Pathfinder
Shitagau Noguchi
Born in Kanazawa in 1873. Graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Imperial University (Tokyo University) in 1896. After building Nicchitsu Konzern with Nippon Chisso Hiryo(Chisso) as its core, he traveled to the Korean Peninsula with the aim of building a world-class chemical industry city. The hydroelectric power plant in North Korea is still in operation. Also known as the "father of the electrochemical industry." He died at the age of 72.
The Father of Modern Nobeoka, Shitagau Noguchi (2003), Noguchi Prize.
"The Father of Modern Nobeoka" is a booklet to learn about Noguchi, the founder of Asahi Kasei, as a scientist, his ideas as a global entrepreneur, and his powerful behavior with his achievements and history of Nobeoka's development. This booklet is distributed as a supplementary reader for junior high schools in Nobeoka City.
- 1. Shitagau Noguchi's Background
- 2. First Steps as a Working Adult
- 3. Cultivating the Basics as an Entrepreneur
- 4. First Steps as an Entrepreneur
- 5. Progress as an Entrepreneur
- 6. Construction of the Nobeoka Plant and the Establishment of the Foundations for Market Development
- 7. From Nobeoka to the Korean Peninsula
- 8. Expanding Dreams for Business
- 9. Donating All His Possessions for Public Work for Society
- 10. A Great Man Finally Passes
Kagayaki Miyazaki
Born in Nagasaki in 1909. In 1961, he became president at the age of 52. At the US-Japan textile negotiations held in Washington in 1972, Miyazaki worked hard to prevent export restrictions under intergovernmental agreements. as chairman of the Japan Chemical Fibers Association, In 1981-83, he was a member of the Second Extraordinary Administrative Investigation Committee, aiming for financial reconstruction without tax increases. He died at the age of 82.
My Personal History, Kagayaki Miyazaki (1983), Nikkei Inc.
"My Personal History" is a serialized reading that appears on the cultural aspect of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, a resume-style autobiography in which celebrities from various fields describe their life from birth to the time of serialization.
- 1. Born in Shimabara
- 2. Hate to Lose
- 3. From the Fifth High School to the University of Tokyo
- 4. Getting a Job at Japan Nitrogenous Fertilizer Company
- 5. Just Married
- 6. Two Weeks in the Military
- 7. Asahi Kasei Reborn
- 8. Establishment of Asahi-Dow Co., Ltd.
- 9. The Rayon Slump
- 10. Expanding to Acrylic Fiber
- 11. Monomer Production
- 12. Launching New Businesses
- 13. Raising Pillars of Business
- 14. The Mizushima Petrochemical Complex
- 15. Diversified Operations
- 16. Japan-US Textile Negotiations
- 17. An Avid Stroller
- 18. Technological Development
- 19. The 1970s Recession
- 20. The Second Extraordinary Council
- 21. Collaborating with Asahi Breweries Ltd.
- 22. The Asahi-Dow Merger
- 23. Personnel Allocation
- 24. Twenty-Two Years as Company President