The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-06
CELEBRITIES IN
JAPANESE PARTY
Visiting Commercial Commission
Includes Successful
! Bankers.
A BARON STUDIES EDUCATION
Only Journalist of Party Has Left
Newspaper Work for
Commerce.
A BARON STUDIES EDUCATION

In the japanese commercial commits
sioners party which is due to arrive
here today are some of the most prom
inent and wealthy men of Japan. All
men of affairs and of high standing
in the community, they represent, in
their different lines, the very best thai
can be found in Japan.
Finance is mostly represented, but
literature and the law are also not
without their votaries in the party
Among the fnanciers is E. Shibusawa,
one of the best-known capitalists of
Japan. At the time of the restora-
ton, or shortly afterwards, he was
employed with Marquis Inouye in re-
modelling the finances of the kingdom.
He gave all his attention to this work
.x.or six years, when he had a disagree
Hlent with the rest of the committee.
retired and went into business for him
self.
He actually started the first bank
in Japan and named it the First Ma
tional Bank of Japan. This was in
Toxic. He comes of very ancient
military family; in fact, his ancestors
were faithful retainers of the Shotgun
ate until after the restoration. Up
s to the last few years he was director
in more companies than any other man
in Japan, but recently he has sold out
most of his holdings and now takes an
active interest in about three com.
panies.
successful stock broker, who was
at one time an equally successful pol
itieian, is B. Nakano. He comes from
the town of Sanuki, and was one of
the members of the japanese diet OF
parliament in its first session. After
several terms in the diet, he left poll
ties for business, and was very sue
eessful. He is chief director of the
Toxic Stock Exchange and is president
of the Toxic Chamber of Commerce
Although sixty-six years old, he is still
very active man.
One of the younger members of the
party is s. Sataki. who. though only
about forty-fve years old, is president
of the Toxic Electric Company and is
largely interested in Several othe1
thriving concerns. He takes an &C
tive interest in politics and is a mem
Der of parliament.
Of the Roosevelt Type.
GA man of the Roosevelt tvpe,' i!
the way in which friend of his once
described K Nezu. He is a self-mad,
man in every way. having amassed {
fortune of Y3,000.000. He is a promi
nent member of the Toxic Stock Elk
change and takes an active part in tn
country's financial affairs. His meth
DDS are bold rather than suave, and h
has proved himself veritable genera
of finance. Most of his money wa
made by bold strokes, and he ha
many times turned threatened disaste
into. great financial victory by hi
straight and outspoken ways.
Known in New York.
The Horikoshi Company of Ne7
York is well known to everybody cor
nected with the silk industry Thi
company was founded by J. Horikosh
who is member of the party. Afte
course in the Toxic Commerce.
School. he went to New York. wher
he started in the silk importing bus
ness. Besides being a successful bus
ness man, he has literary tastes and
well known as a most entertaining cor
tributor to the japanese magazines.
One of the visitors who left the la
to enter high finance is NJ. Dol. Ate
the restoration period he was made
judge, but left the bench to becom
the financial adviser of the famous ST.
e. = L. Il.