About Yasuo Matsushita
Lived 1926 – 2018 (aged 91–92). Yasuo Matsushita was a Japanese businessperson.
was a Japanese businessman, central banker, the 27th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and a Director of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
Early life Matsushita was born in Hyōgo prefecture. He is a graduate of Hyogo Prefectural 1st Kobe Boys’ School (now, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School) and the University of Tokyo Law School.
Career After the graduation from the University of Tokyo, he entered the Ministry of Finance in 1950. He smoothly moved up through the ranks to the level of Director-General of the Budget Bureau and Vice‐Minister of Finance. Matsushita became Governor of the Bank of Japan from December 17, 1994 to March 20, 1998. He died at 92.
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Who was Yasuo Matsushita?
Japanese businessman
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Yasuo Matsushita was born in 1926 in Kobe.
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Yasuo Matsushita died in 2018.
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Yasuo Matsushita was a businessperson.
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