Yatarō Mishima Biography
Viscount Yatarō Mishima (三島 彌太郎, Mishima Yatarō, May 4, 1867 – March 7, 1919) was a *anese businessman, central banker and the 8th Governor of the Bank of *an (BOJ). Viscount Mishima was a member of *an's House of Peers.
Early life
Mishima was born in Kagoshima Prefecture.
In 1893, Mishima briefly married a daughter of Ōyama Iwao, whom he was forced to divorce when she caught tuberculosis. Their relationship was the basis for Kenjirō Tokutomi's popular 1899 novel The Cuckoo.
In 1894–1900 he studied at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he earned a M.A. degree.
Career
During 1911–1913, Mishima was head of the Yokohama Specie Bank.
Mishima was Governor of the Bank of *an from February 28, 1913 to March 7, 1919. As head of the bank, Mishima encouraged policies of monetary restraint.
His sudden death in 1919 was unexpected.
See also
- Michiharu Mishima
Notes
References
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