Rediscovering Japanese Business Leadership 15 Japanese Managers and the Companies They're Leading to New Growth

Who are Asia's biggest business leaders? What kind of leadership skills and philosophies do they possess that have put them at the forefront of their respective industries? What makes these business leaders, in particular, best-equipped to meet the challenges of a 21st century global economy?

In Rediscovering Japanese Business Leadership, we gain insights into the leadership strategies of Japan's most successful global brands, including Toyota, Canon, and Nintendo.

This book will be the first title in a series on Asian business leaders, leading companies and corporate philosophies in the 21st century. The inaugural volume will focus on business leaders and strategies at Japanese companies that are not only driving and reshaping their respective industries in the 21st century, but are demonstrating a knack for consistently meeting the various challenges of today's rapidly changing world.

Main chapter headings will be for each business leader, but will include sub-headings ranging from top managers' personal history and company history to business philosophies and strategies. 1. Toyota Motor Corp., (Automotive Sector). Akio Toyoda (President) 2. Canon Inc. (Precision Instruments). Fujio Mitarai, Chairman & CEO 3. Nintendo (Electronic games). Satoru Iwata, (President & CEO) 4. Nippon Steel (Steel works). Akio Mimura (Representative Director & President) 5. Panasonic Corporation (Consumer Electronics) Fumio Otsubo (President & CEO) 6. Secom  Co., Ltd. (Security Services). Kanemasa Haraguchi (President & CEO) 7. Shiseido (Consumer Goods, Cosmetics). Shinzo Maeda (President & CEO) 8. Kikkoman Corporation (Food and Drink), Yuzaburo Mogi (Chairman and Chief Executive) 9. Uniqlo Co., Ltd. (Retail, Apparel), Tadashi Yanai (Founder, Chairman & President) 10. Seven & I Holdings Co. (Distribution),  Toshifumi Suzuki (Chairman & CEO) 11. Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (Door-to-door delivery service), Keiji Aritomi (Chairman) 12. Komatsu Ltd. (Heavy Machinery), Kunio Noji (President & CEO) (Alternative or additional 3 companies) 13. Kirin Beverage Corporation (Food Products), Shinji Saito (President & CEO) 14. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals). Yasuchika Hasegawa (President & CEO) 15. Toray Industries, Inc. (Textile goods) Sadayuki Sakakibara (President & CEO)