Ginjirō Fujiwara

Ginjirō Fujiwara
藤原 銀次郎
Fujiwara in 1940
Minister of Munitions
In office
22 July 1944  19 December 1944
Prime MinisterKuniaki Koiso
Preceded byHideki Tojo
Succeeded byShigeru Yoshida
Minister of Commerce and Industry
In office
16 January 1940  22 July 1940
Prime MinisterMitsumasa Yonai
Preceded byTakuo Godō
Succeeded byIchizō Kobayashi
Personal details
Born(1869-07-25)July 25, 1869
Kamiminochi District, Nagano, Japan
DiedMarch 17, 1960(1960-03-17) (aged 90)

Ginjirō Fujiwara (藤原 銀次郎, Fujiwara Ginjirō; July 25, 1869 – March 17, 1960), was an industrialist and politician in the Empire of Japan, serving as a member of the Upper House of the Diet of Japan, advisor to Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, and twice as a cabinet minister. Prior to his political career, he was a central figure in the pre-war Mitsui zaibatsu and president of Oji Paper Company.