was a Japanese businessman, central banker, the 27th Governor of the
Bank of Japan
The is the central bank of Japan.Louis Frédéric, Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric. (2005). "Nihon Ginkō" in The bank is often called for short. It has its headquarters in Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō, Tokyo.
History
Like most modern Japanese instituti ...
(BOJ) and a Director of the
Bank for International Settlements
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international financial institution owned by central banks that "fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks".
The BIS carries out its work thr ...
(BIS).
Early life
Matsushita was born in
Hyōgo prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, an ...
. He is a graduate of Hyogo Prefectural 1st Kobe Boys’ School (now,
Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School
, also referred to as Kobe High School, is a high school in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. The school is the second oldest in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Overview
The school has 1076 students ranging in age from 15–18 as of June 2020. It offers both a science ...
) and the
University of Tokyo Law School.
Career
After the graduation from the
University of Tokyo, he entered the
Ministry of Finance in 1950.
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(in Japanese)] He smoothly moved up through the ranks to the level of Director-General of the Budget Bureau and Vice‐Minister of Finance.
Matsushita became Governor of the Bank of Japan from December 17, 1994 to March 20, 1998. He died at 92.
Ex-Bank of Japan chief Yasuo Matsushita dies at 92 , The Japan Times
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Notes
References
* Richard Werner, 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
1926 births
2018 deaths
University of Tokyo alumni
Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st class
Governors of the Bank of Japan
People from Hyōgo Prefecture
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