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Makihara Satoru (槙原 覚) was a Japanese businessman in the period leading up to World War II.
Tsūsai Sugawara (or Sugahara, 菅原通済 or 菅原通濟, 16 February 1894 – 13 June 1981) was a Japanese social activist, business…
Tsūsai Sugawara (or Sugahara, 菅原通済 or 菅原通濟, 16 February 1894 – 13 June 1981) was a Japanese social activist, business leader, writer, art patron, and occasional actor. In the West he is best known for his cameo appearances in several of the last films directed by Yasujirō Ozu. In 1976, Sugawara was among the nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Shinichi Yamaoka (山岡 慎一, Yamaoka Shin'ichi; born 19 January 1894, date of death unknown) was a Japanese sprinter. He…
Shinichi Yamaoka (山岡 慎一, Yamaoka Shin'ichi; born 19 January 1894, date of death unknown) was a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Jeong Hyeon-mo 정현모(鄭顯模), October 10, 1894 – January 1, 1965) was a Korean politician, journalist, businessman, and…
Jeong Hyeon-mo 정현모(鄭顯模), October 10, 1894 – January 1, 1965) was a Korean politician, journalist, businessman, and independence activist.
Naoki Hoshino (星野 直樹, Hoshino Naoki; 10 April 1892 – 26 January 1978) was a Japanese politician who served as Chief…
Naoki Hoshino (星野 直樹, Hoshino Naoki; 10 April 1892 – 26 January 1978) was a Japanese politician who served as Chief Cabinet Secretary under Prime Minister Hideki Tojo from 1941 to 1944. He served in the Ministry of Finance during the Taishō and early Shōwa period, and was a senior official in the Empire of Manchukuo. After World War II he was prosecuted for war crimes by the International Military Tribunal of the Far East and sentenced to life imprisonment, but he was released in 1958.
Sugino Yoshiko (杉野 芳子) (née Iwasawa, March 2, 1892 – July 24, 1978) was a Japanese fashion educator and designer. She…
Sugino Yoshiko (杉野 芳子) (née Iwasawa, March 2, 1892 – July 24, 1978) was a Japanese fashion educator and designer. She founded the Doreme dressmaking school and the Sugino Fashion College.
Kim Seong-su (Korean: 김성수; Hanja: 金性洙; October 11, 1891 – February 18, 1955), art name Inchon, was a Korean educator…
Kim Seong-su (Korean: 김성수; Hanja: 金性洙; October 11, 1891 – February 18, 1955), art name Inchon, was a Korean educator, independence activist, journalist, entrepreneur, politician, and calligrapher. He served as the second Vice President of South Korea from 1951 to 1952. Kim Seong-su founded Korea University and The Dong-A Ilbo. He graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan, majoring in Political Science and Economics.
Viscount Nobutsune Oda (織田 信恒, Oda Nobutsune; 3 August 1889 – 20 May 1967) was a Japanese politician, businessman, and…
Viscount Nobutsune Oda (織田 信恒, Oda Nobutsune; 3 August 1889 – 20 May 1967) was a Japanese politician, businessman, and manga author, member of the House of Peers. Under the pen name Oda Shōsei (織田 小星), he wrote the original draft and text for the manga "Shō-chan no Bōken".
Yasujirō Tsutsumi (堤 康次郎, Tsutsumi Yasujirō; 7 March 1889 − 26 April 1964) was a Japanese entrepreneur, politician, and…
Yasujirō Tsutsumi (堤 康次郎, Tsutsumi Yasujirō; 7 March 1889 − 26 April 1964) was a Japanese entrepreneur, politician, and business tycoon who founded a dynasty which became the wealthiest, most influential family of 20th century Japan. Tsutsumi served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan from May 1953 to December 1954, resigning at the end of the government of Shigeru Yoshida.
