Yukichi Fukuzawa 1835-1901: The Spirit of Enterprise in Modern Japan

Yukichi Fukuzawa was one of the most effective business entrepreneurs in early modern Japan. He was the inspiration of the Yokohama Specie Bank, without which the Japanese could not have set up a sound banking system. He instigated the bookstore chain Maruzen. He was adviser to the newly founded shipbuilding and mining Mitsubishi and helped drag the old established House of Mitsui into the modern age. It is no surprise that Fukuzawa is featured on the Japanese 10000 bank note.

Author: N. Tamaki
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 09/06/2001
Pages: 252
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.68w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780333801215

About the Author
NORIO TAMAKI is Professor of Japan's Economic, Social and Banking History at Keio University.