Japan's Power Circles: Makoto Sataka - When Did Business Leaders Lose Their Ideals!? Will the Zaibatsu like Mitsui, Sumitomo, and Mitsubishi Disappear!? This is a pre-owned item kept in a private home. The contents are in excellent condition, but due to its age, there are signs of wear and tear on the cover and obi. We ask for your understanding before considering a purchase. When did business leaders lose their ideals!? Will the Zaibatsu like Mitsui, Sumitomo, and Mitsubishi disappear!? There were business leaders who possessed the cosmopolitan education and the vision to think on a scale beyond a single company or Japan. On the other hand, there are corporate leaders who are resuming political donations and trying to revive their corrupt ties with the political world. What is the difference between them? This book investigates the reality of "business leaders who maintained their integrity" and questions the ideal state of the business world! Table of Contents Introduction: The Death of Yotaro Kobayashi, the Last Frank Business Leader Chapter 1: Where is the Business World Heading? (The Change of Power in the Business World and Kazuo Inamori; The Locus of Power; The Lost Philosophy of Business Leaders, etc.) Chapter 2: The Lineage of Mitsui and Mitsubishi's Networks (Portraits of Mitsubishi Group Leaders; The Centripetal and Centrifugal Forces of the Mitsubishi Group; The Dons of "People's Mitsui") Chapter 3: Sumitomo's Turbid and Clear Streams (From Sadayoshi Iba to Tadayoshi Obata; Masatsune Ogura and Fumimaro Konoe; The Trio of Elder Statesmen in the Sumitomo Group, etc.) Conclusion: Will the Zaibatsu Disappear? From Reviews If you want to understand the current political and business world, you absolutely need to go back in time and learn about its origins and background. This book is packed with hints for deciphering today's world. Highly recommended. He mercilessly criticizes Masaharu Yasuoka, calling him a "master of wordplay... I have never met anyone who claims to have been taught by Yasuoka and is open to criticism. Does accumulating self-cultivation and self-improvement only lead to the creation of a stubborn ego?" (p. 83). As always, Sataka's arguments are dismissive, as if to say, "I've said my piece, and I don't care what happens next!" Therefore, it's best to take his words with a grain of salt, but his criticisms of the achievements of those in power are, in my opinion, valid.