EIICHI SHIBUSAWA

(Shibusawa Eiichi, 1st Viscount Shibusawa)


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Eiichi Shibusawa

The treatment of Japanese in America is so grave that it may endanger our international relations and welfare.
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1st Viscount Shibusawa. Not only was there gross discrimination—mostly in the Western States—against the Japanese, but they were subjected to physical harassment and violence.

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Eiichi Shibusawa
  • Born: March 16, 1840
  • Died: November 11, 1931
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Shibusawa Eiichi, 1st Viscount Shibusawa was a Japanese industrialist widely known today as the "father of Japanese capitalism". He spearheaded the introduction of Western capitalism to Japan after the Meiji Restoration. He introduced many economic reforms including use of double-entry accounting, joint-stock corporations and modern note-issuing banks.