日本水産(株)『A history of hundred years of Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.』(c2012)

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Concerning publication of this English edition / Norio Hosomi p10
On the publication of A history of hundred years of Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. / Naoya Kakizoe p12
Section I The modernization of Japan and Japanese fisheries p16
Chapter 1 The dawn of Japanese fisheries up to around 1905 p16
Part 1 Prehistory: the ancient, medieval, premodern and modern eras p16
1. From fishing to fisheries p16
The early days of fisheries p16
Fisheries in the medieval period p17
2. The development of fisheries technology in the premodern period p17
Expansion of fishing grounds p17
Establishment of a distribution chain p18
3. Delays in the modernization of fisheries p19
The Meiji Reformation and the stagnation of fisheries p19
Repercussions of state ownership p21
Part 2 Fisheries administration and the growth of fisheries p21
1. Developing the fisheries environment p21
Early days of fisheries administration p21
Creation of the Japan Fisheries Association p22
Establishment of fisheries educational institutions p23
2. Enactment of the "Fisheries Law" and the "Distant Water Fisheries Promotion Act" p24
Enactment of the "Fisheries Law" p24
Enforcement of the "Distant Water Fisheries Promotion Act" p25
3. Progressive modernization of fisheries p26
Motorization of fishing boats p26
Mass production of materials p27
Part 3 Introduction of modern-style whaling p27
1. Japanese whaling before modernization p27
Establishment of net whaling p27
The rise and fall of American whaling p28
Decline of Japanese whaling p29
Attempts by Nakahama Manjiro and Sekizawa Akikiyo p29
2. Modernization and the establishment of Nippon Enyo Gyogyo p30
The threat from Norwegian-style whaling p30
Establishment of Nippon Enyo Gyogyo p31
Dai-Ichi Choshu Maru runs aground p32
3. Establishment of Toyo Hogei and amalgamation p32
Establishment of Toyo Gyogyo p32
Proliferation and amalgamation of whaling companies p33
Part 4 Emergence of trawling p34
The early days of trawling in Japan p34
Part 5 The start of North-Sea fisheries p35
1. Japan's fisheries move north p35
The advance to Sakhalin and collision with Russia p35
Fisheries on the coast of Mainland Russia p36
Fisheries on the Kamchatka Peninsula p36
2. Establishment of a Russo-Japanese Fisheries Agreement p37
Chapter 2 The rise of modern-style fisheries 1905-1917 -creation of the Tamura Steamship Fishery Company- p38
Part 1 Early days of trawling p38
1. The start of trawling p38
Thomas Albert Glover and the Fukae Maru p38
Both equipment and knowledge needed for trawling p38
2. Opposition to trawling and codification in law p39
Anti-trawling movements p39
Enforcement of the "regulations for the control of steam trawler fisheries" p40
The trawl boom and its demise p41
Part 2 Founding of the Tamura Steamship Fishery Company p42
1. Ichiro Tamura and Kosuke Kunishi p42
Ichiro Tamura p42
Kosuke Kunishi p44
2. Establishment of the Tamura Steamship Fishery Company p45
Construction of Minato Maru p45
The Tamura policy of not selling ships p46
Part 3 North-Sea fisheries and management of the ship business p48
1. Ichiro Tamura and North-Sea fisheries p48
The start of North-Sea fisheries and founding of "Ichi-I Gumi" p48
Sale of Nichiro Gyogyo and withdrawal from North-Sea fisheries p49
2. Ichiro Tamura and the ship business p50
Establishment of Nippon Kisen and the ship business p50
Chapter 3 Industrial expansion and technological innovation 1918-1933 - Growth of "Kyodo Gyogyo" p51
Part 1 Establishment of "Kyodo Gyogyo" p51
1. The postwar depression and fisheries p51
Postwar depression, corporate integration and mergers p51
From financial depression to the great depression p52
2. From the Tamura Steamship Fishery Company to Kyodo Gyogyo p53
Purchase of Kyodo Gyogyo shares and corporate merger p53
Growth to Japan's biggest trawling operator p55
Moves into the distribution and marketing sectors p56
Reorganization of Yamagami Gumi and establishment of Nippon Gyomo Sengu p58
Towards the creation of a general fisheries company p59
Slumping fish prices and measures aimed at progression p60
Part 2 Establishment of Tobata Reizo and relocation to Tobata Fishing Port p61
