Hisaakira Hijikata

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Hisaakira Hijikata
土方 久徴
Hisaakira Hijikata
12th Governor of the Bank of Japan
In office
12 June 1928 – 4 June 1935[1]
Preceded byJunnosuke Inoue
Succeeded byEigo Fukai
Personal details
Born(1870-10-08)October 8, 1870
Mie, Japan[2]
DiedAugust 25, 1942(1942-08-25) (aged 71)
Tokyo, Japan
Alma materTokyo Imperial University

Hisaakira Hijikata (土方 久徴, Hijikata Hisaakira, October 8, 1870 – August 25, 1942) was a Japanese businessman, central banker and the 12th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ).

Early life[edit]

Hijikata was born in Mie Prefecture.[3]

Career[edit]

In 1897, Hijikata was a BOJ trainee along with Junnosuke Inoue. Both young men were sent by the bank to learn about British banking practices in London.[4]

In 1918, Hijikata was named head of the Industrial Bank of Japan.[5]

Hijikata was Governor of the Bank of Japan from June 12, 1928 through June 4, 1935.[6] During his tenure, financial difficulties in Europe and the suspension of the gold standard by the United Kingdom affected Japan; and the situation was exacerbated by the "Manchurian disturbance".[7]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "歴代総裁". Bank of Japan. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. ^ "土方久徴". Kotobank. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  3. ^ Bank of Japan (BOJ), 12th Governor
  4. ^ Metzler, Mark. (2006). Lever of Empire: the International Gold Standard and the Crisis of Liberalism in Prewar Japan, p. 9., p. 9, at Google Books
  5. ^ Tamaki, Norio. (1995). Japanese banking: a History, 1859-1959, p. 249, p. 249, at Google Books
  6. ^ BOJ, List of Governors; "Heads Bank of Japan; Fukai, Vice Governor, Is Promoted as Hijikata Retires," New York Times. June 4, 1935; retrieved 2011-08-22
  7. ^ "Annual Report of the Bank of Japan," 18 Federal Reserve Bulletin (US), Vol 18, p. 309. (1932)

References[edit]

  • Metzler, Mark. (2006). Lever of Empire: the International Gold Standard and the Crisis of Liberalism in Prewar Japan. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520244207; OCLC 469841628
  • Tamaki, Norio. (1995). Japanese banking: a History, 1859-1959. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521496766; OCLC 231677071
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of the Bank of Japan
1928–1935
Succeeded by