was a

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

businessman, central banker and the 3rd 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 is headquartered in Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō, Tokyo. The said bank is a corporate entity ...

(BOJ). He was created a Baron; and he was a member of Japan's House of Peers.

Early life

Kawada was born in

Kōchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 669,516 (1 April 2023) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2 (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and Tok ...

Career

Kawada's career was closely associated with

Iwasaki Yatarō was a Japanese industrialist and financier known as the founder of Mitsubishi, one of Japan's largest conglomerates. Early life Yatarō Iwasaki was born on 9 January 1835 in Aki, Tosa Province (now Kōchi Prefecture) into a provincial farmi ...

, the founder of

Mitsubishi The is a group of autonomous Japanese multinational companies in a variety of industries. Founded by Yatarō Iwasaki in 1870, the Mitsubishi Group traces its origins to the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, a unified company that existed from 1870 to 194 ...

; and he was a key figure in the development of Mitsubishi's management structure. He also played a key role in the early years of

Nippon Yusen The , also known as NYK Line, is a Japanese shipping company. The company headquarters are located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It operates a fleet of over 820 ships, which includes container ships, Tanker (ship), tankers, bulk and woodchip carrie ...

(NYK). Kawada was Governor of the Bank of Japan from September 3, 1889 – November 7, 1896.BOJ
List of Governors

Notes

References

* Wray, William D. (1984). ''Mitsubishi and the N.Y.K., 1870-1914: Business Strategy in the Japanese Shipping Industry.'' Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
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1836 births 1896 deaths Governors of the Bank of Japan People from Kōchi Prefecture Japanese bankers Kazoku {{Japan-business-bio-stub