Shōjirō Ishibashi (石橋 正二郎, Ishibashi Shōjirō; February 1, 1889 – September 11, 1976) was a Japanese businessman who…
Shōjirō Ishibashi (石橋 正二郎, Ishibashi Shōjirō; February 1, 1889 – September 11, 1976) was a Japanese businessman who founded the Bridgestone Corporation, the world's largest maker of tires, in 1931 in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. The company was named after its founder: in the Japanese language, ishi means "stone" and hashi (here voiced to bashi) means "bridge", whence the origin of the company's name in English. After the end of the Second World War and the subsequent occupation of Japan, Ishibashi became extensively embroiled in Japanese politics. Ishibashi was close to Ichiro Hatoyama, who was a rival to prime minister Shigeru Yoshida. Ishibashi became an advisor to Hatoyama on Japan's post-war economic development, expressing his views on the economic policy of the parties of Hatoyama's political affiliation. Ishibashi's daughter, Yasuko Hatoyama, became heir to Ishibashi's considerable fortune and has used the inheritance to fund her family's political causes. She married former Japanese Foreign Minister Iichirō Hatoyama. The couple had two sons, who are Ishibashi's grandchildren – politicians Kunio Hatoyama, who served as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, and Yukio Hatoyama, who was Prime Minister from 2009 to 2010. Ishibashi's motto for Bridgestone was to "serve society with products of superior quality". He founded Ishibashi Cultural Center and the Bridgestone Museum of Art (also located at 10 Kyobashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104) and was a major benefactor of the Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, having also constructed the building in which it is housed.
Eiichi Hosokawa was a Japanese industrialist and a pioneering inventor in the field of fine grinding mill technology.…
Eiichi Hosokawa was a Japanese industrialist and a pioneering inventor in the field of fine grinding mill technology. He is credited for inventing the "Micron mill" and is also known for founding Hosokawa Micron Corporation.
Xia Suchu (simplified Chinese: 夏肃初; traditional Chinese: 夏肅初; pinyin: Xià Sùchū; Wade–Giles: Hsia Su-ch'u; 1889–?) was…
Xia Suchu (simplified Chinese: 夏肃初; traditional Chinese: 夏肅初; pinyin: Xià Sùchū; Wade–Giles: Hsia Su-ch'u; 1889–?) was a politician in the Chinese Republic. He was an important politician during the Provisional Government of the Republic of China and the Wang Jingwei regime (Republic of China-Nanjing). His art-name was Xuchu (旭初). He was born in Maha (麻哈, now in Duyun), Guizhou.
Taizo Ishida (16 November 1888 - 19 September 1979) was a Japanese businessman. He was the president, chairman, and…
Taizo Ishida (16 November 1888 - 19 September 1979) was a Japanese businessman. He was the president, chairman, and advisor of Toyota Industries Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation. He was called "The Great Banto of Toyota", a Japanese title given to the highest of the merchants for his services in rebuilding Toyota as a successful car making business. He is succeeded as president of Toyota Motors Co by Fukio Nakagawa.
Hidesaburō Kurushima (久留島 秀三郎, Kurushima Hidesaburō; September 11, 1888 – September 22, 1970) was President (from…
Hidesaburō Kurushima (久留島 秀三郎, Kurushima Hidesaburō; September 11, 1888 – September 22, 1970) was President (from 1954), then International Commissioner, and Chairman of the National Board of the Boy Scouts of Japan. An engineer, he had a successful career in mining engineering. He was also an accomplished author, published several books on Indochina and Manchuria, and short stories in addition to scientific publications related to his work. He was the discoverer of Hakore hot springs.
Heitarō Inagaki (稲垣 平太郎, Inagaki Heitarō; 4 July 1888 – 23 April 1976) was an entrepreneur and politician, who served…
Heitarō Inagaki (稲垣 平太郎, Inagaki Heitarō; 4 July 1888 – 23 April 1976) was an entrepreneur and politician, who served as the final Minister of Commerce and Industry and first Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry in post-war Japan.
Magokichi Yamaoka (山岡孫吉, Yamaoka Magokichi) March 22, 1888 – March 8, 1962) was a Japanese entrepreneur. Magokichi…
Magokichi Yamaoka (山岡孫吉, Yamaoka Magokichi) March 22, 1888 – March 8, 1962) was a Japanese entrepreneur. Magokichi Yamaoka, who established the engineering firm Yanmar in 1912. Prior to World War II, he pursued studies in Munich and developed an interest in Rudolf Diesel, which led him to make frequent visits to Augsburg for research purposes. Following the war, upon returning to his company, he initiated the creation of the Memorial Grove in Wittelsbacher Park. In 1955, he received the prestigious Rudolf Diesel Medal. His efforts also resulted in the Japanese cities of Amagasaki and Nagahama, home to his company's production sites, being designated as official sister cities of Augsburg in 1959.
Kozaemon Kimura (木村 小左衛門; 1888–1952) was a Japanese businessman and politician who held several cabinet posts. He was…
Kozaemon Kimura (木村 小左衛門; 1888–1952) was a Japanese businessman and politician who held several cabinet posts. He was one of the long-term members of the House of Representatives. He joined several political parties, including the Democratic Party.
Takitarō Minakami (水上 滝太郎, Minakami Takitarō; 6 December 1887 – 23 March 1940) was the pen-name of Abe Shōzō, a…
Takitarō Minakami (水上 滝太郎, Minakami Takitarō; 6 December 1887 – 23 March 1940) was the pen-name of Abe Shōzō, a Japanese novelist and literary critic active during the Shōwa period of Japan.
Shōji Ren (庄司 廉, April 17, 1887 - August 10, 1960) was a Japanese businessman, politician, landed magnate and gōnō…
Shōji Ren (庄司 廉, April 17, 1887 - August 10, 1960) was a Japanese businessman, politician, landed magnate and gōnō (wealthy farmer). He served as the 5th Mayor of Watari and director of Yonago Bank. He was commonly known as "Shōji no Tono-sama" ("Lord Shōji"). Actress Yoko Tsukasa is his niece.
Taizō Ishizaka (石坂 泰三, Ishizaka Taizō; June 3, 1886 – March 6, 1975) was a leading Japanese businessman and President…
Taizō Ishizaka (石坂 泰三, Ishizaka Taizō; June 3, 1886 – March 6, 1975) was a leading Japanese businessman and President of the Japanese Federation of Economic Organizations (now the Japan Business Federation) who served as Chairman of the National Board of the Boy Scouts of Japan.
Sazō Idemitsu (出光 佐三, Idemitsu Sazō; August 22, 1885 – March 7, 1981) was a Japanese businessman and founder of the…
Sazō Idemitsu (出光 佐三, Idemitsu Sazō; August 22, 1885 – March 7, 1981) was a Japanese businessman and founder of the petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan. He graduated from Kobe University (then Kobe Koto Shogyo Gakko). He was also an art collector, especially fond of Sengai Gibon and of Georges Rouault. He is the father of the Japanese experimental video artist, Mako Idemitsu.
Teijirō Toyoda (豊田 貞次郎, Toyoda Teijirō; August 7, 1885 – November 21, 1961) was a career naval officer who served as…
Teijirō Toyoda (豊田 貞次郎, Toyoda Teijirō; August 7, 1885 – November 21, 1961) was a career naval officer who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs in 1941 and as admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
Michiji Tajima (Japanese: 田島道治) (July 2, 1885 – December 2, 1968) was a Japanese businessman and educator. He was Grand…
Michiji Tajima (Japanese: 田島道治) (July 2, 1885 – December 2, 1968) was a Japanese businessman and educator. He was Grand Steward of the Imperial Household Office (June 5, 1948 – May 31, 1949) and continued as Grand Steward of its successor, the Imperial Household Agency (June 1, 1949 – December 16, 1953). He graduated from the University of Tokyo. Documents written by Tajima and made public by the Japanese broadcaster NHK in 2019 suggest that Emperor Hirohito sought to apologize to the Japanese people for the damage caused during World War II. These include 18 notebooks, as well as a 1948 draft for an apology speech written in preparation for Japan gaining independence from Allied occupation in April 1952, which included phrases such as "deep shame" due to "my fault" (for the war). However, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida sought to avoid all mention of the war by Hirohito, and the passage referencing the emperor's "remorse" was dropped altogether.
Matsutarō Shōriki (正力 松太郎, Shōriki Matsutarō; 11 April 1885 – 9 October 1969) was a Japanese media proprietor and…
Matsutarō Shōriki (正力 松太郎, Shōriki Matsutarō; 11 April 1885 – 9 October 1969) was a Japanese media proprietor and politician. He was the owner of the Yomiuri Shimbun, founder of the Yomiuri Giants and the Nippon Television Network Corporation. After a career as a police officer, Shoriki acquired the bankrupt Yomiuri Shimbun in 1924. Under his management it would become one of the major newspapers in Japan. Shoriki also popularised professional baseball in Japan during this time and founded the Yomiuri Giants. After the war Shoriki was arrested as a war criminal, but the charges were dropped in 1947. He founded Japan's first commercial television station, Nippon Television Network Corporation in 1952. Shoriki also became a prominent supporter of nuclear power in Japan. In 1955 he was elected to the House of Representatives. Shoriki became the first chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission under Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama and Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission under Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi. For his varied activities he received several appellations, such as the "father of Japanese professional baseball," the "father of Japanese private broadcasting" and the “father of Japanese nuclear power”.
