He was involved in the establishment and management of a variety of companies including the First National Bank, Oji Paper, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange and was called the father of capitalism in Japan.
第一国立銀行や王子製紙・日本郵船・東京証券取引所などといった多種多様の企業の設立・経営に関わり、日本資本主義の父と呼ばれる。