Kikuchi Kan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1955) award
Ishiyama Kenkichi
いしやま けんきち
Ishiyama Kenkichi
Pen Names:
Iron Mask（Pen name used for shogi match reports）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1882-01-02 （Sone Village, Nishikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan (now Nishikan-ku, Niigata City)）
- Died
- 1964-07-23 （Police hospital (Tokyo)） age 82
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Niigata Prefecture (Sone Village → Shirane Town) → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Businessman, Journalist, Politician, Editor, Publisher
- Active Years
- 1904-1964
- Affiliations
- Diamond Inc. (founder; president; chairman), Japan Magazine Publishers Association (Chairman), Japan Reading Promotion Association (Chairman), Tokyo Niigata Prefectural Association (Chairman), Toho Theatre (board member), Riken Densen (board member)
- Memberships
- Japan Magazine Publishers Association, Japan Reading Promotion Association, Shunjūkai (study group)
- Influenced By
- Noyori Shuichi, Fukuzawa Momosuke, Kobayashi Ichizō, Itō Kinryō
- Influenced
- Ishiyama Shirō (son), Japanese economic journalism, Diamond Inc. and the management publishing sector
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihon University (special course) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Keio Commercial School (now Keio University, Faculty of Commerce) | Faculty of Commerce (Night Commercial School) | Commerce | — | — | Japan |
Nihon University (special course)
Country:
Japan
Attended special course at Nihon University; transferred to Keio's commercial school.
Keio Commercial School (now Keio University, Faculty of Commerce)
Faculty of Commerce (Night Commercial School)
/ Commerce
Year of Graduation:
1906
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the prewar night commercial school.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | America Impressions | — | Bungeishunjū (Kikuchi Kan Prize) | 受賞 |
| 1962 | Medal with Blue Ribbon | — | — | Japanese Government (recommended by Ministry of Education) | 受章 |
| 1962 | Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon | — | — | Japan | 受章 |
| 1964 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (3rd Class) | — | — | Japan | 受章 |
| 1964 | Junior Fourth Rank | — | — | Japanese Government (posthumous) | 叙位（追贈） |
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1955
Work:
America Impressions
Organization:
Bungeishunjū (Kikuchi Kan Prize)
Result:
受賞
Medal with Blue Ribbon
1962
Organization:
Japanese Government (recommended by Ministry of Education)
Result:
受章
Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon
1962
Organization:
Japan
Result:
受章
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (3rd Class)
1964
Organization:
Japan
Result:
受章
Junior Fourth Rank
1964
Organization:
Japanese Government (posthumous)
Result:
叙位（追贈）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
How to Read Financial Statements
1915 Economics / Practical BusinessA practical guide to reading financial statements; a long-selling work that went through many editions before the war.
AccountingCompany analysisInvestment
America Impressions
1953 Essays / Travel impressions 300 pagesBased on a 1953 inspection tour of the United States, analyzes American companies and shareholders' reports.
Corporate managementComparative economicsShareholder reports
Bibliography
- Seventy Years of Retrospection
- Fifty Years of Magazine Management
- How to Read Financial Statements
- America Impressions
- My Magazine Management
- Study of Humanity
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise, clause-based clear prosePractical, accessible style focusing on business matters
- Recurring Motifs
- Company critiquesFinancial statement analysisPromotion of economic educationDissemination of practical knowledge
Health
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Herpes zoster (shingles)晩年（約3年半）Repeated hospitalizations in final years; impaired activity and eventual death due to declining health
Legacy
Founder of Diamond Inc. and a pioneer of economic journalism in Japan. Established methods of company analysis and through magazines and management books contributed to industrial education.
Museums
- Ishiyama Memorial Hall (Ishiyama Kenkichi Memorial Library) Tokyo (within Diamond Inc.)
Academic Societies
- Japan Magazine Publishers Association
- Japan Reading Promotion Association
- Shunjūkai
Archives
- Diamond Inc. Ishiyama Memorial Hall archives
- National Diet Library holdings and authority records
In Popular Culture
- The anecdote of the longevity statue presented by Fukuda Takeo and others
Quotes
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Regarding the longevity statue, I see that it resembles me by 70%; the remaining 30% does not, because the statue has been made to appear greater than I am.
Source: Diamond magazine (thank-you note upon presentation of longevity statue) (1963)
Trivia
- Founded the Diamond magazine and devoted his life to its management.
- Wrote shogi reports under the pen name 'Iron Mask'.
- Elected to the Lower House in 1947 but removed from office due to GHQ political purge (public office purge).