Momosuke Fukuzawa (1868-1938) was a Japanese businessman nicknamed the King of Electrical Power for being the first person to introduce hydroelectric power generation to Japan. Also known as the Wizard of the Money Markets for his financial success, he formulated the guiding principle ikkasen hitokaisha, one river for one company, under which a single company would develop and control the hydroelectric potential of an entire river system. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Momosuke Fukuzawa (福澤 桃介 Fukuzawa Momosuke, June 25, 1868, February 2, 1938) was a Japanese businessman nicknamed "The Wizard of the Money Markets" for his financial success and "The King of Electrical Power" for being the first Japanese to introduce hydroelectric power to the country.
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