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Hiroshi Takahashi

たかはし ひろし

Hiroshi Takahashi

Pen Names: Dirty Harry（Nickname used among university peers and at the workplace. His business cards printed "HIROSHI(HARRY)TAKAHASHI."）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1933-12-21 （Shibata, Niigata, Japan）
Died
2021-06-25 age 87
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Shibata, Niigata, Japan → Tokyo, Japan → New York, USA → Rotterdam, Netherlands → Düsseldorf, Germany

Career

Occupations
Businessman, Corporate executive
Active Years
1956-2013
Affiliations
Nippon Yusen (NYK Line), Yusen Air & Sea Service, Tokyo Metropolitan University (Public University Corporation) — Founding Chair, Hitotsubashi Research Institute (NPO)
Memberships
Josui-kai (alumni association), the Tokyo U-club (support organization for Tokyo Metropolitan University)
Influenced By
, , Shintaro Ishihara
Influenced
Shinichi Yokoyama,

Education

Niigata Prefectural Shibata High School
Period: 1949-1952
Year of Graduation: 1952
Country: Japan
Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Commerce
Faculty of Commerce / Department of Commerce
Period: 1952-1956
Year of Graduation: 1956
Country: Japan
Participated in seminars of Ota and Yamashiro (philosophy and management). Member of the university judo club and the Zen circle "Nyoidan."

Awards

Medal with Blue Ribbon
1996
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 受章
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
2019
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 受章

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Container Age: Expanding New Transport Systems

1970 Economics / Transportation

A practical examination of containerization and changes in international logistics and maritime transport, explaining the possibilities and challenges of new transport systems.

maritime shippingcontainerizationinternational logistics

Japan's Resurgence Project: How a Metropolitan Super Airport Could Save the Nation

2001 Public Policy / Infrastructure

A co-authored policy book arguing the economic benefits of constructing a large-scale airport and other infrastructure projects in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

airport policyinfrastructure developmenteconomic growth

The Art of Fighting: Negotiation Tactics That America Feared

2015 Negotiation / Business

Based on the author's many years of practical experience, this book summarizes negotiation and bargaining tactics, advocating a bold and pragmatic negotiation style.

negotiation tacticsbusiness practiceleadership

Bibliography

  • (with H. Suzuki) Container Age: Expanding New Transport Systems (Nikkei Publishing, 1970)
  • (co-authored) "Japan's Resurgence Project: How a Metropolitan Super Airport Could Save the Nation" (BookHouse Japan, 2001)
  • The Art of Fighting: Negotiation Tactics That America Feared (Kodansha, 2015)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Practical, fact-oriented proseDirect and logical tone
Recurring Motifs
maritime and transport infrastructurenegotiation and bargainingorganizational management

Legacy

A long-serving leader in the maritime industry who also contributed to public higher education. As the founding chair of Tokyo Metropolitan University he introduced reforms such as term limits and annual-salary systems, leaving an impact on university governance.

Academic Societies

  • Josui-kai (alumni association)

Archives

  • National Diet Library holdings (NDL ID: 00077643)
  • VIAF (ID: 256855639)

Trivia

  • His business cards were printed "HIROSHI(HARRY)TAKAHASHI."
  • In university he belonged to the judo team and participated in a Zen circle called "Nyoidan."
  • Blood type: AB.
  • Had one son and one daughter.
  • Awarded the Medal with Blue Ribbon in 1996 and the Order of the Rising Sun (Gold and Silver Rays) in 2019.
  • Served as the founding chair of Tokyo Metropolitan University (public university corporation).