Sakuye Takahashi

1865 - d. September 12, 1920) was a Japanese expert on international law.

[1] During the First Sino-Japanese War, he served as legal adviser for the Imperial Japanese Navy, and in that capacity tried to refute the allegations regarding massacre at Port Arthur.

[2][1] During the Russo-Japanese War he served as legal adviser for the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

[1] He also served as professor of law at Tokyo Imperial University and as chief editor of Japanese Review of International Law and Diplomacy.

[1][3] Under the cabinet of Prime Minister Ōkuma Shigenobu, he served as Director of the Bureau of Legislation, and was charged with coordination on legislative affairs between government and parliament.