Asano Sōichirō

Asano Sōichirō (浅野 総一郎, April 13, 1848 – November 9, 1930) was a Japanese businessman responsible for founding a number of companies, including what became today's Sapporo Breweries,[1] Toa Construction Corporation,[2] Oki Electric Industry,[3] JFE Group[4] and Taiheiyo Cement (formerly Asano Cement).

Then he moved to Yokohama, bought coke (fuel), which a gas company threw away, sold it to Fukagawa Cement Works, and became very rich.

His Nippon Chuya Bank was unsuccessful, so he sold it to Yasuda zaibatsu in 1922.

[17] Asano zaibatsu kept minor because it did not include a bank and was ranked fifth in scale.

"[19] Asano also reclaimed Tokyo bay from 1913 to 1927,[20] made a coastal industrial zone (Keihin Kogyo Chitai)[21] and established the forerunner of the JR Tsurumi Line there, located between Tokyo and Yokohama.