Because he frequently traveled to the chinese mainland with his elder brother and had an in-depth knowledge of the country , in 1938 he was installed as the first director-general of a national policy concern , kita shina kaihatsu kabushikigaisha (a company established to develop the chinese economy during the era of the great japanese empire ). 兄と共に度々大陸へ渡り、当地の事情に精通していたこともあって、同年に国策の北支那開発会社初代総裁に就任。