Yatarō Mishima
Yatarō Mishima | |
|---|---|
| Born | Template:Birth date Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | March 7, 1919 (aged 51) |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, central banking official |
| Known for | 8th Governor of the Bank of Japan, member of the House of Peers (Japan) |
Viscount Yatarō Mishima (三島 彌太郎, born May 4, 1867 – died March 7, 1919) was a prominent Japanese entrepreneur and central banking official who held the position of the 8th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ). Additionally, he was a member of Japan's House of Peers.
Early life
Originating from Kagoshima Prefecture, Mishima pursued higher education abroad, obtaining a Master of Arts degree from Cornell University located in Ithaca, New York between 1894 and 1900.
Career
Mishima was at the helm of the Yokohama Specie Bank, a major institution involved in Japan's foreign trade, from 1911 until 1913. Subsequently, he assumed the role of Governor at the Bank of Japan starting February 28, 1913, a position he maintained until his passing on March 7, 1919. Throughout his governorship, he advocated for prudent monetary policies aimed at reinforcing economic stability during a period marked by international financial difficulties.
His untimely passing in 1919 brought to a close an influential chapter in the leadership of Japan’s banking sector.
See also
References
- Metzler, Mark. (2006). Lever of Empire: the International Gold Standard and the Crisis of Liberalism in Prewar Japan. Berkeley: University of California Press.
- Masaoka, Naoichi. (1914). Japan to America: A Symposium of Papers by Political Leaders and Representative Citizens of Japan on Conditions in Japan and on the Relations Between Japan and the United States.
- Smitka, Michael. (1998). The Interwar Economy of Japan: Colonialism, Depression, and Recovery, 1910-1940. New York: Garland.