Rise and fall

Author: Ichiro Shimizu (Japan)
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Publish Date: 1997-06-01
Features: This book is an economic novel created by the renowned Japanese writer Ichiro Shimizu in 1992, and it is his most successful and best-selling work. The novel depicts the fierce competition between the large Japanese company Tokyo Motor Corporation and the small enterprise Daido Lighting Equipment Company. Daido Company is contracted to produce automotive parts and joins the Tokyo Motor Association, becoming an affiliated company involved in Tokyo Motor's strategy formulation. The general manager of Daido, Masaya, has reached retirement age, and a dispute arises over the selection of the next general manager. Tokyo Motor wants to appoint their own person, while Masaya proposes that his son Shogo take over. After intense struggles, the general manager of Daido is eventually appointed by Daido's own people, while Tokyo Motor's candidate becomes the executive director. However, because Masaya chose the wrong person, he is exploited by Tokyo Motor and is forced into retirement. Shogo also leaves the company and moves to the United States.