Word: hirata
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Japan's Konosuke Matsushita, a peasant's son, built one of the world's largest companies by following his instincts. One of the shrewdest hunches came in 1940, when an aristocratic young banker caught Matsushita's eye. The gregarious businessman was so impressed with Masaharu Hirata that he not only arranged for him to marry his only daughter but also adopted...