Tané Matsukata

Taneko ″Tané″ Matsukata (松方 種子 Matsukata Taneko, 1918–1989) was the founder of Nishimachi International School in Azabu, Tokyo.[1][2] Her paternal grandfather was former Prime Minister of Japan Matsukata Masayoshi. Her maternal grandfather was a Japanese silk entrepreneur Ryoichiro Arai. Her sister was Haru M. Reischauer, wife of former United States Ambassador to Japan Edwin O. Reischauer.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Nishimachi International School-A Brief History".
  2. ↑ "Nishimachi Int’l School - Tokyo Weekender". 16 October 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Reischauer, Haru Matsukata (1986). Samurai and Silk. Charles E. Tuttle Company. ISBN 4-8053-0505-3.

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