From Foe to Friend: One Man's Experience in Japanese/American Trade - Hardcover
This is a thoughtful, compelling and direct account of how a Japanese rubber factory worker became one of six executive directors of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and worked to bring two very different cultures together.
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A Seattle-born newspaperman, BIll Hosokawa is the author of adozen books. Hosokawa has lived in Denver since 1946 aand has worked at both The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News. He was appointed honorary consul general of Japan in Colorado in 1974 and decorated with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon.
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- PublisherFulcrum Publishing
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 1555914594
- ISBN 13 9781555914592
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages216
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From Foe to Friend: One Man's Experience in Japanese/American Trade
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Fulcrum Publishing, Golden, Colorado
(2002)
ISBN 10: 1555914594
ISBN 13: 9781555914592
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A first printing of Shinsaku Sogo's memoir of his time spent working for the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in the US. JETRO's mission was to foster trading between Japan and other nations. Mr. Sogo was sent to New York to promote Japanese product sales in the United States, eventually rising to the position of executive director. In this work he describes the difficulties encountered in getting Japanese products accepted in the US. With several scattered black & white photos. Mr. Sogo was assisted in writing this book by Bill Hosokawa, longtime Denver newspaperman. --- In red gloss paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Jacket features composite image of Japan and US flags. --- An about Fine copy lacking damages worthy of mention, in similar, unclipped jacket.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xxiv, 216 pages. Seller Inventory # 84918
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