Hibi Kimei

In this Japanese name, the surname is Hibi.

Hibi Kimei 日比 重明
Governor of Okinawa Prefecture
In office April 6, 1908 – June 1, 1913
Preceded by	Narahara Shigeru
Succeeded by	Takahashi Takuya
Personal details
Born	(1848-06-26)June 26, 1848 Ise Province, Japan
Died	August 2, 1926(1926-08-02) (aged 78)
Occupation	Politician

Hibi Kimei (日比 重明, June 26, 1848 – August 2, 1926) was Governor of Okinawa Prefecture (1908–1913).[1][2][3][4][5]

References

1. Cabinet of Japan, "高知県属日比重明同県書記官ニ被任ノ件" (Concerning the Appointment of Hibi Kimei of Kochi Prefecture as Secretary in that Prefecture), 1886.
2. Jinji Kōshinjo, ed. "人事興信録 第3版" (Who's Who Volume 3), 1911. (page 14 lists birth date as May 27 Kaei 1 under the old calendar)
3. Prefectural Governors Editorial Committee, ed. "新編日本の歴代知事" (Japan's Prefectural Governors, New Edition), Nihontoshosentā, 1991, p.1124.
4. "官報 第6142号 - 叙任及辞令" (Government Gazette #6142 – Appointments and Commissions), December 21, 1903
5. Jinji Kōshinjo, ed. "人事興信録 第6版" (Who's Who Volume 6), 1921, p.4.

Further reading

• Hata Ikuhiko, ed. "日本官僚制総合事典：1868 – 2000" (Comprehensive Encyclopedia of the Japanese Bureaucracy), Tōkyō Daigaku Shuppankai, 2001.