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Iwasaki Yatarō (岩崎 弥太郎, January 9, 1835 – February 7, 1885) was a Japanese industrialist and financier known as the founder of Mitsubishi, one of Japan's largest conglomerates.
Learn about Yataro Iwasaki, the ambitious entrepreneur who started Mitsubishi in 1873. He rose from a farmer's son to a powerful businessman who expanded his company in shipping, mining, and manufacturing.
Iwasaki Yatarō (born Jan. 9, 1835, Tosa province, Japan—died Feb. 7, 1885, Tokyo) was an industrial entrepreneur who founded the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, the second largest of the family-owned industrial-financial combines that dominated the economic life of Japan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Artist: Liz Clarke. A petty samurai by birth, Iwasaki Yatarō seized the opportunities of industrialization to create the Mitsubishi corporation and to help industrialize the city of Nagasaki. Download the Graphic Biography PDF here or click on the image above.
Apr 1, 2019 · Following the introduction of equality laws in the late nineteenth century, Mitsubishi founder Iwasaki Yatarō and the “father of Japanese capitalism” Shibusawa Eiichi both rose from common...
May 22, 2020 · May 22, 2020 Roy Lando. The Life of Iwasaki Yataro: Founder of Mitsubishi Group. One of the greatest pioneers in the development of the Japanese industries was born in Kochi Prefecture on January 9, 1835. His name was Iwasaki Yataro, the founder of the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, once a very powerful conglomerate in pre-war Japan.
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Learn about the life and achievements of IWASAKI Yataro, the founder of the Mitsubishi Zaibatsu, a leading Japanese business group. He started as a samurai in Kochi and became a successful trader and shipowner in Osaka and Nagasaki.
