Background
Otojiro Kawamura was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1890.
Otojiro Kawamura was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1890.
Otojiro Kawamura graduated from Postgraduate Course of Tokyo Higher Commercial School (1915).
Otojiro Kawamura entered Mitsubishi Goshi (Joint-stock) Company. Transferred to Mitsubishi Trading Company(1918) and served as manager of its Sydney and London branches and then became director of Industrial Department of its head office, resigned (1943). He became senior managing director and then president (1951) of Kirin Beer Company, Ltd. Assumed additional posts of permanent director of Federation of Japan Employers' Associations and director of Beer Association.