Mitsui controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1931
Gold-standard speculation controversy
Mitsui Bank and Mitsui & Co. were accused of speculation connected with the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the gold standard during the Great Depression. The controversy caused a major political backlash in Japan and contributed to the climate surrounding the assassination of Mitsui executive Dan Takuma.
Use of American prisoners of war as forced labor
The historical record summarized in the Mitsui article states that Mitsui employed American prisoners of war as forced labor during the Second World War and that some prisoners were maimed by Mitsui employees.