後継者

by Satoshi Azuchi

Tankobon Hardcover

Published March 1, 2008

About the author

Satoshi Azuchi (1937-) was born in Tokyo. After graduating the University of Tokyo, he entered the Sumitomo Corporation, which is one of the largest trading companies in Japan. Then, he went on loan to the Summit chain of supermarkets, serving as president, chairman, and supreme advisor. While working as chairman of All Japan Supermarket Association, he made his debut as a novelist with Shosetsu Ryutsu Sangyo (Distribution Industry, later, the title was changed to Supermarket). The novel inspired Juzo Itami when he made a movie Super no Onna (Supermarket Woman). He also acts as an economic analyst writing articles for Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun and so on.

(from http://www.jlpp.go.jp/en/works/author...)