Passing of Jiro Ushio
It is with great sadness that Ushio Inc. today announced that Mr. Jiro Ushio, Founder and Honorary Adviser of Ushio Inc., passed away on June 13, 2023. The cause of death was aspiration pneumonia. He was 92 years old.
A private funeral has been held, attended by close family members, and his family has requested privacy at this difficult time. At the request of the bereaved family, offers of incense money, floral tributes, and funeral offerings are gratefully declined.
A company memorial service is planned to be held at a later date.
Notice
■Chronology of Jiro Ushio
A private funeral has been held, attended by close family members, and his family has requested privacy at this difficult time. At the request of the bereaved family, offers of incense money, floral tributes, and funeral offerings are gratefully declined.
A company memorial service is planned to be held at a later date.
Notice
| Name of deceased | Jiro Ushio |
| Date of birth | February 12, 1931 (Age 92) |
| Place of birth | Himeji, Hyogo |
| Date of passing | 2:55 am, June 13, 2023 |
| Cause of death | Aspiration pneumonia |
■Chronology of Jiro Ushio
| March 1953 | Graduated from the University of Tokyo (Political Science, Faculty of Law) |
| April 1953 | Joined the Bank of Tokyo, Ltd. |
| February 1956 | Graduate Study at the University of California |
| March 1964 | Established Ushio Inc. and served as President and CEO |
| January 1969 | President, Japan Junior Chamber, Inc. (JC) (Until December 1969) |
| April 1979 | Chairman and CEO, Ushio Inc. |
| April 1981 | Member, Government Reformation Committee (Prime Minister's Office) (Until March 1983) |
| June 1984 | Member of the Board, DDI Corporation (DDI) |
| March 1994 | Established the Ushio Foundation to contribute to society by assisting the development of the next generation of talent |
| April 1995 | Chairman of Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives) |
| February 1996 | Established Nippon Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (NVCC) and served as Chairman |
| May 1999 | Senior Councilor, Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives) |
| April 2000 | Chairman, DDI Corporation (DDI) |
| October 2000 | Chairman of the Board, DDI Corporation (KDDI) (Until June 2003) (The name of the Company changed to KDDI in April 2001) |
| January 2001 | Member, Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP) (Cabinet Office) (Until September 2006) |
| June 2002 | Honorary Chairman, Nippon Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (NVCC) (Until June 2019) |
| June 2003 | Chairman, Japan Productivity Center (JPC) |
| January 2006 | Member of the Board, Japan Post Co., Ltd. (Until October 2009) |
| November 2007 | Chairman, Nippon Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA) (Until September 2020) |
| June 2014 | Honorary Chairman, Japan Productivity Center (Until September 2020) |
| May 2020 | Director and Corporate Adviser, Ushio Inc. |
| September 2020 | Founder and Honorary Adviser, Ushio Inc. |