Kadono Ikunoshin
Kadono Ikunoshin (門野幾之進, 1856 – 1938) was a Japanese samurai and businessman. He has a younger brother Kadono Jūkurō (1867 - 1958) who was a Japanese railway engineer, businessman, and the Chairman of Ōkura Gumi (1914 - 1937).
Career
[edit]In 1904, Kadono founded Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Company (Chiyoda Seimei Hoken). It was the first in Japan with an American structure.[1] In 1906, he was a founder of Chiyoda Fire Insurance (Chiyoda Kasai Hoken).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Graham, Fiona. (2004). Inside the Japanese Company, p. 4.
- ^ The Japan Weekly Mail, Vol. 45 (April 28, 1906), p. 430, 3rd column.
External links
[edit]- National Diet Library, Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures, Kadono Ikunoshin
- Insurance Hall of Fame, Ikunoshin Kadono
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