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Japanese engineer (1896?1988)
Toshiwo Doko
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Born
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1896-09-15
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September 15, 1896
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Died
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(1988-08-04)
(aged 91)}
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Alma mater
| Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Scientific career
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Institutions
| - Ishikawajima Shipyard Co.
- Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.
- Toshiba
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Toshiwo Doko
(土光 敏夫
Dok? Toshio
; September 15, 1896 ? August 4, 1988) was a Japanese
engineer
born in
Mitsu District, Okayama
, Manager, President and Chairman of Ishikawajima Heavy Industry (IHI) and
Toshiba
.
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Background
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Dok? was a key manager in the
Japanese economic miracle
after
World War II
, in particular, from 1974 to 1980 when he helmed the
Toshiba Corporation
and was appointed chairman of the
Japan Business Federation (Keidanren)
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After graduating from Tokyo Institute of Technology (or Tokyo Kogyo Daigaku) in 1920, Dok? worked at the Ishikawajima Shipyard Co., first as a designer of
turbines
and then became a president from 1950 to 1960, during which he renewed the company to benefit from significant procurement provided by the
United States
during the
Korean War
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Dok? later chaired the
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.
during the merger in 1960, overseeing the construction of the
Idemitsu Maru
, the largest tanker in the world. At Toshiba, he functioned as a vice president between 1965 and 1972, and became the president between 1972 and 1976. He raised the morale of the workers driving the company towards prosperity.
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During 1970's, he had a relationship with a company such as Standard Oil.
Dok? maintained 40-years of perfect attendance at work when at IHI in which he was never late or absent. His breakfast was simple and consisted of a piece of fish, rice and miso soup. His breakfast and lifestyle remained unchanged even after becoming the top of IHI and earing significant wealth. He rarely used air conditioning in summer and heating in winter and donated more than half of his salary during 1970s to the school his mother established in Yokohama.
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In 1988, he posthumously received the highest distinction of the
Scout Association of Japan
, the
Golden Pheasant Award
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- Digital Products Group
- Electronic Devices & Components Group
- Infrastructure Systems Group
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