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RMS Titanic survivor (1870–1939)

The native form of this personal name is Hosono Masabumi. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Masabumi Hosono (細野 正文, Hosono Masabumi, 15 October 1870 – 14 March 1939) was a Japanese civil servant.

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He survived the sinking of the Titanic on 15 April 1912 but found himself condemned and ostracized by the Japanese public, press, and government because of a misconception that he decided to save himself rather than go down with the ship.^[2] Hosono's grandson is Haruomi Hosono,^[3][4] leading member of the Japanese band Yellow Magic Orchestra.

Early life and career

Masabumi Hosono was born on 15 October 1870, in the village of Hokura, now part of the city of Jōetsu, in Niigata Prefecture. In 1896, he graduated from the Tokyo Higher Commercial School (now Hitotsubashi University) and joined the Mitsubishi Joint Stock Company.

In 1897, he left the company to work