Ichizō Kobayashi

Ichizō Kobayashi
小林 一三
President of the War Damage Reconstruction Board
In office
5 November 1945 – 9 March 1946
Prime MinisterKijūrō Shidehara
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMikishi Abe
Minister of Commerce and Industry
In office
22 July 1940 – 4 April 1941
Prime MinisterFumimaro Konoe
Preceded byGinjirō Fujiwara
Succeeded byTeijirō Toyoda
Member of the House of Peers
In office
4 April 1941 – 14 May 1946
Nominated by the Emperor
Personal details
Born(1873-01-03)January 3, 1873
DiedJanuary 25, 1957(1957-01-25) (aged 84)
PartyIndependent
Relatives
Alma materKeio University
Known forFounder of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group
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Ichizō Kobayashi (小林 一三, Kobayashi Ichizō; January 3, 1873 – January 25, 1957), occasionally referred to by his pseudonym Itsuō (逸翁), was a Japanese industrialist and politician. He is best known as the founder of Hankyu Railway, the Takarazuka Revue, and Toho. He served as Minister of Commerce and Industry between 1940 and 1941.