In 1928, he became the president of Kawasaki Shipbuilding (now known as Kawasaki Heavy Industries) and Kawasaki Kisen after the resignation of the first president Kojiro MATSUKATA due to the Great Depression which led to the bankruptcy of Kawasaki Dockyard in 1927.
1927年金融恐慌で川崎造船（現・川崎重工業）が破綻、松方幸次郎初代社長引退の後を受け1928年川崎造船所と川崎汽船の社長に就任。