Eikichi Araki
Photo: 日本銀行 / The Bank of Japan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons10

Eikichi Araki

Japanese businessman and central banker

Eikichi Araki (新木 栄吉, Araki Eikichi; April 24, 1891 – February 1, 1959) was a Japanese businessman and a central banker. He was the 17th and 19th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ).2

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Born Apr 24, 1891, died Feb 1, 1959.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of Tokyo3

Araki was born in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Career

Occupation: businessperson.6

  • 1954 to 1956Governor of the Bank of Japan4
  • 1954 to 1956Chair, Bank of Japan5
  • 1952 to 1953Ambassador of Japan to the United States4
  • 1945 to 1946Governor of the Bank of Japan4
  • 1945 to 1946Chair, Bank of Japan5

Araki was Governor of the Bank of Japan from October 9, 1945 to June 1, 1946 and again from December 11, 1954 to November 30, 1956. He also served as the Japanese Ambassador to the United States from 1952 until 1953.

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Personal life

  • BornApr 24, 1891, Komatsu7
  • CitizenshipJapan, Empire of Japan8