Asano zaibatsu

Asano zaibatsu (浅野財閥) was one of the major second tier zaibatsu in Japan, formed in 1887 with the support from Shibusawa Eiichi, the founder of the Shibusawa zaibatsu and "Father of Japanese capitalism". Since 1945 when all zaibatsu were disbanded, Asano zaibatsu has spun off many companies.

Well known companies include TOA Construction Corporation (東亜建設工業), which has become the main company within the former zaibatsu now acting more like a keiretsu, as well as Taiheiyo Cement, one of the largest cement companies in Japan, former by a merger of Chichibu Onoda (itself a merger of Chichibu Cement and Onoda Cement) and Nippon Cement (formerly Asano Cement).

Japan's Zaibatsu, Keiretsu, and modern Corporate groups

Big 4 zaibatsu (preceding World War II)	Sumitomo Mitsui Mitsubishi Yasuda (in chronological order of founding)

Second tier zaibatsu (preceding World War II)	Asano Fujita Furukawa Kawasaki Mori Nakajima Nichitsu Nissan Nisso Nomura Okura RIKEN Shibusawa Suzuki

Big 6 Keiretsu (until roughly 10 years after Japan bubble ended in 1991)	Sumitomo Mitsui Mitsubishi Fuyo Dai-Ichi Kangyo Sanwa

Transitionary Keiretsu	UFJ (originated from Sanwa Group, later renamed to "Midori Kai")

Current Groups	Sumitomo Mitsui Mitsubishi Mizuho Midori Kai Furukawa Nissan Nomura Toyota

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