Masuda Takashi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Masuda Takashi

Japanese noble

Date of Birth: 12-Nov-1848

Place of Birth: Sado, Japan, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 28-Dec-1938

Profession: entrepreneur

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Baron Masuda Takashi (?? ?, November 12, 1848 – December 28, 1938), was a Japanese industrialist, investor, and art collector.
He was a prominent entrepreneur in Meiji, Taisho and early Showa period Japan, responsible for transforming Mitsui into a zaibatsu through the creation of a general trading company, Mitsui Bussan.
He also established a newspaper, the Chugai Shogyo Shimpo (??????), which was later renamed the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.