【Conversation】 Things Learned from the Book of ‘Golden Rules of Life’, “Shushin-kyoju-roku”
Hidefumi Matsui (Advisor of AFLAC Japan) & Yoshitaka Kitao (CEO of SBI Holdings, Inc.)
There is a book selling well continuously since its first edition in the year Heisei 1 (1989) without much attention. The book is “Shushin-kyoju-roku*”, written by an educator named Mr. Shinzo Mori. The book has attracted not only those in the field of education, but also management and leaders in various fields. Mr. Hidefumi Matsui and Mr. Yoshitaka Kitao both cite the book as “the book that has always been with me” and say, “The book taught me many things about life.” They share with us many things they have learned from the book of golden rules of life, “Shushin-kyoju-roku.”
*”Shushin-kyoju-roku” is a book containing lectures on life delivered by an unparalleled educator Mr. Shinzo Mori. ⇒ Chichi WEB (Japanese version)
【Conversation】Principles of Making a Good Company
Masatsugu Nakai (President of Chibo) & Youji Aoya (President of Bandou Taro)
Mr. Masatsugu Nakai is the president of Chibo, the chain of Okonomiyaki* restaurants, a specialty dish of Osaka, that has its stores both in Japan and abroad. On the other hand, Mr. Youji Aoya runs many Japanese food restaurants in the Kanto region, centered around Bando Taro, the restaurant of noodle stew. Both of them lost one of their parents when they were young, and started their business from scratch. They have developed their companies and continue to do so, by overcoming many hurdles. What are the principles of making a good company that the two have learned by devoting themselves? Also, what are the principles of living a good life?
*Okonomiyaki is a Japanese-style pancake containing vegetables and other foodstuff.
⇒ Chichi WEB (Japanese version)
【Conversation】 Learn from the Natural Law Revive Forests, and Human Beings Will Become Alive
Akira Miyawaki (Professor Emeritus of Yokohama National University/Director of the Research Institute of Japanese Center for International Studies in Ecology) & Aya Kuwamura (Proprietress of Japanese Restaurant Wakuden)
For more than a half century, Mr. Akira Miyawaki, a plant ecologist, has been studying and reforesting areas with real forests in which lives can benefit from. His tree-planting activities are said to have taken place at 1,500 sites at home and abroad, or 30 million trees. Through his practices, he has discovered universal principles common to people and plants. Ms. Aya Kuwamura, proprietress of a Japanese restaurant inn, Wakuden, relates to his ideas and leads the reforestation activities. She has also been reflected on the should-be figure of people and companies through the reconstruction of a Japanese inn that went almost bankrupt. What are the golden rules of life that the two have grasped?
⇒ Chichi WEB (Japanese version)
【Conversation】 Human Studies Learned from Chinese Classics
Eiichi Tanizawa (Professor Emeritus of Kansai University) & Shoichi Watanabe (Professor Emeritus of Sophia University)
In order to survive a chaotic state of society without deviating from the right path, solid guidelines of life are needed. Chinese classics, which have deeply penetrated into Japanese’ minds, encourage and lead us when we can not make a decision or when we are in disappointment. Mr. Shoichi Watanabe and Mr. Eiichi Tanizawa, who are well-versed in ancient and modern classics, have picked up words resonated with their hearts from Chinese classics. Let’s learn the golden rules stated there.
⇒ Chichi WEB (Japanese version)
