:Kawada Koichiro
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{{Infobox Officeholder
|honorific_prefix = Baron
|name = Kawada Koichiro
川田小一郎
|image = Kawada Koichiro BOJ3.jpg
|office = 3rd Governor of the Bank of Japan
|monarch = Meiji
|primeminister = Kuroda Kiyotaka
Sanjō Sanetomi
Yamagata Aritomo
Matsukata Masayoshi
Itō Hirobumi
|term_start = September 3, 1889
|term_end = November 7, 1896
|predecessor = Tomita Tetsunosuke
|successor = Iwasaki Yanosuke
}}
{{nihongo|Kawada Koichirō|川田 小一郎||October 4, 1836 – November 7, 1896}} was a Japanese businessman, central banker and the 3rd Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ). He was created a Baron; and he was a member of Japan's House of Peers.
Early life
Career
Kawada's career was closely associated with Iwasaki Yatarō, the founder of Mitsubishi;Wray, William D. (1984). {{Google books|QyMttnEyjiIC|Mitsubishi and the N.Y.K., 1870-1914: Business Strategy in the Japanese Shipping Industry, p. 26.|page=26}} and he was a key figure in the development of Mitsubishi's management structure.Wray, {{Google books|QyMttnEyjiIC|p. 251.|page=251}} He also played a key role in the early years of Nippon Yusen (NYK).Wray, {{Google books|QyMttnEyjiIC|p. 269.|page=269}}
Kawada was Governor of the Bank of Japan from September 3, 1889 – November 7, 1896.BOJ, [http://www.boj.or.jp/en/about/outline/history/pre_gov/index.htm/ List of Governors].
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References
- Wray, William D. (1984). Mitsubishi and the N.Y.K., 1870-1914: Business Strategy in the Japanese Shipping Industry. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. {{ISBN|9780674576650}}; [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10825248 OCLC 10825248]
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Category:Governors of the Bank of Japan
Category:People from Kōchi Prefecture
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