The Kaientai (海援隊, Kaientai, "Maritime Support Force") was a trading and shipping company and private navy, considered to be the first corporation in modern Japan.
Kaientai, originally named Kameyama Shachū (亀山社中, "Kameyama Troupe"), was founded by Sakamoto Ryōma in Nagasaki in 1865 during the Bakumatsu, and it was initially funded by the Satsuma Domain and other groups and domains.
The logo of SoftBank Group is based on the idea of a "21st century Kaientai".[1]
Members of Kaientai edit
Born in Tosa Domain edit
- Sakamoto Ryōma – a commanding officer of Kaientai
- Iwasaki Yatarou
- Sawamura Sōnojho
- Sasaki Takayuki – a second commanding officer of Kaientai after Ryōma's death
- Nagaoka Ken'ichi
- Ishida Eikichi
- Sakamoto Nao – Ryōma's adopted child
- Sugano Kakubei
- Jingū Umanosuke
- Nomura Koreaki
Born in Echizen Province edit
- Seki Yoshiomi
- Watanabe Gōhachi
- Odani Kōzō
Born in Kishū Domain edit
References edit
- ^ "Origin of Brand Name and Logo". SoftBank Group Corp. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
External links edit
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- Nagasaki Kameyamashachū Memorial Museum (Japanese)
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