Keizo Shibusawa


Viscount Keizō Shibusawa was a Japanese businessman, central banker, philanthropist and folklorist. He was the 16th Governor of the Bank of Japan.

Early life

Shibusawa was born in Tokyo. He was the grandson of Shibusawa Eiichi.

Career

Shibusawa was Governor of the Bank of Japan from March 18, 1944 – October 9, 1945. He left the bank to served as Finance Minister in the brief post-war government of Kijūrō Shidehara in 1945-1946.
The dissolution of the Japanese zaibatsu was implemented during the period in which he was head of the Ministry of Finance.
Shibusawa was involved in the creation of the core collection of the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka.