Shibusawa Zaibatsu

Japanese: 渋沢財閥 - しぶさわざいばつ

The bank was formed by companies centered around the Daiichi Bank, which was founded by Eiichi Shibusawa, and grew significantly around the time of World War I, with Shibusawa's family companies at its core. It had Ishikawajima Shipbuilding and Oki Electric under its umbrella, and also provided loans to the Furukawa and Asano zaibatsu. However, it lagged behind in the wartime economic system that came about around the time of the Second Sino-Japanese War, and lost its identity as a zaibatsu when the Daiichi Bank merged with the Mitsui Bank (Imperial Bank) in 1943.

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Japanese:

渋沢栄一の創立した第一銀行を中心とする企業で形成，渋沢同族会社を中核として第１次大戦前後に著しく発展，傘下(さんか)に石川島造船・沖電気などを擁し，古河・浅野両財閥にも融資した。しかし日中戦争前後からの戦時経済体制に立ち遅れ，1943年第一銀行が三井銀行と合併（帝国銀行）したため，財閥としての独自性を失った。

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