1. Reclamation of Dokai Bay and Tobata Reizo p61
Shimonoseki as a base for fisheries p61
Yoshisuke Ayukawa and Tobata City p61
Promotion of refrigeration, freezing and ice-making business p63
2. Kyodo Gyogyo relocates to Tobata p64
Part 3 Development of overseas fishing grounds and growth of the business p66
Expansion into overseas fisheries p66
Introduction of foreign sales techniques p69
Part 4 Amalgamation of mother ship-type crab fisheries p71
1. The rise of mother ship-type crab fisheries p71
Crab fisheries start in earnest p71
Kenkichi Ueki and crab fisheries p71
2. The integration of crab fisheries p72
1st integration-two companies: Nippon Kosen Gyogyo and Showa Kosen Gyogyo p72
2nd integration-alienation of Hayashikane Shoten p73
Integration complete, establishment of Godo Kosen p74
Part 5 Innovations in trawlers p75
1. Adoption of new fishing methods p75
The V-D method p75
Single quarter rope p75
2. Technical innovations in fishing boat equipment p76
Wireless telegraph equipment p76
Diesel trawlers p76
On-board rapid freezing equipment p77
Part 6 Efforts to develop fishery science - establishment of the Hayatomo Fishery Institute- p78
1. The first private sector fisheries research institute p78
As a research arm of Kyodo Gyogyo p78
Research results contributing greatly to the growth of fisheries p79
2. Outline of research p79
Fishing Boat Department p79
Chemistry Department p80
Biology Department p82
Part 7 Modern labor relations in trawling p85
1. Kosuke Kunishi's management of fisheries business p85
Management of trawling business p85
2. Kyodo Gyogyo's labor environment p86
Employees' motivation spurred by mutual aid system p86
Re-employment of retired seamen and improved conditions for active seamen p86
Training fisheries workers p87
Chapter 4 Emerging zaibatsu and fisheries 1931-1940 - Nippon Sangyo and Nippon Suisan - p88
Part 1 Kyodo Gyogyo's expanding business sectors p88
1. Kyodo Gyogyo and market distribution p88
Affiliated businesses stand side by side p88
Expanding sales of frozen fish p89
2. Creation of a refrigerator network p90
Part 2 The challenge of Antarctic whaling p91
1. Moves into Antarctic whaling p91
Signing of the first international whaling convention p91
Toyo Hogei purchases the Beltana p92
2. Establishment of Nippon Hogei p93
From Toyo Hogei to Nippon Hogei p93
Purchase of the Antarctic p93
Japan's first Antarctic whaling goes ahead p94
The second expedition by the Tonan Maru p96
3. Antarctic whaling evolves into a national enterprise p96
First expeditions by the Tonan Maru II and Tonan Maru III p96
Full-scale production of red whale meat and the start of the tanker business p98
Expansion of Japanese influence in the Antarctic and interruption of Antarctic whaling p98
4. Expeditions to the North Sea p99
Establishment of Hokuyo Hogei and interrupted operations p99
Coastal whaling by Nippon Hogei p99
Part 3 Participation in Nissan Konzerne p100
1. Birth of the newly emerging zaibatsu p100
Emerging from the wartime boom and the great depression p100
Characteristics of the new zaibatsu p100
2. Background to the founding of Nippon Sangyo p101
The rise of Fujita Gumi p101
Establishment of Kuhara Mining p102
3. The birth of Nissan Konzerne p103
Yoshisuke Ayukawa reconstructs Kuhara Mining p103
The birth of Nissan Konzerne p104
4. Nippon Suisan becomes an affiliate of Nissan Konzerne p105
Esthablishment of the Nippon Sangyo Fisheries Department and the birth of Nippon Suisan p105
An important wing of Nissan Konzerne p107
Establishment of Nippon Oil & Fats Co., Ltd. p107
The centralized management system of Nissan Konzerne p108
Kosuke Kunishi and Yoshisuke Ayukawa p108
The mutually cooperative relationship between Nippon Sangyo and Nippon Suisan p109
5. Expansion into Manchuria and subsequent withdrawal p109
Nippon Sangyo moves into Manchuria p109
Withdrawal from Manchukuo p110
Part 4 Evolution into Japan's largest fisheries company p112
1. The establishment of Nichiman Gyogyo and the start of controls on marine products p112
Establishment of Nichiman Gyogyo p112
Outbreak of the Sino- Japanese War and business strengthening in Manchuria and China p112
Start of mother ship-type tuna fisheries in Southern Seas p113
Canned crab sales under wartime control p113
