was a Japanese

industrialist A business magnate, also known as a tycoon, is a person who has achieved immense wealth through the ownership of multiple lines of enterprise. The term characteristically refers to a powerful entrepreneur or investor who controls, through perso ...

and

philanthropist Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ...

who founded Mayekawa Manufacturing Company in

Tokyo, Japan Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...

in 1924. A graduate of Japan's

Waseda University , abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the ''Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō'' by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the school was formally renamed Waseda University in 1902. The university has numerou ...

, he also founded the all-male Dormitory

Wakeijuku Wakeijuku (和敬塾), literally meaning "a place to seek harmony and respect", is an all-male dormitory located in the Mejirodai neighborhood in the Bunkyō ward of Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1955 by Kisaku Mayekawa, philanthropist and foun ...

through his philanthropic work. * 1920: Graduated from Waseda University School of Science and Engineering * 1924: Founded Mayekawa Manufacturing Ltd. *Supplied imperial Japan with war supplies. * 1948: Councilor of Waseda University (Later trustee) * 1955: Established the Wakeijuku Foundation

External links

Mayekawa Japanese Site
1893 births 1986 deaths 20th-century Japanese businesspeople Japanese philanthropists Waseda University alumni 20th-century philanthropists {{Japan-business-bio-stub