Hisaakira Hijikata

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 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

Early life

Hijikata was born in Mie Prefecture.[3]

Career

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
  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
  • 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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