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"I don't ask you no more, the world
of Taizo Ishizaka"
1995.1.25, by Saburo SHIROYAMA, Mainichi-Publication
Co.,1500 yen.
Taizo ISHIZAKA(1886-1975)
1911;Graduate the University of Tokyo, Law
Department, and join the Ministry of Posts
and Telecommunications.
1915;Move to the First Life Insurance Company,
President (1938-46)
1949;After a purge from public service by
allied Occupation Force (QHG, General headquarter),
and then depurged He became the Head of Toshiba
Co., in year 1957 President.
1955;Fisrt president of Japan Productivity
Promotion Association.
1956-1968; President of Japan Federation
of Economics Organization
This is based on serial stories on the daily
Mainichi Shinbun, starting from April 4,
1994 about seven months. Mr. T. Ishizaka
was a very famous business man, and he became
a top of businessman, President of Japan
Federation of Economics Organization (in
year 1956-1968). This position is considered
equivalent to the Prime Minister in business
world.
Mr. S. Shiroyama is a best seller novelist,
dealing with business world.
(A postscript of S. Shiroyama, on Autumn
of year 1994 )
Man of larger than life is now needed. Against
the wall of big depression, I want to meet
a great person who will guide us with the
rule of right, taking a broad view of the
situation. This is the motif for writing
this book. After survey his life, I could
found he was a husband with genuine love
with wife and could afford many thing for
spare time, not only he was a man with plenty
of guts. Until the death, he choose multi-track
way of life During gathering data about him
and writing, I have being hearing from his
voice of "don't play cheap tricks".
(my impression of the book)
This is very interesting book. He guided
the recovery of Japanese economy after world
war-II as a head of Toshiba Co. and President
of Japan Federation of Economics Organization.
His personality was not so unique, but have
a common sense and humor of sense.
In year 1970, April 29, he got the highest
order of merit from government. Executives
of Toshiba Co. wanted to give him a present
for celebration and asked him for selection.
He replied "I want a tombstone, because
I will go only the Tama Cemetery from now",
and they gave a black granite. He was a president
of Japan World Exposition held in year 1970
at Osaka. He complained about the official
governmental report of the Exposition, which
stressed the role of government only but
not private sector in year 1972.