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).
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 by | Junnosuke Inoue |
| Succeeded by | Eigo Fukai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 8, 1870 Mie, Japan[2] |
| Died | August 25, 1942 (aged 71) Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
Early life
editHijikata was born in Mie Prefecture.[3]
Career
editIn 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- ^ "歴代総裁". Bank of Japan. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "土方久徴". Kotobank. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ Bank of Japan (BOJ), 12th Governor
- ^ 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
- ^ Tamaki, Norio. (1995). Japanese banking: a History, 1859-1959, p. 249, p. 249, at Google Books
- ^ 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
- ^ "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
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