Ogura joined the company in 1899 at the age of 24. He is credited for developing the Konomai Gold Mine, the biggest gold mine in East Asia at the time, and for streamlining management for the company, reorganizing it into a corporation.
Ogura joined the company in 1899 at the age of 24. He is credited with establishing the Konomai Gold Mine, the largest gold mine in East Asia at that time, and reorganizing management to create a more efficient corporate structure.