George Masa (1885 – 1933) was a Japanese photographer and advocate for the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains…
George Masa (1885 – 1933) was a Japanese photographer and advocate for the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Appalachian Trail. Born in Tokyo and raised with the name Shoji Endo, he moved to Asheville and was known variously as G. M Iizuka, George M. Iizuka, Masahara Iizuka, etc. before adopting George Masa as his professional name. Masa lived and worked in the United States as a businessman and professional photographer. His photographs of the mountains “played a large role” in the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In 2018 Masa was inducted into the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame in recognition of his mapping and trail work on behalf of the Appalachian Trail.
Tatsunosuke Takasaki (高碕達之助, Takasaki Tatsunosuke; 7 February 1885 – 24 February 1964) was a Japanese…
Tatsunosuke Takasaki (高碕達之助, Takasaki Tatsunosuke; 7 February 1885 – 24 February 1964) was a Japanese businessman-politician.
Nobuteru Mori (21 October 1884 – 1 March 1941) was a Japanese businessman and politician who founded Showa Denko, a…
Nobuteru Mori (21 October 1884 – 1 March 1941) was a Japanese businessman and politician who founded Showa Denko, a leading Japanese chemical engineering firm, in the 1930s. He was also a member of the Japanese House of Representatives. Mori was the father of Mutsuko Miki, an activist and former First Lady, and the father-in-law of former Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Miki.
Rizaburo Toyoda (豊田 利三郎, Toyoda Rizaburō; 5 March 1884 – 3 June 1952) was a Japanese entrepreneur. He was the…
Rizaburo Toyoda (豊田 利三郎, Toyoda Rizaburō; 5 March 1884 – 3 June 1952) was a Japanese entrepreneur. He was the son-in-law of Toyota Industries Co., Ltd founder Sakichi Toyoda, and brother-in-law of Toyota Motor Corporation founder, Kiichiro Toyoda (豊田 喜一郎, Toyoda Kiichirō; June 11, 1894 – March 27, 1952). His original surname was Kodama (児玉). He graduated from Kobe University (then Kobe Koto Shogyo Gakko) and Hitotsubashi University (then Tokyo Koto Shogyo Gakko). In 1939, he became the first president of the Toyota Motor Corporation. He died at the age of 68 in 1952.
Ryūji Tanabe (Japanese: 田邊 隆二, Hepburn: Tanabe Ryūji; 23 January 1884 – 14 February 1945) was a Japanese bureaucrat in…
Ryūji Tanabe (Japanese: 田邊 隆二, Hepburn: Tanabe Ryūji; 23 January 1884 – 14 February 1945) was a Japanese bureaucrat in the Ministry of Communications and later a prominent businessman. A graduate of the University of Tokyo with high academic honors, he was awarded the prestigious silver watch by the government—a distinction known as the "Silver Watch Group." After joining the Ministry of Communications, he was considered a candidate for the position of Vice Minister. He went on to serve as president of Kyoto Electric Power Company, and later became the inaugural president of Kansai Haiden (now Kansai Electric Power Company). He was a native of Okayama Prefecture.
Chikuhei Nakajima (中島 知久平, Nakajima Chikuhei; January 1, 1884 – October 29, 1949), was a Japanese businessman, naval…
Chikuhei Nakajima (中島 知久平, Nakajima Chikuhei; January 1, 1884 – October 29, 1949), was a Japanese businessman, naval engineer, naval officer, and politician who was most notable for having founded Nakajima Aircraft Company in 1917, a major supplier of airplanes in the Empire of Japan. He also served as a cabinet minister.
Teikichi Hori (堀 悌吉, Hori Teikichi; August 16, 1883 – May 12, 1959) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during…
Teikichi Hori (堀 悌吉, Hori Teikichi; August 16, 1883 – May 12, 1959) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the early twentieth century. During the interwar period, Hori was a prominent member of the Treaty Faction of the Navy, and opposed war against the United States and the United Kingdom. Hori and Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto were close lifelong friends.
