Mitsui Group controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1932
Assassination of Dan Takuma
Dan Takuma, a Mitsui executive, was assassinated amid nationalist opposition to zaibatsu influence and anger connected with the economic controversies of the early 1930s.
1931
Gold-standard speculation controversy
Mitsui Bank and Mitsui & Co. were criticized for speculation associated with Japan's withdrawal from the gold standard during the Great Depression. The controversy contributed to broader public hostility toward large zaibatsu groups.
Use of prisoners of war as forced labor
Historical accounts state that Mitsui employed American prisoners of war as forced labor during the Second World War and that some prisoners suffered serious injuries in work involving Mitsui employees.