In this *anese name, the surname is Dan.

Dan Ta*a (團 琢磨, September 7, 1858 – March 5, 1932) was a *anese businessman who was Director-General of Mitsui, one of the leading *anese zaibatsu (family conglomerates). He was a graduate of M*achusetts Ins*ute of Technology and was married to the younger sister of statesman Kaneko Kentarō.

During the 1904-1905 Russo-*anese War, there were some U.S. financiers who wished to profit by lending money to Russia so she could continue her war efforts against *an. In contrast and in support of ending this war, Frank A. Vanderlip, Jacob Schiff and other U.S. financiers supported President Theodore Roosevelt's successful role as peacemaker between Russia and *an. Their action was greatly appreciated by many of the leaders of *an. The early decades of the 1900s were often challenging in terms of U.S. *an relations. Frank A. Vanderlip and his American and *anese allies strove to encourage increased business and trade between their nations, which could also enhance the mutual respect and understanding between the U.S. and *an. The 1908 photo illustration to the right is linked to Frank A. Vanderlip during his U.S. business delegation’s visit to *an, where they were greeted by Baron Shibusawa Eiichi, Prince Tokugawa Iesato (aka Prince Iyesato Tokugawa), and Baron Dan Ta*a and other *anese representatives. These fine statesman often allied together to promote peace and international commerce.

During following year in 1909, in reciprocation for Frank A. Vanderlip’s 1908 business delegation’s visit to *an, Baron Shibusawa accompanied by his approximately sixty member *anese business/goodwill delegation toured the United States. During their U.S. visit, the *anese were greeted by the Vanderlip family and top representatives of American Industry, such as General Electric and Westinghouse. As president of the *an Society of Manhattan, Frank A. Vanderlip strove to maintain political goodwill and better understanding between the U.S. and *an.

Ta*a Dan continued the cultivation of closer relations between *an and the Western powers. In 1921, he also led a *anese Businessmen's Mission, in which a group of *anese business leaders visited the United States, Great Britain, and France to discuss bilateral economic issues and to promote personal ties with businesspeople of those countries.

On March 5, 1932, Dan was **inated by right-wing nationalist Gorō Hishinuma for his role in Mitsui's betting against the *anese economy in favor of Britain, as part of the League of Blood Incident.

Dan's son was embryologist Dan Katsuma, and his grandson was operatic composer Dan I*a.

References

Sources

• Masato Kimura, "The Contributions and Limitations of *anese Business Diplomacy in the Interwar Period", The Suntory Center, London School of Economics, July 2002
• "Baron Ta*a Dan" (obituary). The Times (London), 11 March 1932.
• Katz, Stan S. (2019). "The Art of Peace, an illustrated biography about Prince Tokugawa Iesato and his allies". TheEmperorAndTheSpy.com.

External links

• Encyclopædia Britannica entry (subscription required for full text)