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Born on November 27, 1894, in Wazua Village, Haicao County, Wakayama Prefecture. In November 1904, he began to work as an apprentice in the brazier shop. In March 1905, he became an apprentice at the Godai bicycle shop in Osaka. In October 1910, he worked as a trainee at the Osaka Electric Lamp Company. In April 1913, he entered the preparatory course of the night school of Kansai Industrial and Commercial School. In September 1915, married Umeyuki Iue. In March 1918, Matsushita Electric Appliance Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was established. In March 1920, "Buyihui" was established.

In April 1921, his daughter Sachiko was born. In March 1923, developed bullet-shaped lamps for selling bicycles. In April 1927, the square lamps for selling bicycles were developed. In December 1929, under the circumstances of the world economic downturn, the plan of "no layoffs" was used to avoid layoffs and overcome the difficulties. In August 1931, developed and produced the "International Brand" vacuum tube radio, and won the first prize in the competition held by the Japan Broadcasting Association. On May 5, 1932, a commemorative ceremony was held for the founding of the company, and this year was designated as the "famous year of starting a business", and the "philosophy of tap water" was proposed.

In May 1933, the business department system was established, and the morning meeting and evening meeting system began. In December 1935, the transition to a modern enterprise was completed and Matsushita Electric Co., Ltd. was established. In April 1943, the construction of wooden ships began under the order of the military. In October 1943, the production of wooden aircraft began under the order of the military. In August 1945, the day after the armistice, a statement was issued immediately: to rebuild Panasonic and resume production of civilian products. In November 1946, he founded the PHP Research Institute and started PHP research and popularization activities.

In July 1950, the Japanese economy recovered, seven restrictions were lifted, and the company's reconstruction operation began. In January 1951, he went overseas (the United States) for the first time to investigate, and went to the United States again in October to seek cooperation partners. In October 1952, signed a cooperation agreement with Philips. In August 1953, purchased shares in Japan Victory Records, took over and rebuilt the company. In January 1956, the 5-year plan of Matsushita Electric was published. In January 1960, the goal of "implementing the five-day work system in five years" was announced at the management policy presentation meeting.

In January 1961, he resigned from the position of general manager and became the chairman of the board. In August 1961, PHP research was resumed. In July 1964, a meeting of the presidents of sales companies and agents across the country was held, and major reforms began. In January 1967, the call for "wages exceeding Europe in 5 years' time" was put forward at the management policy presentation meeting. May 1968 marks the 50th anniversary of Matsushita Electric's founding. In July 1973, he resigned from the position of chairman and became a consultant.Contributed 5 billion yen to the "Social Welfare Fund".

In June 1979, he visited China for the first time and proposed the idea of ​​establishing a Japanese-Chinese joint venture in the field of electronics industry. In April 1980, the Matsushita Political and Economic School was established. On April 27, 1989, he died of illness.