Nationwide expansion of the ice making, refrigeration and freezing business p114
Formation of a frozen fish sales network p114
Z process quick freezing equipment-the Z process p114
2. The death of Kosuke Kunishi and subsequent development of Nippon Suisan p115
The death of Kosuke Kunishi p115
Nippon Suisan just before the Pacific War p115
Section II The Pacific War era and postwar reconstruction p117
Chapter 1 The controlled economy and fisheries in wartime 1940-1944 p117
Part 1 Conversion to a planned economy and changes to industry p117
Expansion of heavy industries, shift to military demand and planned economy p117
Expansion of the war and its impact on fisheries p118
Restrictions on deep-sea fisheries p118
Fisheries administration shifts to a policy of controlled economy p119
Part 2 The choice of Nippon Suisan p119
1. Moves towards the fishery control ordinance p119
"Serving the nation with food" is made the company motto p119
Enforcement of the National Mobilization Law and delays in controls on marine products p120
Integration of ocean fisheries starts p120
Fishery Control Ordinance issued, control takes shape p122
2. Control of ocean fisheries p123
Internal division within Nippon Suisan p123
Conflicting positions of the fishery companies p124
3. Teikoku Suisan Tosei p125
Establishment of Teikoku Suisan Tosei p125
Transfer of refrigeration equipment from Nippon Suisan p126
Teikoku Suisan Tosei starts business p126
4. From Nippon Suisan to "Nippon Kaiyo Gyogyo Tosei" p128
Establishment of Nippon Kaiyo Gyogyo Tosei p128
Other control companies and control of coastal fisheries p129
Management of Nippon Kaiyo Gyogyo Tosei in the closing stages of the war p130
Chapter 2 Fisheries in occupied Japan 1945-1950 p131
Part 1 War damage and food crisis p131
The end of the war and the ensuing food crisis p131
War damage to fisheries p132
Part 2 The GHQ occupation policy and fisheries p132
1. Dissolution of zaibatsu, agrarian reform, labor reform p132
Dissolution of zaibatsu and promotion of democracy through public office purges p132
Agrarian reform, labor reform and labor disputes, deconcentration policy p133
2. Postwar control of marine products p135
Abolition of the fishery control ordinance and the impact of renewed control p135
Easing and abolition of postwar control p136
Part 3 Resumption of fisheries p136
1. Establishment of the MacArthur Line and permission for shipbuilding p136
GHQ policy on fisheries p136
Establishment of the MacArthur Line p137
GHQ permits shipbuilding p138
2. Resumption of west-water trawling and whaling p139
Resumption of west-water trawling p139
Resumption of Ogasawara whaling and Antaric whaling p140
The postwar scheme of international whaling p141
Chapter 3 Reconstruction of fishery companies 1945-1950 p142
Part 1 Relaunch of Nippon Suisan and company reconstruction after the war p142
Revival of the Nippon Suisan company name p142
Delays in the resumption of fishing by Nippon Suisan p143
Relaunch of Teikoku Suisan Tosei p144
Taiyo Gyogyo's losses and recotstruction strategy p146
Nichiro Gyogyo's losses and reconstruction strategy p146
Part 2 Resumption of fishing operations by Nippon Suisan p147
Trends in west-water fisheries p147
1st-5th Antarctic whaling expeditions and the start of maritime shipping business p147
Expansion into Ogasawara whaling and resumption of mother ship-type tuna fishing p149
Resumption of the processing business p150
Part 3 The road to management reconstruction p151
Shareholder equity enhanced p151
Implementation of the Dodge Line and the ensuing Dodge recession p151
Nippon Suisan's crisis and personnel reorganization p152
Salvaging of the Tonan Maru III p153
Enhancement of the marine product sales system p155
Section III Development and expansion during Japan's era of rapid economic growth p156
Chapter 1 Laying the groundwork for growth 1950-1955 p156
Part 1 The Korean War and special procurements p156
Part 2 Establishing postwar maritime order p157
The Truman proclamations and disturbance of postwar maritime order p157
Abolishment of the MacArthur Line p158
Establishment of the "Syngman Rhee Line" and Japan-R.O.K. negotiations p159
Conclusion of a Japan-China fishery agreement p159
Part 3 Fishery negotiations and the resumption of fishing operations p160
