160310-0026 - Paper Mill

Women packaging paper at the Oji Paper Company’s paper mill in Korea.

Founded in 1873 (Meiji 6) by Japanese industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (渋沢 栄一, 1840– 1931) as Shoshi Kaisha (抄紙会社), the company still exists. It now is one of the largest companies in the global forest, paper and packaging industry.

Card 3 in a series.

Japanese text: 王子製紙株式会社朝鮮工場第二仕上室（其の三）