Junnosuke Inoue (井上 準之助, Inoue Junnosuke, May 6, 1869 – February 9, 1932) was a Japanese financier and statesman of the Taisho and Showa eras. He was the 9th and 11th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), and Minister of Finance in 1923-1924 and 1929-1931. He was assassinated during the League of Blood Incident in 1932.
In 1896, Inoue entered the Bank of Japan and in 1897 he was a BOJ trainee along with Hisaakira Hijikata. Both young men were sent by the bank to learn about British banking practices in London.[2] From 1913-1919, Inoue was head of the Yokohama Specie Bank[3] Inoue was Governor of the Bank of Japan from March 13, 1919 – September 2, 1923 and again from May 10, 1927 – June 1, 1928.[4]
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