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Chapter 3 Ingenuity from Moderate Inferiority and Poverty 3.1.2 Long life 3.1.2.2 Life Ⅰ have enjoyed until now

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Below is a list of the seven steps in my life and five life stages I have had up to now.

First step (1947.03-1965.03)   From birth to graduation from high school

1. Elementary school days; frail health, poor school record

2. Junior high school days; confidence in English subject, recognition of Mother's greatness

3. High school days; getting up 4:00 am to study, good school grades,

enter into Toyobo with the aim of utilizing university study system

◎ First life: company life, social study

Second step (1965.04-1973.03)   From Joining Toyobo to end of study in KIT

1.  Working places; Iwakuni Factory, Osaka Factory, Moriguchi Factory,

Takatsuki Research Institute

2. Frog in the well (ignorant of the world)

3. Studying midnight, achievement of purposes, study in Kyoto Institute of Technology

Third step (1973.04-1976.08)   From return to Toyobo to leaving Toyobo

1. Return to the laboratory

2. Textile industry in the worldwide structural recession

3. Perfect timing to leave TOYOBO, scheduled execution of "leaving" plan made at the time of

  joining the company, life assessment making

◎ Second life: Independent life, sailing with good skill

Fourth step (1976.09-1983.03)   From short-term study abroad in USA to self-employer

1. Studying in San Diego, seeing is believing, seeing Japan from the "world"

2. Recognition of how hard it is to make a life as a self-employer

3. Hard working, a second baby boomer, English class only for 2 students for 3 years

◎ Third life: Growth and expansion of own business, international contribution on business

Fifth step (1983.04-1993.04) From translation interpretation business to overseas business support

1.  Translation and interpretation making use of actual experience in the past,

contact with people in "Europe"

2. Completion of a building for own office and rental shops

3. Overseas expansion support in the Philippines making use of personal human relationship

4. Creation of own business and things

◎ Fourth life: Establishment of own business, contribution to environmental and community

Sixth step (1993.04-1199.12)   From supporting business to technology development

1. Qualification application

2. Development of energy-saving equipment "Setsuden-mushi (a profit-making device) with Energy

Conservation Grand Prize awarded

3. Internet Homepage uploaded (1996.01.01)

4. New experience on regional radio and television and its utilization

◎ Fifth Life: Reflection, global challenges in niche markets

Seventh step (2000.01- Present)    New departure in a new century

1. Return to the source adaptable to the 21st century

2. Review and effective utilization of existing management resources and restructuring

Development of free remote locking technology using mobile phones

3. If you wait, there will be a sunny day on the sea route

4. Searching for new ways to interact with "human and nature friendly people and things"

I am now in the 5th life stage as of 2021.

What I have been now owes to my family, community, many companies and individuals.

Each word needs to be explained, but I will describe it in another section.

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