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BaronIwasaki Yanosuke
岩崎彌之助
4th Governor of the Bank of Japan
In office
November 11, 1896 – October 20, 1898
MonarchMeiji
Prime MinisterMatsukata Masayoshi
Itō Hirobumi
Ōkuma Shigenobu
Preceded byKawada Koichiro
Succeeded byYamamoto Tatsuo
Personal details
ChildrenKoyata Iwasaki, Toshiya Iwasaki

Baron Iwasaki Yanosuke (岩崎 彌之助, February 8, 1851 – March 25, 1908) was a Japanese banker, businessman, investor, and politician. After his brother Yataro's death in 1885, he succeeded as the president of Mitsubishi, one of Japan's largest conglomerates (zaibatsu). He served as the 4th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ). He was created a Baron in 1900; and he was a member of Japan's House of Peers.

Early life

Iwasaki was born in Kōchi Prefecture. He was the brother of Iwasaki Yatarō, the founder of Mitsubishi. He was educated at the Tokyo Imperial University and at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Career

In 1885, Iwasaki became the second president of Mitsubishi. As the head of Mitsubishi, he purchased Marunouchi from the government in 1890. Marunouchi has since evolved into one of the most important business districts in the country, with 20 of the Fortune Global 500 companies headquartred there in 2021.

He was succeeded as the president of Mitsubishi by Hisaya Iwasaki, the male heir to the founder Yataro in 1894.

Iwasaki was Governor of the Bank of Japan from November 11, 1896—October 20, 1898.

Legacy

Iwasaki's son Koyata would become Mitsubishi's 4th president; and his second son Toshiya would found his own company, Asahi Glass.

Notes

  1. "Yanosuke Iwasaki | mitsubishi.com". www.mitsubishi.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  2. ^ "Baron Yanosuke Iwasaki," New York Times. March 26, 1908; retrieved 2011-08-30
  3. Bank of Japan (BOJ), 4th Governor
  4. Mitsubishi, Yanosuke Iwasaki
  5. Weston, Mark. (1999). Giants of Japan : the Lives of Japan's Greatest Men and Women, p. 17., p. 17, at Google Books
  6. "Global Business Hub | Convenient Access | Corporate Clusters | Mitsubishi Estate Office Information". タイトル. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  7. Sanger, David E. "Daimler-Benz and Mitsubishi Negotiating Cooperative Plan," New York Times, March 7, 1990; retrieved 2011-08-30
  8. BOJ, List of Governors.
  9. Mitsubishi, Koyata Iwasaki
  10. Mitsubishi, Toshiya Iwasaki

References

  • Weston, Mark. (1999). Giants of Japan: the Lives of Japan's Greatest Men and Women. New York : Kodansha International. ISBN 9781568362861; OCLC 246601936
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Preceded byKawada Koichiro Governor of the Bank of Japan
1896–1898 		Succeeded byTatsuo Yamamoto
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