Toyotarō Yūki
| Toyotarō Yūki 結城 豊太郎 |
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Toyotarō Yūki
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May 24, 1877 Nan'yō, Yamagata, Japan |
| Died | August 1, 1951 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Occupation | Banker, Cabinet Minister |
Toyotarō Yūki (結城 豊太郎 Yūki Toyotarō?, May 24, 1877 – August 1, 1951), was a central banker in the Empire of Japan, serving as the 15th Governor of the Bank of Japan and twice as a cabinet minister.
Yūki was born in the onsen resort of Akayu in what is now part of Nan'yō, Yamagata Prefecture, where his father was a sake brewer. After graduating from Tokyo Imperial University with a degree in political science, he obtained a position at the Bank of Japan from January 1904. Yūki was promoted rapidly, serving as auditor in the bank's New York City branch, branch manager in Kyoto, Corporate Secretary, and branch manager in Osaka. In 1918, at the recommendation of Junnosuke Inoue, Yūki was appointed to the Board of Directors, while still maintaining his post as Osaka branch manager. However, following the assassination of Yasuda Zenjirō, Yūki left the Bank of Japan to join the Board of Directors for the Yasuda zaibatsu in November 1921, and was appointed Managing Director of Yasuda Bank the same year.
As head of Yasuda Bank, Yūki was a member of a committee which drafted "Definite Policies for the Improvement of the Ordinary Banking System in Our Country in 1926. The report identified a range of significant issues:
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