Shinzō Fukuhara (福原 信三, Fukuhara Shinzō; July 25, 1883 – November 4, 1948) was a Japanese photographer. He was born in…
Shinzō Fukuhara (福原 信三, Fukuhara Shinzō; July 25, 1883 – November 4, 1948) was a Japanese photographer. He was born in Kyōbashi-ku, Tokyo, on 25 July 1883, as the fourth son of Arinobu Fukuhara, the head of Apothecary Shiseidō (which in 1927 would be incorporated as Shiseidō) and Toku Fukuhara (福原 とく). The third brother predeceased his birth, so he was named and treated as the third son. His two other elder brothers also died young, but the next brother, Rosō, would also win fame as a photographer; and, to a lesser degree, his youngest brother Nobuyoshi (信義, b.1897) would too, under the name Tōru Namiki (並木 透). Fukuhara first used a camera in 1896, if not earlier. He went to Columbia University to study pharmacology in 1908, and after his graduation traveled around England, Germany and Italy before settling in Paris in 1913. While there he certainly viewed much art and is likely to have seen various exhibitions of post-Impressionist works; Iizawa sees the influence of artists such as Seurat in Fukuhara's photographs later collected as "Paris and the Seine." Fukuhara died on 4 November 1948.
Mokichi Okada (岡田茂吉 Okada Mokichi; 23 December 1882 – 10 February 1955) was the founder of the World Church of Messiah…
Mokichi Okada (岡田茂吉 Okada Mokichi; 23 December 1882 – 10 February 1955) was the founder of the World Church of Messiah, that later became the Church of World Меssianity. He also acted as the spiritual leader of Shumei and the Johrei Fellowship. He is known by his followers by the honorific title Meshiya-sama (メシヤ様; lit. 'Messiah') or Meishū-sama (明主様; lit. 'Lord of Light'). He is the founder of Johrei, an energy healing ritual that uses "divine light" to dissolve the spiritual impurities that are understood to be the source of all physical, emotional, and personal problems.
Keita Gotō (五島 慶太, Gotō Keita; 18 April 1882 – 14 August 1959) was a Japanese businessman, politician and educator, who…
Keita Gotō (五島 慶太, Gotō Keita; 18 April 1882 – 14 August 1959) was a Japanese businessman, politician and educator, who built the Tokyu Group into one of the leading corporate groups in Japan. He briefly served as Minister of Transportation and Communications in 1944. Prior to his business career, he worked as a government official in the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Transport. He founded the Tōyoko Commercial Girls' School and the Gotō Ikueikai. He is also the founder of Toei.
Jun Kawada (川田 順, Kawada Jun; 15 January 1882 – 22 January 1966) was a Japanese tanka poet and entrepreneur active…
Jun Kawada (川田 順, Kawada Jun; 15 January 1882 – 22 January 1966) was a Japanese tanka poet and entrepreneur active during the Shōwa period of Japan.
Takashi Suzuki (鈴木 隆, Suzuki Takashi; 1882 - 1978) was a Japanese speculator-turned politician.
Hisao Hayashi (林 寿夫, Hayashi Hisao; 2 May 1881 – 21 December 1963) was a Japanese politician who was Governor of the…
Hisao Hayashi (林 寿夫, Hayashi Hisao; 2 May 1881 – 21 December 1963) was a Japanese politician who was Governor of the South Seas Mandate from 1933 to 1936. He was mayor of Kawagoe, Saitama from 1931 to 1932. He was from Okayama Prefecture and a graduate of Tokyo Imperial University.
Yoshisuke Aikawa (or Gisuke Ayukawa) (鮎川 義介, Aikawa Yoshisuke; 6 November 1880 – 13 February 1967) was a Japanese…
Yoshisuke Aikawa (or Gisuke Ayukawa) (鮎川 義介, Aikawa Yoshisuke; 6 November 1880 – 13 February 1967) was a Japanese entrepreneur, businessman, and politician, noteworthy as the founder and first president of the Nissan zaibatsu, one of Japan's most powerful business conglomerates around the time of the Second World War.
Merrell Vories Hitotsuyanagi, also known as Mereru Hitotsuyanagi (一柳 米来留, Hitotsuyanagi Mereru); born William Merrell…
Merrell Vories Hitotsuyanagi, also known as Mereru Hitotsuyanagi (一柳 米来留, Hitotsuyanagi Mereru); born William Merrell Vories (October 28, 1880 – May 7, 1964), was an educator, architect, entrepreneur, Christian lay missionary, and founder of the Omi Mission. Born in the United States, he later became a naturalized Japanese citizen. Merrell lived and worked mainly in Shiga Prefecture in Japan. With only limited formal training as an architect, he founded an architectural office in Shiga which employed over thirty professional staff and was responsible for the design of well over 1000 residential, commercial, and church structures in Japan and occupied Korea, prior to the Second World War.
Yukio Sakurauchi (櫻内 幸雄, Sakurauchi Yukio; 14 October 1888 – 9 October 1947) was an entrepreneur, politician and…
Yukio Sakurauchi (櫻内 幸雄, Sakurauchi Yukio; 14 October 1888 – 9 October 1947) was an entrepreneur, politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan. He was the father of prominent post-war politician Yoshio Sakurauchi, and grandfather of controversial politician Seiichi Ota.
