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Furukawa Ichibei (古河 市兵衛, April 16, 1832 - April 5, 1903) was a Japanese businessman who founded one of the fifteen largest industrial conglomerates in Japan, specializing in electrical goods, chemicals and metals.
Founder of the Furukawa Zaibatsu (Furukawa financial group). After serving an apprenticeship and engaging in itinerant peddling in his early years, Furukawa joined the Ono-Gumi, exercising his abilities in the silk-trading business.
The Furukawa Group's founder, Ichibei Furukawa, was born in Kyoto in 1832 and, showing a natural flair for business, became an executive of the Ono-gumi, a wealthy merchant house at that time. In 1877, he took over the operation of the Ashio Copper Mine.
The 130 year history of the Furukawa Electric Group is a history of contributing to society. Furukawa Group founder Ichibei Furukawa promoted development in Japan based on a desire to "make Japan brighter", and with a broad perspective and high sense of ethics, he worked to achieve this great ideal. The Furukawa Electric Group inherits this ...
Furukawa was a Japanese businessman who founded one of the fifteen largest industrial conglomerates in Japan, called Furukawa zaibatsu, to which Furukawa Electric belongs to this day. The company is listed on the Tokyo stock Exchange and is constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index.
Furukawa Group (古河グループ, Furukawa Gurūpu) formerly Furukawa zaibatsu (古河財閥) is one of Japan's 15 largest industrial groups. Its origins date back to 1875, founder Furukawa Ichibei. This group specialized in mining, electronics, and chemicals industry before World War II.
Furukawa Group's founder, Ichibei Furukawa, was very friendly with Eiichi Shibusawa, known as the father of Japanese industry. They are said to have worked together to build Japan with the shared aim of "making Japan brighter".
