Masuda Takashi
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Masuda Takashi

Japanese industrialist (1848–1938)

Baron Masuda Takashi (益田 孝; November 12, 1848 – December 28, 1938), was a Japanese industrialist, investor, and art collector. He was a prominent entrepreneur in Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa period Japan, responsible for transforming Mitsui into a zaibatsu through the creation of a general trading company, Mitsui & Co.2

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Born Nov 12, 1848, died Dec 28, 1938.1

About

He also established a newspaper, the Chugai Shōgyō Shimpō (中外商業新報), which was later renamed the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedHepburn School3

Career

Occupation: businessperson, entrepreneur, tea master.6

Personal life

  • BornNov 12, 1848, Aikawa7
  • CitizenshipJapan8