Sekiryo Kaneda

Japanese businessman (1883–1949)

Sekiryo Kaneda (Japanese: 金田 積良, Hepburn: Kaneda Sekiryō; 1883 – 1949), also known as Sekiryo Yamauchi (山内 積良, Yamauchi Sekiryō), was the second president of what is now Nintendo Co., Ltd., from 1929 to 1949. He married one of the two daughters of Fusajiro Yamauchi, Tei Yamauchi, and took the Yamauchi surname.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Sekiryo Kaneda (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Dec 10, 1883, died Feb 2, 1949.1

About

Kaneda retired in 1949 after suffering a stroke, leaving Nintendo to be run by his grandson, Hiroshi Yamauchi.

From Wikipedia’s article on Sekiryo Kaneda, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

  • NintendoChief executive officer 1929 to 19493

Sources

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