1. International convention for the high seas fisheries of the Northern Pacific Ocean, Japan-U.S.S.R. negotiations on fishery, and fishery in the North-Seas p160
Signing of the international convention for the high seas fisheries of the Northern Pacific Ocean and resumption of mother ship-type fishery of salmon and trout p160
The Japan-U.S.S.R. convention on high seas fisheries in the Northwest Pacific Ocean and mother ship-type salmon and trout fishery p161
2. Resumption of mother ship-type crab fishery p162
Resumption of mother ship-type fishery in Bristol Bay p162
Mother ship-type crab fishery in Soviet waters p164
3. Tuna fishery, west-water trawling, and mother ship-type trawl fishery p165
Rapid expansion of tuna fishery p165
Transition of fishery in west-water fishery p166
Beginning of mother ship-type trawl fishery p167
Part 4 Development of Nippon Suisan's marine products business p168
Development of the North-Sea mother ship-type salmon and trout business and bottom trawl business p168
Opening of the Nagasaki branch and strengthening of West-Water trawling business p169
Antarctic whaling from the sixth expedition and later p170
Resumption of North-Sea whaling p172
Part 5 Full-scale shipping business p172
Postwar shipping business p172
Nippon Suisan's entry into the shipping business p173
Part 6 Development of the processed foods business p173
Growth of the fish canning business p173
Expansion of Nippon Suisan's canning business p174
Beginning of Nippon Suisan's fish sausage business p175
Early steps into the frozen food products business by marine products companies p178
Part 7 Management status of Nippon Suisan p178
Reconstruction of the business structure p178
Chapter 2 Strong strides forward during Japan's period of rapid economic growth 1955-1964 p179
Part 1 Japan's period of rapid economic growth and changing dietary habits p179
Changing dietary habits p180
Part 2 Rising international concern about fisheries resources p181
The rise of new fishery powers p181
In search of a new maritime order p181
Liberalized importation of fishery products p182
The status of Japan's fishing industry p183
Part 3 Nippon Suisan's five-year reformation plan p183
1. Proposal and capital procurement p183
2. Execution of the five-year reformation plan p185
Start of efforts to reinforce onshore business p185
Construction of two major plants p186
Switch to investment to strengthen maritime operations p188
3. Results of the plan p189
Sales by business type p189
Focusing on securing profits p189
Part 4 Tightening fishery regulations and Nippon Suisan p190
The direction of fishery negotiations and North-Sea fishery p190
Tougher regulations on mother ship-type crab fishery in Soviet waters p191
A shift toward west-water trawling p192
Growth of North-Sea mother ship-type trawl fishery and resumption of fishmeal factory-ship fishery p192
The start of southern trawling p194
Whaling trends p195
Advancement of shipping business p196
Beginning of overseas business p196
Part 5 The evolving processed food industry and Nippon Suisan p198
Changing dietary habits and innovations to food distribution p198
The fish sausage business p198
Canning operations p199
Full-scale entry into the frozen food products business p200
Chapter 3 New developments in the fishing industry 1965-1970 p201
Part 1 Development and commercialization of frozen surimi p201
Onshore development p201
Development and commercialization of offshore surimi p202
Appearance of the general factory ship Mineshima Maru and trawler Yamato Maru p203
Part 2 The arrival of a new generation p204
Development of new fishing grounds through trawling p204
Construction of large trawlers and vessel enhancement p205
Efforts to streamline whaling p206
Crab fishery in decline p207
Part 3 Nippon Suisan's food products business p208
1. Expanding existing processed foods p208
The fish sausage and ham business amid intensifying competition p208
Stable sales in the canning business p209
A revolution in processed food sales p210
Expansion of frozen foods for household use p211
Start of chikuwa production and national sales p212
2. The ups and downs of new businesses p213
The mayonnaise business p213
The cheese business p213
The instant noodles business p214
