Iwasaki Yanosuke

Iwasaki Yanosuke
岩崎彌之助
4th Governor of the Bank of Japan
In office
November 11, 1896 – October 20, 1898
MonarchMeiji
Prime MinisterMatsukata Masayoshi
Itō Hirobumi
Ōkuma Shigenobu
Preceded byKawada Koichiro
Succeeded byYamamoto Tatsuo
Personal details
ChildrenKoyata Iwasaki, Toshiya Iwasaki

Baron Iwasaki Yanosuke (岩崎 彌之助, February 8, 1851 – March 25, 1908) was a Japanese banker, businessman, investor, and politician. After his brother Yataro's death in 1885, he succeeded as the president of Mitsubishi, one of Japan's largest conglomerates (zaibatsu).[1] He served as the 4th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ). He was created a Baron in 1900; and he was a member of Japan's House of Peers.[2]

  1. ^ "Yanosuke Iwasaki | mitsubishi.com". www.mitsubishi.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  2. ^ "Baron Yanosuke Iwasaki," New York Times. March 26, 1908; retrieved 2011-08-30