Tōru Shōriki, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tōru Shōriki

Japanese businessman

Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1918

Place of Birth: Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 15-Aug-2011

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Toru Shoriki (?? ?, Shoriki Toru, 24 October 1918 – 15 August 2011) was a Japanese businessman and the owner of The Yomiuri Group, the parent of Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings.
He was the eldest son of its previous owner, Matsutaro Shoriki. In 1942, he received his degree from the Faculty of Economics at Keio University. Shoriki was also owner of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team from 1964 until 1996, again in succession to his father.
He retained the title of "honorary owner" until his death in a hospital in Tokyo on 15 August 2011, aged 92.