Kadono Ikunoshin

Kadono Ikunoshin (門野幾之進, 1856 – 1938) was a Japanese samurai and businessman.

Career

In 1904, Kadono founded Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Company (Chiyoda Seimei Hoken). It was the first in Japan with an American structure.[1] In 1906, he was a founder of Chiyoda Fire Insurance (Chiyoda Kasai Hoken).[2]

References

Graham, Fiona. (2004). Inside the Japanese Company, p. 4.
The Japan Weekly Mail, Vol. 45 (April 28, 1906), p. 430, 3rd column.

External links

National Diet Library, Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures, Kadono Ikunoshin
Insurance Hall of Fame, Ikunoshin Kadono

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[1] Graham, Fiona. (2004). Inside the Japanese Company, p. 4.

[2] The Japan Weekly Mail, Vol. 45 (April 28, 1906), p. 430, 3rd column.