Background
Takeo Kojima was born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan in 1906.
Takeo Kojima was born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan in 1906.
Takeo Kojima engaged in wholesale business of cotton fabrics (from 1937) and in weaving of cotton and staple fiber cloths (from 1938). Reorganized his shops into Marutake Sen-i Kopryo (Fiber Industry) Company (1948). He enlarged the Manufacturing Department of his company into a separate company called Dai-ichi Mengyo (Cotton Industry) Company and became its president (1949). Changed the name of Marutake Sen-i Kogyo (Fiber Industry) Company to Marutake Boseki (Spinning) Company and became its president (1952).