Taizō Ishizaka (石坂 泰三, Ishizaka Taizō, June 3, 1886 – March 6, 1975) was a leading Japanese businessman [1][2][3] and President of the Japanese Federation of Economic Organizations (now the Japan Business Federation)[4] who served as Chairman of the National Board of the Boy Scouts of Japan.

He later met Tsuneta Yano, the chief executive of Dai-ichi Insurance Company, and started working there in 1915.

In 1949, he was asked to become the chief executive of Toshiba, and he saved the company from potential bankruptcy by negotiating with the trade union and laying off 6,000 workers.

[7] In 1966 he also received the highest distinction of the Scout Association of Japan, the Golden Pheasant Award.

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