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Ichizō Kobayashi
Japanese industrialist (1873–1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ichizō Kobayashi (小林 一三, Kobayashi Ichizō, January 3, 1873 – January 25, 1957), occasionally referred to by his pseudonym Itsuō (逸翁), was a Japanese industrialist and politician. He is best known as the founder of Hankyu Railway, the Takarazuka Revue, and Toho. He served as Minister of Commerce and Industry between 1940-1941.
Quick Facts 20th Minister of Commerce and Industry, Monarch ...
Ichizō Kobayashi | |
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小林 一三 | |
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20th Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
In office 22 July 1940 – 4 April 1941 | |
Monarch | Hirohito |
Prime Minister | Fumimaro Konoe |
Preceded by | Ginjirō Fujiwara |
Succeeded by | Teijirō Toyoda |
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Born | (1873-01-03)January 3, 1873 Nirasaki, Yamanashi, Japan |
Died | January 25, 1957(1957-01-25) (aged 84) Ikeda, Osaka, Japan |
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Alma mater | Keio University |
Known for | Founder of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group |
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