Called the "father of capitalism" in Japan, a gathering was held in Tokyo by companies related to Eiichi Shibusawa, who will be the portrait of a new 10,000 yen note from next year, and made efforts to create a prosperous country. I called for the widespread communication of the spirit of Shibusawa.
This gathering was held by the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, where Eiichi Shibusawa was the first chairman, and about 30 people, including top executives of companies and organizations related to Shibusawa, gathered at the venue.
Among them, Yoichi Miyamoto, chairman of the major general contractor "Shimizu Corporation", where Shibusawa served as a consultant from the Meiji era to the Taisho era, introduced the efforts for preservation and restoration of the former Shibusawa residence in Koto-ku, Tokyo, where Shibusawa once spent. Did.
The former Shibusawa residence, which was completed in the Meiji era and is centered on wooden Japanese-style architecture, was temporarily preserved in Aomori prefecture, etc. Then, Chairman Miyamoto said, "The building will be completed next year, but I would like to open it to the public from the next year."
After that, the participants called on the participants to widely convey the spirit of Shibusawa, who worked hard to become a prosperous country, toward the next year when a new 10,000-yen note with Shibusawa as a portrait will be issued.
Chairman Mimura of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry said, "I think that if you know the life of Shibusawa, you will lose to the current difficult world. We will do our best to make Japan a strong and prosperous country once again. I want to. "