Monarch Meiji Died March 25, 1908 Preceded by Kawada Koichiro Children Koyata Iwasaki | Succeeded by Yamamoto Tatsuo Siblings Iwasaki Yataro Name Iwasaki Yanosuke | |
Prime Minister Matsukata Masayoshi
Ito Hirobumi
Okuma Shigenobu | ||
Iwasaki Yanosuke (岩崎 彌之助, February 8, 1851 – March 25, 1908) was a Japanese businessman, central banker and 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.
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Early life
Iwasaki was born in Kōchi Prefecture. He was the brother of Iwasaki Yatarō, the founder of Mitsubishi.
He was educated at the Tokyo Imperial University and at the University of Pennsylvania in Phlladelphia.
Career
In 1885, Iwasaki became the second president of Mitsubishi.
Iwasaki was Governor of the Bank of Japan from November 11, 1896—October 20, 1898.
In 1890, he was responsible for Mitsubishi's purchase of the land in most of the central business district in Tokyo when it was still covered with grass and bamboo.
Legacy
Iwasaki's son Koyata would become Mitsubishi's 4th president; and his second son Toshiya would found his own company, Asahi Glass.