Background
Yukawa Kankichi was born on July 13, 1868 in Wakayama, Japan.
寛吉 湯川
Yukawa Kankichi was born on July 13, 1868 in Wakayama, Japan.
Kankichi Yukawa graduated from Tokyo University (1890).
Kankichi Yukawa entered government service and appointed director of Tokyo Communications Bureau (1903-1905), from which he resigned to join the Sumitomo group of industries. Rose gradually to become managing director of the Sumitomo Bank (1915), then director of the Sumitomo Group. Was a prominent figure in Kansai financial circles and also director of several other concerns. Was nominated to House of Peers (1930).