Background
Utaro Noda was born in 1853. Noda was from a wealthy farming family of Takata, Fukuoka (currently part of the city of Miyama, Fukuoka Prefecture).
Utaro Noda was born in 1853. Noda was from a wealthy farming family of Takata, Fukuoka (currently part of the city of Miyama, Fukuoka Prefecture).
In his youth, he worked in the Miike Coal Mines, following which he obtained a position at the Miike Bank, both owned by the Mitsui zaibatsu.
Utaro Noda became a leader of the Seiyiikai Party and was appointed vice-president of the party. Participated in the foundation of the Toyo Development Company and became its vice-president. He was appointed Communications Minister (1918) and Commerce and Industry Minister (1924).