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Hozumi Yatsuka

Hozumi Yatsuka
BornMarch 20, 1860
Died1912
NationalityJapanese
OccupationLegal Scholar
Known forOne of the first Japanese scholars to crystallise counter-revolutionary state Shintoism.
Academic background
Alma materTokyo Imperial University (1882)
InfluencesJean Bodin, Robert Filmer, Paul de Lagarde, Confucius, Shintoism
Academic work
DisciplineLegal Scholarship
Sub-disciplineConstitutional Law, Japanese Law, Political Theology
School or traditionConservatism (1879-1883), State Shintoism (1883-1912), Volkism (1883-1912),[1] Absolutism (1883-1912)
Notable ideasKokutai, Seitai, Kodoshin, Godo Seizon, Chuko
InfluencedKimura Takataro, Inoue Tetsujiro, Takayama Chogyu, Minobe Tastukichi, State Shintoism

Hozumi Yatsuka (穂積 八束, March 20, 1860 – October 5, 1912) was a Japanese scholar and lawyer.

He was active in characterising the legal systems of the Japanese state, and his writings especially focused on the Meiji Constitution.

  1. ^ Skya, Walter (2009). Japan's Holy War. Duke University Press. pp. 55–62.

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