Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited
Mikitani Hiroshi (1965.3.11-)
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New Year's sake; spiced sake
first quotation for a stock at the first exchange meeting of the New Year; initial share price during a public offering
returning to profit; turnaround
increase in income and profit
telecommunications carrier; PTT
industrial company; business firm
purchasing plan; acquisition plan
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
foreign business; foreign enterprise; foreign corporation
Shiba Ryoutarou (1923.8.7-1996.2.12)
industrialization; industrialisation; commercialization
corporate acquisition (buyout)
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university
chief executive officer; CEO
round-the-world trip; world cruise
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
pathfinder; trailblazer; early settler; pioneer; founder; originator
shortage of capital; lack of funds; cash flow problem
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion
Japanese (language) version, edition
communication technology; communications technology
liquidity (esp. financial); fluidity; mobility (social, job, etc.)
diffusion rate; rate of spread
basis; foundation; core; criterion; standard
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
just friends; no romantic interest; (lit.) no pulse
mid-to-long term; medium and long term