Background
Chikara Kurata was born in 1889 in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Chikara Kurata was born in 1889 in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In 1912 Chikara Kurata graduated from the Sendai Higher Engineering School.
After his graduation, Chikara Kurata entered the Kuhara Mining Company. Then, he moved to the Hitachi Manufacturing Company. In 1941 Chikara Kurata was appointed its director, in 1947 managing director and later in the same year president.