The Founding of Japan's Building Maintenance Industry: The Legacy of Shotaro Asaji (Abridged English Edition)

著者：: Tamaki Okada
出版社：: 知玄舎

概要：

This book is a biography of Shotaro Asaji, who demonstrated his business acumen from a young age, served as a bridge between the occupying forces and the Japanese side as the Japanese chief advisor to the Housing and Buildings Bureau at GHQ, and eventually led the creation and development of the building maintenance industry in Japan. Asaji eventually became the honorary life chairman of the World Building Services Federation, which was established by fellow professionals from various countries. Shotaro Asaji, born on March 16, 1905 and from Kanazawa City, passed away on August 8, 1983 at the age of 78. This book is an English translation of the original Japanese book (published by Chigensha INC, first edition December 28, 2022: ISBN9784434314322), condensed to almost half its original size.The original Japanese text is included at the end of the book.
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Preface
Prologue: The Pioneer of Building Maintenance in Japan
Chapter 1: Childhood
Chapter 2: The Karuizawa Era: Cultivating Business Acumen
Chapter 3: The Ambitious Youth Struggling with Initial Aspirations
Chapter 4: The Sales Trio and Shotaro’s Marriage
Chapter 5: Contributions at Nippon Nutritional Foods and Wartime Thoughts on Family
Chapter 6: The Contrasts of Light and Shadow with the GHQ’s Arrival Immediately After the War
Chapter 7: Pioneering the History of Post-War Reconstruction through Building Management Business
Chapter 8: The Establishment and Advancement of Nihon Building Services
Chapter 9: The Era of High Economic Growth and the Emergence and Growth of the Building Management Industry
Chapter 10: The Final Act of Shotaro Asaji
Afterword