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Baron Ōkura Kihachirō (大倉 喜八郎, 23 October 1837 – 5 April 1928) was a Japanese businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was the corporate progenitor of the Ōkura-gumi zaibatsu, which later became the Taisei Corporation, and the Ōkura Shōgyō Gakkō ("Okura Commerce School") which later became Tokyo University of Economics ...
Ōkura Kihachirō (born Oct. 23, 1837, Shibata, Japan—died April 5, 1928, Tokyo) was the founder of one of the largest zaibatsu, or gigantic industrial-financial combines that dominated the Japanese economy throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Gion-kaku and Okura Kihachiro. Okura Kihachiro is renowned for establishing the Okura zaibatsu (conglomerate) in his life time, focusing on government and military procurement from the Meiji Restoration to the Taisho Period. Despite his active presence in Tokyo, he held a deep affection for Kyoto.
Businessman and founder of the Okura Zaibatsu (Okura financial group). Born in Niigata, the son of the head of a big village in the Shibata Clan. He came to Tokyo at the age of 18, and ran a grocer's shop.
Aug 13, 2018 · On the unprofitability and secrecy of the Chinese holdings and business ventures, see especially the introduction to Ōkura Kihachirō’s biography (no page number), as well as p. 45 (see below).
Baron Ōkura Kihachirō was an entrepreneur who built up the Ōkura-gumi and founded the giant Ōkura zaibatsu and the Ōkura Shōgyō Gakkō which later became Tokyo Keizai University in 1949. In contrast to most of the zaibatsu, the Ōkura zaibatsu was founded by someone from the peasant class.
Okura Kihachiro was an entrepreneur who built up the Okura-gumi and founded the giant Okura zaibatsu (literally financial cliques) and the Okura Shogyo Gakko which later became Tokyo Keizai University in 1949.
