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...Honda began building his own, and the groundwork for the present-day company was completed. Honda incorporated in 1948 with working capital of $2,777 and 34 employees. Cycle sales accelerated, the company grew, but Honda quickly tired of administrative and marketing chores, eventually turned them over to Takeo Fujisawa, an intense sales executive who has since risen to vice president and managing director of the company...
...affectionately call him Oyaji (Pop). "When I am wearing the white coat," says Honda, "I'm just one of the employees." Although Honda retains a controlling 7% of the company's stock, his only contact with the downtown Tokyo office is a monthly telephone conversation with Fujisawa, "to decide policy" that usually lasts five minutes. Although they have worked closely together for 19 years, the two executives rarely relax with one another outside the office. Honda likes to spend his spare time golfing, while Fujisawa is an enthusiastic bowler...