Nagano Shigeo

Nagano Shigeo ( Japanese 永 野 重 雄 ; born July 15, 1900 in Matsue ( Shimane Prefecture ); died May 4, 1984 ) was a Japanese entrepreneur and organizer involved in rebuilding the economy.

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Nagano Shigeo grew up in Hiroshima, graduated from the Tokyo University Faculty of Law in 1924 and began working for Asano Bussan (浅 野 物産). In the following year he moved to Fuji Steel (富士 製鋼, Fuji seitetsu) and in 1933 manager, who was able to lead the run-down company back to profit. In 1934 he switched to Nippon Steel (日本 製 鉄).

1950 Nippon Steel split into the groups Yawata Steel (八 幡 製 鉄) and Fuji Steel. They reunited in 1970 to "New Nippon Steel" - Shin-Nippon Seitetsu , whose supervisory board chairman was Nagano. In 1973 he retired and worked as a consultant to the company.

Nagano was deputy director of the "Economy Stabilization Board" (経 済 安定 本部, Keizai antei honbu) established by the SCAP after the Pacific War in August 1946 . He also participated in the establishment of the "Circle of Friends of the Economy" (経 済 同 友 会; Keizai dōyūkai). As a leading figure in business circles, he became chairman of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (日本 商 工 会議 所, Nihon shōkō kaigi-jo) in 1969 and stayed that way for the next fifteen years.

Together with Kobayashi Ataru (1899–1981), Mizuno Shigeo (1899–1972) and Sakurada Takeshi (1904–1985), he was one of the leading figures in economic and political development after the end of the Pacific War. The four are therefore called the "Four Heavenly Kings of the Business World" (財 界 四 天王, Zaikai Shitennō ).

literature

• S. Noma (Ed.): Nagano Shigeo . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993, ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 1031.

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . So Nagano is the family name, Shigeo the first name.