日本公司

《日本公司》(Japan Inc.)

《日本公司》(Japan Inc.)

● 作者: 石森章太郎(Shotaro Ishinomori)

● 副標題: Introduction to Japanese Economics (The Comic Book) (The Comic Book)

● 出版社: 加利福尼亞大學出版社(University of California Press)

● 出版年: 1988-05-10

● Shotaro ISHINOMORI 性別：男

● 日文原名：石ノ森章太郎

● 生日:1938-01-25

參與動漫製作 《幻魔大戰》 《幻魔大戰》 《吉爾伽美什（時間之碎片）》 《人造人間》

在開創了日本漫畫歷史的漫畫家裡，在開創了日本漫畫歷史的漫畫家裡，石森章太郎是與藤子.F.不二雄，赤冢不二夫，橫山光輝等人同時代的大師級人物，他對日本漫畫的貢獻也是無可比擬的。在他的一生眾多的作品里，《假面騎士》是最具創意的一部，本作品曾經使超人戰隊系漫畫和影視文化成為只有日本人能接受的，最獨特的商業文化之一。但是，石森章太郎由於沒能脫離60年代時超人漫畫潮流，曾一度沉淪。在創作了一部描寫日美經濟衝突的政經漫畫巨著后，石森才再度崛起。石森章太郎現在已經逝世了，他留下的眾多漫畫作品將作為漫畫史上重要的文物保存下去，可從他個人的角度來講，和手塚治虫這樣的大神生活於同一時代，實在是他的不幸。1998年1月28日去世，去世時他才剛滿六十歲生日沒幾天。在過世后，得到了四等功勛的旭日綬章，以及日本漫畫家協會頒發的文部大臣獎、手塚治虫文化獎送來的特別獎等。

They are burning Japanese cars in Detroit. The top management at Toyosan Motors must decide whether to begin offshore production of its cars in the U.S. But our hero Mr. Kudo fears that offshore production will devastate the numerous local subcontractors of Toyosan, leading to a hollowing out of the auto industry in Japan, leaving only a financial shell. The American color TV industry has already suffered such a fate. The villain, Mr. Tsugawa, calls Kudo a wimp and sees a splendid opportunity for union busting. Will our hero prevail?

Thus begins the first episode of this rollicking yet incisive introduction to the world economy from the Japanese point of view. Other episodes treat the appreciation of the yen, the impact of the 1970s oil shocks, deficit financing, the internationalization of business and banking, and the post-industrial future of Japan and the Pacific Rim.

The book is an English edition of volume 1 of Manga Nihon keizai nyumon, originally published in 1986 by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the Japanese equivalent of the Wall Street Journal. It is based on a serious introductory text put out by the newspaper and is packed with informative charts and facts. When the comic book was first published in Japan, it was an immediate best-seller, selling over 550,000 copies in less than a year.

The stories in the book reflect Japan's national mood during the "Japanese miracle" and into the 1980s economic bubble: apprehension and optimism jostle one another, and there is a sense of national self-pity. The book also reflects a deep suspicion of politics and bureaucrats. The prime minister appears more worried about his government's popularity than about taking the right economic course. Ultimately, the employees at Toyosan Motors demonstrate that the success of the Japanese economy will not depend on natural resources or politics but on business practices that are ethical, socially responsible, and forward-looking.