Magosaburō Ōhara (大原 孫三郎, Ōhara Magosaburō; July 28, 1880 - January 18, 1943) was a Japanese businessman and…
Magosaburō Ōhara (大原 孫三郎, Ōhara Magosaburō; July 28, 1880 - January 18, 1943) was a Japanese businessman and philanthropist. He was born in Kurashiki, Okayama. He studied at Waseda University but left Waseda before graduation. Later he became the most influential person in Kansai business community.
Yoshiaki Hatta (八田 嘉明, Hatta Yoshiaki; 14 September 1879 – 26 April 1964), was an engineer, entrepreneur, politician…
Yoshiaki Hatta (八田 嘉明, Hatta Yoshiaki; 14 September 1879 – 26 April 1964), was an engineer, entrepreneur, politician and cabinet minister in the Empire of Japan, serving as a member of the Upper House of the Diet of Japan, and five times as a cabinet minister.
Koyata Iwasaki was a Japanese industrialist who served as the fourth and last president of the unified Mitsubishi. He…
Koyata Iwasaki was a Japanese industrialist who served as the fourth and last president of the unified Mitsubishi. He was the last person to hold the office before the Allied Occupation Forces ordered the dissolution of all major zaibatsu.
Zhu Shen (Chinese: 朱深; pinyin: Zhū Shēn; Wade–Giles: Chu Shen; 1879 – July 2, 1943) was a politician and public…
Zhu Shen (Chinese: 朱深; pinyin: Zhū Shēn; Wade–Giles: Chu Shen; 1879 – July 2, 1943) was a politician and public prosecutor in the Republic of China. He was an important politician during the Provisional Government of the Republic of China and the Wang Jingwei regime. His courtesy name was Boyuan (博淵). He was born in Yongqing, Zhili (Hebei).
Seiji Noma (野間 清治; 1878–1938) was a Japanese writer and publisher who was the founder of Kodansha, a leading publishing…
Seiji Noma (野間 清治; 1878–1938) was a Japanese writer and publisher who was the founder of Kodansha, a leading publishing company, which his family still wholly own today. He was the founder and publisher of many well-known newspapers and magazines.
Viscount Masatoshi Ōkōchi (大河内正敏, Ōkōchi Masatoshi; December 6, 1878 – August 29, 1952) was a Japanese physicist and…
Viscount Masatoshi Ōkōchi (大河内正敏, Ōkōchi Masatoshi; December 6, 1878 – August 29, 1952) was a Japanese physicist and business executive. He was the third director of the Riken Institute, a position which he assumed in 1921 and held for 25 years. During this period, he was notable for establishing the Riken Konzern, a zaibatsu of companies which focused on utilizing Riken's research results to produce commercial products.
Tokushichi Nomura II (野村 徳七 二代; 7 August 1878 – 15 January 1945) was a Japanese businessman, investor and politician.…
Tokushichi Nomura II (野村 徳七 二代; 7 August 1878 – 15 January 1945) was a Japanese businessman, investor and politician. He was the founder of the Nomura Group zaibatsu and Nomura Securities, and served as a member of the House of Peers.
Sadaji Itō (17 January 1878 – 1943) was a Japanese politician who served as Mayor of the City of Hiroshima from May…
Sadaji Itō (17 January 1878 – 1943) was a Japanese politician who served as Mayor of the City of Hiroshima from May 1930 to May 1934.
Takuo Godō (伍堂 卓雄, Godō Takuo; 23 September 1877 – 7 April 1956) was a naval architect, vice admiral in the Imperial…
Takuo Godō (伍堂 卓雄, Godō Takuo; 23 September 1877 – 7 April 1956) was a naval architect, vice admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, entrepreneur and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan.
Tsuneo Kanemitsu (金光 庸夫, Kanemitsu Tsuneo; also as known as Kanemitsu Yasuo; March 13, 1877 – March 5, 1955), was an…
Tsuneo Kanemitsu (金光 庸夫, Kanemitsu Tsuneo; also as known as Kanemitsu Yasuo; March 13, 1877 – March 5, 1955), was an entrepreneur, politician and cabinet minister in the Empire of Japan, serving eight terms as a member of the Lower House of the Diet of Japan, and twice times as a cabinet minister. He also served twice in the post-war Lower House of the Diet.