Yoshiaki Tsutsumi [SEP] father
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi
In 1964, the thirty-year-old Yoshiaki Tsutsumi inherited control of the Seibu Corporation upon the death of the company founder, his father Yasujirō Tsutsumi. Most observers had expected the designated successor to be his elder half-brother Seiji Tsutsumi. Seiji instead inherited the Seibu department stores, which he subsequently parlayed into the Credit Saison empire. Perceived rivalry between the two brothers' fiefdoms provided fodder for the popular press.
As chairman, Tsutsumi focused on developing and expanding the vast land holdings inherited from his
, and was the team's coach and manager at the 2004 IIHF Women's World Championship.
Later life and honors.
Kawabuchi was recognized for his contributions to international ice hockey with induction into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2004, in the builder category. He became the second Japanese person inducted into the hall after Yoshiaki Tsutsumi. The Japan Ice Hockey Federation later referred to Kawabuchi as the "father of Japanese women's ice hockey". He died 19 January 2014 at age 88, at the hospital in Tomakomai