Kenkichi Kagami

Kenkichi Kagami (各務 鎌吉, Kagami Kenkichi, 1869 - 1939) was a Japanese businessman.[1]

Kenkichi Kagami on the cover of Time in May 1931

Career

He graduated from Hitotsubashi University (then Kōtō Shōgyō Gakkō [Higher Commercial School]).[2]

Kagami was a leader in Japan's maritime insurance business. From 1925 to 1939, Kagami was chairman of Tokyo Marine Insurance (Tokio Kaijo Kasai). In the same time period, he also headed other companies; and he was on the board of the core holding company of the Mitsubishi organization.[3]

In 1929-1935, he was president of Nippon Yusen.[4] For a time, he was also president of the Mitsubishi Bank.[1]

References
  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kagami Kenkichi" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 446.
  2. 各務鎌吉　かがみ けんきちNational Diet Library
  3. "Kagami Kenkichi" at Mitsubishi.com; retrieved 2013-5-7.
  4. "Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) History" at FundingUniverse.com; retrieved 2013-5-7.
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