Iwasaki Yanosuke

Iwasaki Yanosuke (岩崎 彌之助, February 8, 1851 – March 25, 1908) was a Japanese businessman, central banker and the 4th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ). He was created a Baron in 1900; and he was a member of Japan's House of Peers.[1]

Iwasaki Yanosuke 岩崎彌之助
4th Governor of the Bank of Japan
In office November 11, 1896 – October 20, 1898
Monarch	Meiji
Prime Minister	Matsukata Masayoshi Itō Hirobumi Ōkuma Shigenobu
Preceded by	Kawada Koichiro
Succeeded by	Yamamoto Tatsuo

Early life

Iwasaki was born in Kōchi Prefecture.[2] He was the brother of Iwasaki Yatarō, the founder of Mitsubishi.[3]

He was educated at the Tokyo Imperial University and at the University of Pennsylvania in Phlladelphia.[1]

Career

In 1885, Iwasaki became the second president of Mitsubishi.[4]

Iwasaki was Governor of the Bank of Japan from November 11, 1896—October 20, 1898.[5]

In 1890, he was responsible for Mitsubishi's purchase of the land in most of the central business district in Tokyo when it was still covered with grass and bamboo.[6]

Legacy

Iwasaki's son Koyata would become Mitsubishi's 4th president;[7] and his second son Toshiya would found his own company, Asahi Glass.[8]

Notes

1. "Baron Yanosuke Iwasaki," New York Times. March 26, 1908; retrieved 2011-08-30
2. Bank of Japan (BOJ), 4th Governor
3. Mitsubishi, Yanosuke Iwasaki
4. Weston, Mark. (1999). Giants of Japan : the Lives of Japan's Greatest Men and Women, p. 17., p. 17, at Google Books
5. BOJ, List of Governors.
6. Sanger, David E. "Daimler-Benz and Mitsubishi Negotiating Cooperative Plan," New York Times, March 7, 1990; retrieved 2011-08-30
7. Mitsubishi, Koyata Iwasaki
8. Mitsubishi, Toshiya Iwasaki

References

• Weston, Mark. (1999). Giants of Japan: the Lives of Japan's Greatest Men and Women. New York : Kodansha International. ISBN 9781568362861; OCLC 246601936