Background
Tozaburo Suzuki was born in 1855 in born in Totomi Province (Shizuoka Prefecture), Japan. His family engaged in confectionery trade for generations.
戸三郎 鈴木
Tozaburo Suzuki was born in 1855 in born in Totomi Province (Shizuoka Prefecture), Japan. His family engaged in confectionery trade for generations.
Tozaburo Suzuki went to Tokyo in 1888 and started a crystal sugar factory. He founded the Nihon Sugar Refining Company, Ltd. in 1896. He devised a new soy manufacturing process and founded Nihon Soy Company.
Tozaburo Suzuki obtained about 160 patents and amassed a large fortune. He also was elected to the House of Representatives in 1904.