He continued to lead politics in Japan, using his family background in the Imperial Court as well as in the financial world, and mediating between the Imperial Court, national duties, and the military as a Genro.
宮中・財界との姻戚関係を背景に、彼は元老として宮中と国務、軍部の調整役を務め、日本の政治をリードし続けた。