Who Started Mitsubishi
Yataro Iwasaki, the founder of Mitsubishi, leased the then-government-owned Nagasaki Shipyard in that year. He gave it the name Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works and began operating it as a full-fledged shipyard. After becoming Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., this shipbuilding enterprise went on to become Mitsubishi Heavy-Industries, Ltd. in 1934, producing ships, large machinery, airplanes, …