Masamichi Yamagiwa

Japanese central banker1

Masamichi Yamagiwa (山際正道, Yamagiwa Masamichi; June 12, 1901 – March 16, 1975) was a Japanese businessman, central banker, the 20th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ).2

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Born Jun 12, 1901, died Mar 16, 1975.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of Tokyo3

Yamagiwa was born in Tokyo.

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Career

Occupation: businessperson.6

  • 1956 to 1964Governor of the Bank of Japan4
  • 1956 to 1964Chair, Bank of Japan5

Yamagiwa was Governor of the Bank of Japan from November 30, 1956, through December 17, 1964.

When the Japanese Cabinet accepted the Yamagiwa's resignation, his health was mentioned as the main reason for stepping down before the end of his second five-year term. At this time, the president of the Mitsubishi Bank, Makoto Usami, was already identified as successor.

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Personal life

  • BornJun 12, 1901, Tokyo7
  • CitizenshipJapan, Empire of Japan8