Keizo Shibusawa
Japanese businessman, philanthropist and folklorist
Viscount Keizō Shibusawa (渋沢 敬三, Shibusawa Keizō; 25 August 1896 – 25 October 1963) was a Japanese businessman, central banker, politician, philanthropist, and folklorist. He served as the 16th Governor of the Bank of Japan and later as Minister of Finance in the immediate postwar government of Kijūrō Shidehara.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Keizo Shibusawa (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Aug 25, 1896, died Oct 25, 1963.1
Companies
- Bank of JapanChair Mar 18, 1944 to Oct 9, 194512
Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity of Tokyo3
Shibusawa was born in Tokyo into a prominent family. He was the grandson of Shibusawa Eiichi, a noted industrialist and economic reformer.
From Wikipedia’s article on Keizo Shibusawa (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Career
Occupation: politician, folklorist, businessperson, writer.7
- 1944 to 1945Governor of the Bank of Japan5
- 1944 to 1945Chair, Bank of Japan6
- Date not recordedWorked at Yokohama Specie Bank4
- Date not recordedMember of the House of Peers5
Shibusawa served as Governor of the Bank of Japan from 18 March 1944 to 9 October 1945. He resigned from the post to become Minister of Finance in October 1945, under the cabinet of Prime Minister Kijūrō Shidehara.
During his tenure as finance minister, Shibusawa oversaw initial steps toward the dissolution of the zaibatsu, Japan's large industrial and financial conglomerates, as part of postwar economic reforms.
Beyond finance and politics, Shibusawa was also known for his contributions to cultural preservation and academia. He was instrumental in forming the core ethnographic collections of what later became the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka.
From Wikipedia’s article on Keizo Shibusawa (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Personal life
Awards
- Date not recordedOrder of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class11
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataKeizo Shibusawa on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaKeizo Shibusawa on Wikipedia
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- 12WikidataBank of Japan, Chair
- 13Wikimedia CommonsKeizo Shibusawa photo by Ihei Kimura, Public domain