Viscount was a Japanese businessman, central banker, philanthropist and

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. He was the 16th Governor of the

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(BOJ).

Early life

Shibusawa was born in Tokyo. He was the grandson of

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.Tamaki, Norio. (1995).

Career

Shibusawa was Governor of the Bank of Japan from March 18, 1944 – October 9, 1945. He left the bank to serve as

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in the brief post-war government of

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'' was implemented during the period in which he was head of the

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. Shibusawa was involved in the creation of the core collection of the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka.Izumi Koide
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(AAS) conference, April 2, 2005; retrieved 2011-08-22

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References

* Tamaki, Norio. (1995). ''Japanese Banking: a History, 1859-1959.'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
OCLC 231677071
* Werner, Richard A. (2003). ''Princes of the Yen: Japan's Central Bankers and the Transformation of the Economy.'' Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe.
OCLC 471605161
1896 births 1963 deaths Ministers of Finance of Japan Governors of the Bank of Japan {{Japan-business-bio-stub

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