0:00 - Meeting an aeronautics engineer who ended up working on development of the Japanese "Zero" fighter / Account of a classmate of Keio University who survived WWII fighting for the Japanese Army in Burma

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Keywords: "Zero"; aeronautical engineer; Burma; Lockheed; Mitsubishi; Nisei; race discrimination

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8:54 - Traveling to Japan to look for chinaware to import to the US / Choosing the name Misaka for brand / History of the Mikasa name / Setting up a showroom in New York City

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Keywords: branding; department stores; Japan; Meito chinaware; Mikasa; Noritake chinaware; occupation of Japan; showroom

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28:16 - Starting business connections with Macy's / Selling shell buttons to make ends meet / Macy's buys into Mikasa chinaware

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Keywords: advertising; newspapers; Noritake; samples; stock; Trocas shell buttons; warehouse

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39:18 - Starting a medical import company in Japan / Poor state of medical care for Korean War casualties / Importing American anesthesia machines and systems

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Keywords: American anesthesia; American Commercial Incorporated (AMCO); German medicine; import; Korean War; medical equipment

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48:21 - Starting the Kenwood company / Origins of the Kenwood brand name

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Keywords: music; Post Exchange (PX); Sherwood; speakers; stereophonic

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54:37 - The key to success with business ventures

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Keywords: bonuses; father; hiring philosophy; ownership; treating people well

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