Asano Sōichirō

Japanese businessman

Asano Sōichirō (浅野 総一郎; April 13, 1848 – November 9, 1930) was a Japanese businessman responsible for founding a number of companies, including what became today's Sapporo Breweries, Toa Construction Corporation, Oki Electric Industry, JFE Group and Taiheiyo Cement (formerly Asano Cement).²

From Wikipedia’s article on Asano Sōichirō (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Apr 13, 1848, died Nov 9, 1930.¹