Rita Taketsuru

Rita Taketsuru
Masataka and Rita Taketsuru
Born
Jessie Roberta Cowan

(1896-12-14)14 December 1896
Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Died17 January 1961(1961-01-17) (aged 64)
Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan
NationalityScottish-Japanese
OccupationBusinesswoman
Spouse
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(m. 1920)​

Rita Taketsuru (竹鶴リタ, Taketsuru Rita; 14 December 1896 – 17 January 1961), born Jessie Roberta Cowan, was a Scottish-Japanese businesswoman known as the wife of Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka Whisky.

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