Kogoro Uemura

Japanese: 植村甲午郎 - うえむらこうごろう

Born: March 12, 1894 in Tokyo
[Died] August 1, 1978. A leader in the Tokyo business world. After graduating from the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, and during the war he became Deputy Director-General of the Planning Board. In 1941, he became Chairman of the Coal Control Association. He was banned from holding public office due to his activities in the wartime controlled economy. When the ban was lifted in 1951, he became Vice Chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and since then he has devoted himself to looking after the business world. In 1968, he became Chairman of the Japan Business Federation after the retirement of Chairman Ishizaka Taizo, whom he had abidded for many years. In 1974, he handed the position over to Doko Toshio, and became Honorary Chairman. During this time, in 1970, he assisted the Sato Cabinet in Japan-US textile negotiations. He also served as Chairman of a roundtable on prices and pollution issues, and continued to be active as a representative face of the business world, closely connected to the conservative government.

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Japanese:

[生]1894.3.12. 東京
[没]1978.8.1. 東京
財界指導者。東京大学卒業後農商務省に入り，戦時中企画院次長となる。 1941年石炭統制会理事長。戦時統制経済に活動したため公職追放。 51年追放解除とともに経団連副会長となり，以来「財界世話業」に終始する。 68年，長く補佐した石坂泰三会長引退のあとの経団連会長に就任。 74年土光敏夫に会長を譲り，名誉会長となる。この間，70年，佐藤内閣の日米繊維交渉に協力。また物価や公害問題の懇談会座長を引受けるなど，保守政権と密着した財界の代表的顔として活動を続けた。

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