutada ( 1565 – 1614 ) and Shōkadō Shōjō ( 1584 – 1639 )-the three Kan ' ei Sanpitsu-he is considered one of the greatest calligraphers in the wayō style at the time, creating examples of " a uniquely Japanese calligraphy ".
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Saionji had recommended Konoe to Emperor Hirohito despite his hesitations, because he felt that the Prince might be able to keep the Imperial Japanese Army in check and protect the position of the Emperor.
Konoe yielded to pressure and dispatched three divisions of troops, admonishing the military to be sure not to escalate the conflict.
Through Japan's ambassador to the United States, Kichisaburo Nomura, Konoe had in hand what he believed to be a promising peace proposal from the United States.
The Army reluctantly agreed, provided that Konoe adhere to the consensus foreign policy, and be prepared to go to war if his initiative failed.
Konoe had hoped that the October deadline would not be observed.
Konoe and others will be torn to pieces by the revengeful people, I wonder.
In 1711, the Fujiwara regent, Konoe Motohiro, arrived in Edo from Kyoto to be the mediator for talks between Shogun Ienobu and Emperor Nakamikado and his nobles ( in Kyoto ).
Protocol required that she be adopted into a court family, and the Konoe clan agreed to take her in but this was a mere formality.
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Cabinet of Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko ; Konoe is the 4th person on the right on the 2nd row
From the civilian side, Konoe Fumimaro or Hirota Koki were regarded as front-runners ; however the Army and the ultranationalists strongly supported General Ugaki Kazushige.
After the former Emperor Toba and the former Emperor Sutoku abdicated, each intended to continue to wield various kinds of power behind the throne during the reign of Emperor Konoe ; however, when young Konoe died, the dynamics of the contending factions changed.
Kōgō Fujiwara Masuko ( 1140 – 1201 ) was the wife of Emperor Konoe ; and after his death, she married Emperor Nijo.
Konoe was named heir shortly after he was born in 1139 ; and he was proclaimed emperor at the age of 3.
* Kyūan 6, in the 1st month ( 1150 ): Konoe assumed the role of a mature adult ; and he married Fujiwara-no Tokoku, who had been raised by Sadaijin Yorinaga.
* Ninpei 2, on the 7th day of the 3rd month ( 1152 ): Konoe visited the home of Toba-no-Hōō to celebrate his father's 50th birthday ; and the emperor stayed until the next day, amusing himself with dances and with listening to musical performances.
* Ninpei 3, on the 2nd day of the 1st month ( 1153 ): Konoe visited his father's home ; and in the same month Taira-no Tadamori, the head of the criminal tribunal, died ; and this position was soon filed by his son, Taira-no Kiyomori.
He was the eldest son of the 12th shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiharu ; and his mother was a daughter of Konoe Taneie ( later called 慶寿院 Keijuin ).
The sadaijin Konoe Iezane succeeded Yoshitsune as sesshō ; and the dainagon Fujiwara no Tadatsune became sadaijin.
* 1388 ( Kakei 2, 3rd month ): The sesshō Konoe Kanetsugu dies at age 29 ; and Yoshimoto re-assumes this role in the following month.
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