After that, he held the posts of Chairman of Daiwa Shintaku (trust business), President of Daiman Kogyo (mining industry), and others, and then, in January, 1942, that is, a month later from the beginning of Pacific War, he assumed the post of the ninth Mayor of Kobe City by winning the runoff election in the City Assembly by only one vote.
その後大和信託会長、大満鉱業社長等を経て1942年太平洋戦争開戦1ヶ月後の1月、市会の決戦投票で僅か1票差を持って第9代神戸市長に就任。