Asano zaibatsu explained

Industry:Conglomerate
Founder:Asano Soichiro
Founded:1884
Dissolved:1947

Asano zaibatsu 浅野財閥, one of the major second-tier zaibatsu (conglomerates) in Japan, was founded in 1887 by Asano Sōichirō 浅野総一郎 with support from Shibusawa Eiichi 渋沢栄一, the founder of the Shibusawa zaibatsu 渋沢財閥 and "father of Japanese capitalism".

History

Asano Sōichirō 浅野総一郎 founded Asano zaibatsu in 1884 after purchasing the Fukagawa Cement Works from the government with support from Shibusawa Eiichi 渋沢栄一 of the Shibusawa zaibatsu.[1] Because the Asano zaibatsu had no bank of its own it relied on Shibusawa and Yasuda zaibatsu capital, but it was still "the fifth-largest" zaibatsu in Japan.[2] It had 64 affiliated companies in 1940[3] and 94 in 1943.[4] It almost monopolized the cement industry in Japan.[5] "Often these companies are controlled through only a minority of shares, domination being accomplished by personal influence, and the manipulation of credit, supplies and outlets."[6] Since 1945, when most of the zaibatsu were disbanded by Douglas MacArthur in occupied Japan, the Asano zaibatsu has spun off many companies.

Member Companies

Hospitals

Schools

Notes and References

  1. Saito Satoshi 齋藤憲, Kaseguni Oitsuku Binbo Nashi『稼ぐに追いつく貧乏なし』, Toyo Keizai Shinpo Sha 東洋経済新報社、1998, pp.29-32.
  2. Asano-Soichiro in Encyclopædia Britannica website
  3. http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/9884679?itemId=info%3Andljp%2Fpid%2F9884679&__lang=en The Asano Industrial Combine of Japan and its Officers, 1945, p.4.
  4. http://www.lib.kobe-u.ac.jp/das/jsp/ja/ContentViewM.jsp?METAID=10033951&TYPE=IMAGE_FILE&POS=1&LANG=JA Nippon Sangyou Keizai Shinbun Newspaper 1943,5,22-1943,6,4
  5. http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/9884679?itemId=info%3Andljp%2Fpid%2F9884679&__lang=en The Asano Industrial Combine of Japan and its Officers
  6. http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/9884679?itemId=info%3Andljp%2Fpid%2F9884679&__lang=en The Asano Industrial Combine of Japan and its Officers, 1945, p.2.
  7. https://www.toa-const.co.jp/eng/corp_overview/history/course/hop/ Toa
  8. https://www.oki.com/en/profile/history/his_1.html Oki Electric Industry
  9. https://www.jmuc.co.jp/en/company/history/index.html Japan Marine United
  10. http://www.carlit.co.jp/corporate/history.html Japan Carlit
  11. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jrbh1984/19/0/19_0_55/_pdf "Soichiro Asano" by Satoshi Saito p.72.
  12. https://www.nyk.com/english/profile/history/ Nippon Yusen
  13. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jrbh1984/19/0/19_0_55/_pdf "Soichiro Asano" by Satoshi Saito p.62.
  14. http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/9884679 The Asano Industrial Combine of Japan and its Officers, 1945-1946, p.4.
  15. 渡邉恵一『浅野セメントの物流史』立教大学出版会、２００５年、pp.208-247.
  16. https://rikkyo.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=2372&file_id%3D18%26file_no%3D1&usg=AOvVaw2MRusCwZyAqfR0V0B4FOCO 渡邉恵一「青梅鉄道の設立と浅野総一郎」『立教経済学研究』立教大学経済学研究会、48巻、3号、1995年、pp.187～212.
  17. 渡邉恵一『浅野セメントの物流史』立教大学出版会、2005年、pp.206-209.
  18. https://www.sangirail.co.jp/ Sangi Railway official
  19. https://maonline.jp/articles/seibu_tsutsumi?page=2 西武鉄道の成立　武蔵野の台地に王国を築いた堤康次郎（前編）
  20. https://www.jfe-holdings.co.jp/en/company/history/prehistory.html JFE Group Prehistory
  21. Saito Satoshi 齋藤憲, Kaseguni Oitsuku Binbo nashi 稼ぐに追いつく貧乏なし, Toyo Keizai Shinpo Sha 東洋経済新報社, 1998, p.84.
  22. https://www.sapporoholdings.jp/en/company/history/ Sapporo holdinds
  23. https://www.koukankai.or.jp/about/enkaku.html Nippon Kokan Hospital history
  24. http://www.asano.ed.jp/en/aboutus.html Asano High School history
  25. https://ssl.asano.ac.jp/asanos/story/history/ Asano Institute of Technology

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