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Eikichi Araki

Japanese businessman and central banker

Eikichi Araki
新木 栄吉
Governor of the Bank of Japan
In office December 1954 – November 1956
Prime Minister	Ichiro Hatoyama
Preceded by	Hisato Ichimada
Succeeded by	Masamichi Yamagiwa
Japanese Ambassador to the United States
In office June 1952 – December 1953
Preceded by	Occupation of Japan
Succeeded by	Sadao Iguchi
Governor of the Bank of Japan
In office October 1945 – June 1946
Prime Minister	Kijuro Shidehara Shigeru Yoshida
Preceded by	Keizo Shibusawa
Succeeded by	Hisato Ichimada
Personal details
Born	(1891-04-24)April 24, 1891 Ishikawa, Japan
Died	February 1, 1959(1959-02-01) (aged 67)
Alma mater	Tokyo Imperial University

Eikichi Araki (新木栄吉, Araki Eikichi, April 24, 1891 – February 1, 1959) was a Japanese businessman and a central banker. He was the 17th and 19th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ).

Early life[edit]

Araki was born in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.^[1]

Career[edit]

Araki was Governor of the Bank of Japan from October 9, 1945 to June 1, 1946 and again from December 11, 1954 to November 30, 1956.^[2] He also served as the Japanese Ambassador to the United States from 1952 until 1953.

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References[edit]

• Werner, Richard A. (2003). Princes of the Yen: Japan's Central Bankers and the Transformation of the Economy. Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-0-7656-1048-5; OCLC 471605161

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