Word: nohmura
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Nohmura says, "I love these kinds of meetings. Politics, after all, is bound to have an impact on business...
...Once you've grabbed hold of a potential piece of business, never let it go, no matter what-even at the risk of your own life.") One piece of business that Nohmura is grabbing involves the $4 billion science and technology fair in Tsukuba in 1985. It will be needing giant tents to accommodate sightseers. The young executive is driven not only by his country's competitive culture but also by family ties. His father is the founder and chairman of the company, which had revenues last year of $106 million. "If I failed to do as well...
...Nohmura's work is far from finished. On a typical recent evening he first went to a meeting of the Osaka Jaycees, where he serves as vice chairman. He and fellow Jaycees discussed the national elections with a writer from an Osaka newspaper. The group's conclusion: more support was needed for conservative legislators...
After the Jaycees' session, Nohmura went on to his evening's business entertainment. He escorted a favored client and one of the client's associates to an elegant restaurant ($110 a person) where, seated on cushions on a tatami-covered floor, they dined on a twelve-course meal that included clear soup, sashimi and tempura. That contrasted with the group's next stop, a Western-style nightspot, where Cardin-clad hostesses poured liberal amounts of whisky and brandy. Cost for the after-dinner stop, which continued until well after...
...When Nohmura returned home, his wife greeted him at the door. Then over a quiet cup of green tea, the couple talked about the coming Sunday, when the whole family would be going out to the beach for a picnic. Sunday will constitute Nohmura...