Part 4 Nippon Suisan's overseas business p215
1. Overseas business in the 1960 p215
A new era of joint ventures p215
Formation of overseas business p215
2. Development of shrimp fishery p216
Start of joint ventures in Australia and Indonesia p216
Part 5 Development of Nippon Suisan's shipping business p217
The shipping business during the era of rapid economic growth p217
Construction of the Nippon Maru p217
Construction of Nippon Maru III p219
Part 6 Successes in the last half of the era of rapid economic growth p220
Continuing growth p220
Chapter 4 End of the era of rapid economic growth: 1971-1977 p221
Part 1 Rapidly changing economic and industrial environments p221
1. Japan's economy of the 197Os p221
The "Nixon Shock" and yen appreciation p221
The first oil crisis p222
End of rapid economic growth and shift to growth industries p223
2. Diversification of the food industry p223
Part 2 International fishery amid tightening regulations p224
1. UNCLOS III and fishery resources p224
Application of the Evensen proposal concerning 200-nautical-mile EEZs p224
UNCLOS III and major fishery consensus p224
2. Trends in North-Sea fishery p225
Regulations on Alaska pollack p225
Regulations on salmon and trout p226
Regulations on crab fishery p227
3. Antarctic krill and whaling operations p228
Krill operations p228
The twilight of whaling p228
4. Development of overseas business p231
Part 3 Nippon Suisan during the era of slow growth p232
A rapidly changing management environment p232
Reinforcing processing operations p233
Report of the First Planning Committee p234
Tough times for the food products business p235
Expanded purchasing p237
Reinforcing the cold storage business p238
A tough fight in the shipping business p239
Establishment of Nissui Senpaku p239
Section IV Structural change during the period of slow growth p241
Chapter 1 Changes in the economy and fishery environment 1977-1985 p241
Part 1 Trade friction between the U.S. and Japan p241
U.S.-Japan trade friction in the 1980s p241
Part 2 Changing consumption and distribution of food products p242
Developing infrastructure for daily living p242
Greater availability of information on food and daily living p242
Changes in dietary habits and the food products industry p242
Food diversification and expansion and development of the food products industry p243
Part 3 Arrival of the era of 200-nautical-mile zones p244
1. The shift toward 200-nautical-mile zones in major developed countries and Japan p244
Enactment of the U.S.'s Fishery Conservation and Management Act p244
Enactment of the Breaux Act p245
Enactment of a Canadian governor general's order on fishery zones p246
Establishment of 200-nautical-mile exclusive fishing zones by E.C. countries p246
Establishment of the Soviet zone p247
Enactment of Japan's Territorial Waters Act and Act on Temporary Measures Concerning Fishery Waters p247
2. Japan's fishery negotiations with other nations p248
Conclusion of a Japan-U.S. fishery agreement p248
Conclusion of a revised international convention for the high seas fisheries of the Northern Pacific Ocean p248
Conclusion of a provisional Japan-U.S.S.R. fishery agreement and provisional U.S.S.R.-Japan fishery agreement p249
Conclusion of a Japan-U.S.S.R. fishery cooperation agreement p250
Fishery relations with China p251
Fishery relations with South Korea p252
Chapter 2 Nippon Suisan phases out its fishing business 1977-1985 p253
Part 1 Shrinking deep-sea fishery by Japan and Nippon Suisan p253
1. Shifting from commercial whaling to scientific whaling p253
2. Withdrawal from mother ship-type crab fishery p254
3. Withdrawal from mother ship-type salmon and trout fishery p255
4. Withdrawal from mother ship-type trawl fishery p257
Beginning of offshore purchases from American vessels p257
Tightening regulations under the "fish-and-chips" policy p258
Expansion of Nippon Suisan's offshore purchasing and end of its mother ship-type trawl fishery p259
Shrinking high-seas fishery p259
Shrinking fishery in Soviet waters p260
5. Trends in southern trawling p260
Tighter regulations in U.S. East Coat fishing grounds p260
Regulations by South Africa and withdrawal from South African waters p261
Regulations by New Zealand and withdrawal from New Zealand waters p262
