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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...prime source of his wealth is a separate concern, Nihon Denken Co., which deals in the island kingdom's most precious commodity-land. Osano acquired the company in 1964 from Tanaka, who was too busy in his job as Finance Minister to run the firm. Though the operation was faltering, Osano shrewdly let himself be persuaded to buy and did Tanaka a favor by paying $6,000,000 for the firm, even though it was running $5,000,000 in the red. Since then Nihon Denken has boomed, and last year its real estate transactions and developments produced revenues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: The Osano Connection | 1/1/1973 | See Source »

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