Viscount was a Japanese businessman, central banker, philanthropist and
folklorist. He was the 16th Governor of the
Bank of Japan (BOJ).
Early life
Shibusawa was born in Tokyo. He was the grandson of
Shibusawa Eiichi
was a Japanese industrialist widely known today as the "father of Japanese capitalism". He spearheaded the introduction of Western capitalism to Japan after the Meiji Restoration. He introduced many economic reforms including use of double- ...
.
[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
Finance Minister
A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation.
A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", ...
in the brief post-war government of
Kijūrō Shidehara
Baron was a pre–World War II Japanese diplomat and politician. He was Prime Minister of Japan from 1945 to 1946 and a leading proponent of pacifism in Japan before and after World War II. He was the last Japanese Prime Minister who was a mem ...
in 1945-1946.
"Major Posts Filled in Jap Cabinet; Shaping Into Conservative Body,"
''The Argus'' (Australia). 9 October 1945, p. 1; retrieved 2011-08-21
The dissolution of the Japanese ''zaibatsu
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'' was implemented during the period in which he was head of the Ministry of Finance A ministry of finance is a part of the government in most countries that is responsible for matters related to the finance.
Lists of current ministries of finance
Named "Ministry"
* Ministry of Finance (Afghanistan)
* Ministry of Finance and Ec ...
.[Izumi Koide]
"Mining for Information Gold: How to get at it?" p. 2
Association for Asian Studies The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is a scholarly, non-political and non-profit professional association focusing on Asia and the study of Asia. It is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
The Association provides members with an Annu ...
(AAS) conference, April 2, 2005; retrieved 2011-08-22
See also
* Shibusawa Eiichi
was a Japanese industrialist widely known today as the "father of Japanese capitalism". He spearheaded the introduction of Western capitalism to Japan after the Meiji Restoration. He introduced many economic reforms including use of double- ...
Notes
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
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