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Mitsui's History 49: The Dissolution of the Mitsui Zaibatsu

Mitsui Bunko (The Mitsui Archives), Public Interest Incorporated Foundation

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  1. On November 6, 1945 (Shōwa 20), GHQ announced that the headquarters of the four major zaibatsu—Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, and Yasuda—would "voluntarily" dissolve.
  2. The Holding Company Liquidation Commission was established in August 1946 (Shōwa 21). Designated companies and zaibatsu families transferred their shares to the commission, and payment was made in government bonds.
  3. Of the 83 designated companies, 42 were dissolved and 41 continued to exist.
  4. The Holding Company Liquidation Commission gave priority to selling the shares it received to employees, officers, and local affiliates of the issuing companies.

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