Mitsui Takatoshi

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Mitsui Takatoshi

Japanese businessman

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Mitsui Group
…enterprise dates from 1673, when Mitsui Takatoshi (1622–94), the son of a sake brewer, opened textile shops in Kyōto and Edo (modern Tokyo). The success of these and subsequent shops allowed him to expand into moneylending and other financial services. Starting in 1691, members of the Mitsui family were designated…
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…enterprise dates from 1673, when Mitsui Takatoshi (1622–94), the son of a sake brewer, opened textile shops in Kyōto and Edo (modern Tokyo). The success of these and subsequent shops allowed him to expand into moneylending and other financial services. Starting in 1691, members of the Mitsui family were designated…
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