Businessman. His efforts were important in helping develop Japan’s economy after the Pacific War, although he mistakenly did not believe that economic development through automobile manufacturing to be beneficial. At the height of his career,Ichimada,a native of Oita, served for over eight years as governor of the Bank of Japan. During that time, he led a fund-raising campaign to which companies, organizations and people from all walks of life, Christian and non-Christian, made a great contribution to establish Tokyo’s International Christian University, the the only Japanese university built by the good will of numerous people across international boundaries. He subsequently served as Japan’s Minister of Finance. (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)