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 It is said that Shibusawa Eiichi was involved with nearly 500 companies over the course of his lifetime. The name change charts are being created industry by industry to give an understanding of the types of companies he was involved with as well as how their names have changed over time.
For each chart a company, economic organization, or other organization was selected from those mentioned in the Shibusawa Eiichi denki shiryo (Shibusawa Eiichi Biographical Materials) and its history researched. There are currently 122 name change charts, listed below according to the industry divisions found in the Denki shiryo. Not all organizations mentioned in the Denki shiryo have been included.
Industries (clicking on an industry will jump to that section in the list below)
Finance; Transportation and Communications; Commerce and Industry; Mining and Extraction;
Agriculture, Ranching, Forestry, and Fisheries; Foreign Projects; Economic Organizations; Newspapers and Magazines
Clicking on an entry will open the corresponding name change chart in another window. (charts in Japanese only)
Last updated July 3, 2012
| Industry |
Name Change Chart |
Direct
Connection
*1 |
Subsequent
Companies
*2 |
Other
Companies |
Total |
| Finance |
Banks: Daiichi / Kangyo / Kogin |
6 |
8 |
1 |
15 |
| Banks: Mitsui (A, B) |
4 |
12 |
12 |
28 |
| Banks: Yokohama Shokin |
1 |
3 |
11 |
15 |
| Banks: Tokyo Chochiku (A, B) |
1 |
6 |
16 |
23 |
| Banks: Teikoku Shogyo |
5 |
2 |
7 |
14 |
| Banks: Hokkaido Takushoku |
1 |
0 |
10 |
11 |
| Banks: Tohoku (A, B) |
7 |
4 |
16 |
27 |
| Banks: Kanto (A, B, C) |
9 |
4 |
32 |
45 |
| Banks: Chubu Tokai |
4 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
| Banks: Hokuriku (A, B) |
7 |
6 |
16 |
29 |
| Banks: Kinki and Shikoku |
3 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
| Banks: Kyushu |
3 |
5 |
9 |
17 |
| Bank of Japan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Miscellaneous Banks |
6 |
2 |
5 |
13 |
| Banking Organizations (A, B) |
12 |
1 |
13 |
26 |
| Clearing Houses |
7 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
| Mercantile Agencies |
2 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
| Damage Insurance (A, B, C, D, E, F) |
15 |
21 |
57 |
93 |
| Life Insurance (A, B) |
4 |
4 |
25 |
33 |
| Miscellaneous Financial Institutions |
5 |
0 |
7 |
12 |
Transportation
and
Communications |
Marine Transportation (A, B, C) |
13 |
4 |
24 |
41 |
| Land Transportation: Hokkaido (A, B) |
5 |
3 |
17 |
25 |
| Land Transportation: Eastern Japan (A, B, C) |
20 |
2 |
8 |
30 |
| Land Transportation: Tokyo (A, B) |
13 |
4 |
20 |
37 |
| Land Transportation: Tokai |
6 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
| Land Transportation: Western Japan (A, B) |
10 |
2 |
5 |
17 |
| Land Transportation: Kyushu and Taiwan |
9 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
| Aviation |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Communications |
3 |
1 |
8 |
12 |
| Commerce and Industry |
Textiles |
Cotton (A, B, C) |
11 |
8 |
9 |
28 |
| Silk (A, B) |
8 |
3 |
17 |
28 |
| Hemp |
5 |
7 |
4 |
16 |
| Woolen Fabric (A, B) |
4 |
7 |
6 |
17 |
| Hats |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Paper Pulp |
Paper Manufacturing |
8 |
9 |
5 |
22 |
| Leather |
Leather Tanning |
7 |
5 |
12 |
24 |
| Foodstuffs |
Sugar (A, B) |
7 |
8 |
9 |
24 |
| Brewing |
4 |
6 |
9 |
19 |
| Ceramics |
Pottery |
4 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
| Glass |
6 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
| Bricks |
7 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
| Cement |
7 |
5 |
8 |
20 |
| Iron and Steel |
Steel and Smelting |
6 |
3 |
5 |
14 |
| Iron and Steel (A, B) |
5 |
6 |
14 |
25 |
| Freight Machinery |
Shipbuilding and Docks (A, B, C) |
9 |
13 |
16 |
38 |
| Steam Engines and Automobiles |
7 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
| Chemicals |
Chemical Fertilizers |
4 |
4 |
8 |
16 |
| Pharmaceuticals |
2 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
| Chemical Industry (A, B, C, D, E) |
12 |
7 |
30 |
49 |
| Gas |
Gas (A, B) |
8 |
4 |
14 |
26 |
| Electricity |
Electricity (A, B, C, D) |
14 |
12 |
46 |
72 |
| Construction |
Public Works |
1 |
6 |
12 |
19 |
| Harbor Construction |
10 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
| Land Companies |
6 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
| Stock, Commodity, and Grain Exchanges |
Tokyo Exchanges |
9 |
2 |
6 |
17 |
| Yokohama Exchanges |
6 |
2 |
6 |
14 |
| Osaka Exchanges |
2 |
2 |
8 |
12 |
| Warehouses |
Warehouses |
8 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
| Hotels |
Hotels |
6 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
| Foreign Trade |
Foreign Trade (A, B) |
10 |
4 |
9 |
23 |
| Miscellaneous Commerce and Industry |
Printing |
2 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
| Electrical Goods Manufacturing |
4 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
| Manufacturing |
11 |
0 |
7 |
18 |
| Retail |
8 |
2 |
7 |
17 |
| Service Industry |
6 |
0 |
5 |
11 |
| Mining and Extraction |
Copper (A, B) |
3 |
9 |
11 |
23 |
| Coal (A, B) |
8 |
5 |
11 |
24 |
| Oil |
2 |
0 |
14 |
16 |
| Mines |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Agriculture, Ranching, Forestry, and Fisheries |
Agriculture, Ranching, and Forestry (A, B) |
17 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
| Fisheries (A, B) |
11 |
1 |
14 |
26 |
| Foreign Projects |
Foreign Projects: Korean Peninsula (A, B, C) |
23 |
2 |
6 |
31 |
| Foreign Projects: Manchuria (A, B) |
5 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
| Foreign Projects: China |
9 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
| Foreign Projects: Various Countries |
6 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
| Economic Organizations |
Economic Organizations (A, B) |
11 |
4 |
13 |
28 |
| Newspapers and Magazines |
Magazines |
3 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
| |
Total |
521 |
284 |
719 |
1,524 |
(totals include some duplication)
| *1 Direct Connection |
Companies with a direct connection to Shibusawa Eiichi (where Eiichi was a member of the board of directors, shareholder, advisor, or supporter) |
| *2 Subsequent Companies |
Successors to companies with a direct connection (companies that were inherited or underwent a name change) |
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