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Marunouchi headquarters for the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, 1909. Zaibatsu (財閥, lit. ' asset clique ') is a Japanese term referring to industrial and financial vertically integrated business conglomerates in the Empire of Japan, whose influence and size allowed control over significant parts of the Japanese economy from the Meiji period to World War II.
After the opening of Japan in the mid-1800s, trade between Japan and the outside world was initially dominated by foreign merchants and traders from Western countries. As Japan modernized, a number of existing family-run conglomerates known as zaibatsu (most notably Mitsubishi and Mitsui) developed captive trading companies to coordinate production, transportation and financing between the ...
Zaibatsu — Japanese conglomerate companies of the Empire of Japan. All zaibatsu were disestablished the end of WW II in 1945. Some were reformed as keiretsu and/or present day conglomerate companies.
The company's logistics business has a history of 120 years and owns affiliate companies throughout the world. Its performance ranks at the top among Japan's logistics industry. Mitsubishi Logistics possesses Japan's largest warehouse. It works closely with its subsidiaries abroad and has a good track record in handling pharmaceuticals and ...
Furukawa Group (古河グループ, Furukawa Gurūpu) formerly Furukawa zaibatsu (古河財閥) is one of Japan's 15 largest industrial groups. Its origins date back to 1875, founder Furukawa Ichibei. This group specialized in mining, electronics, and chemicals industry before World War II. [1]
(The Center Square) — New York will usher in a host of new laws in 2025 that will expand paid leave and worker's compensation benefits, reduce the cost of insulin for diabetes patients and make ...
Fujita was founded by Densaburo Fujita, who created a zaibatsu (pre-war conglomerate) by producing military goods during the Satsuma Rebellion and rapidly expanded his business to construction, mining, and other businesses. After World War II, the Allied Occupation authorities broke up the zaibatsu conglomerates.
A baby's emotional reaction said it all when he saw the world clearly for the first time through his new glasses. Mercedes noticed her son Kasen's eyes crossing at their home in Evans, Georgia.