Eikichi Araki

新木 栄吉Governor of the Bank of JapanIn office
December 1954 – November 1956Prime MinisterIchiro HatoyamaPreceded byHisato IchimadaSucceeded byMasamichi YamagiwaJapanese Ambassador to the United StatesIn office
June 1952 – December 1953Preceded byOccupation of JapanSucceeded bySadao IguchiGovernor of the Bank of JapanIn office
October 1945 – June 1946Prime MinisterKijuro Shidehara
Shigeru YoshidaPreceded byKeizo ShibusawaSucceeded byHisato Ichimada Personal detailsBorn(1891-04-24)April 24, 1891
Ishikawa, JapanDiedFebruary 1, 1959(1959-02-01) (aged 67)Alma materTokyo 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

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

Career

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

• 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

Government offices
Preceded by Keizo Shibusawa	Governor of the Bank of Japan (1st term) 1945–1946	Succeeded by Hisato Ichimada
Preceded by Hisato Ichimada	Governor of the Bank of Japan (2nd term) 1954–1956	Succeeded by Masamichi Yamagiwa
Diplomatic posts
Occupation of Japan	Japanese Ambassador to the United States 1952–1953	Succeeded by Sadao Iguchi