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Mitsui & Co. was established in 1876 by transferring the staff and assets of Senshu Gaisha, a trading company, to the Mitsui Group. It became the largest textile trader in the 19th century, at a time when textiles were the backbone of Japan's economy. Around that period, the company expanded into trading raw materials, machinery, and arms, gaining significant influence both economically and politically. Deemed a key component of the pre-war regime in Japan, the company was split up as part of the dissolution

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