Regulations by Canada and withdrawal from Canadian waters p263
Regulations by Greenland and withdrawal Greenlandic waters p264
Launch of NAFO and Japan's withdrawal p264
Argentine shortfin squid fishing grounds of Argentina p265
6. Trends in west-water trawling p265
Part 2 Efforts to create a new "Nippon Suisan" p267
Record profits under the "200-nautical-mile zone shock" p267
Report of the Second Planning Committee p267
Striving to be a general foods company p269
Report of the Third Planning Committee p270
A darkening path to profit growth : toward the Fourth Planning Committee p272
Part 3 Nippon Suisan's shrinking fishing and shipping businesses p274
Stability in the fishing business until the mid-1980s p274
Scaling back and then ending of the fishing business p276
A smaller shipping business p278
Part 4 Sluggish growth in the food products business p280
1. An effort to rebuild the food products industry p280
Evolving retail and growth in frozen foods p280
Growth of Nippon Suisan's frozen foods business p281
Rebuilding the food products business p281
Chapter 3 Nippon Suisan struggles to change its business structure 1985-1995 p285
Part 1 A Frustrated expansion strategy and sluggish business p285
1. Rise and collapse of the "bubble economy" p285
The Plaza Accord and the "Heisei boom" p285
Collapse of the bubble p286
2. Business field reports and the near-term vision p287
Formulating new business fields to replace fishing p287
Worsening business performance as a near-term vision is prepared p290
Nonpayment of dividends in fiscal 1990 p293
3. Action plan 93 and the emergency rebuilding plan p295
A tough fight for recovery p295
Emergency rebuilding plan p296
Part 2 Diversification in the fisheries business p300
1. Shifting from remote business and foreign trade to overseas business p300
Overseas joint ventures that started as "remote businesses" p300
Development of foreign trade p302
Establishment of the Overseas Business Division p303
Overseas business in the food products sector p305
2. Moving from fresh and frozen fish sales to the marine products business p305
Expanding seafood purchasing p305
Expanding domestic and overseas purchasing p307
3. Birth of the Logistics Department p308
Part 3 Advancement of the food products business p310
1. An energized frozen food products business p310
Household frozen foods expand across more categories p310
A turning point in Nippon Suisan's household frozen foods business p311
Development of frozen food products for commercial use p315
2. The fish sausage/ham and fish-paste product businesses p316
3. The canning business p318
Part 4 Formation and growth of new business fields p321
1. The fine chemicals business p321
Beginning of EPA research p321
Establishing EPA as a business p322
Research and development in the seasonings business p323
2.The chilled products business p323
3. The service business p324
Section V Realizing Nippon Suisan's founding philosophies p326
Chapter 1 Management reforms based on selection & concentration 1996-2000 p326
Part 1 Business environment during the second half of the 20th century p326
1. Japan's prolonged economic slump and reforms of industrial structures p326
Accelerated globalization through deregulation p326
Continued western economic growth p327
2. Marine products and food industry trends p327
Marine produts industy-growing global demand for main products p327
Food industry-food safety, reliability, convenience and low price trends p328
Part 2 Conversion to a profitable company structure - NCR management p329
1. Avoiding a business slump p329
Poor results even after switch to expansion strategy p329
Switch to a profit-oriented management system p330
2. Reconstruction scenario-NCR management p330
Drastic review of business mechanisms p330
3. Marine products business reforms p332
Product concentration and improved management efficiency p332
"X business" for the marine products business p333
4. Foods products business reforms p334
Concentration on "power items" p334
X business within the food products business p335
5. Distribution business reforms p336
6. Transition to group management p337
Transition to group management p337
Consolidation and reorganization of domestic group companies p339
Dissolution of Nissui Shipping p339
7. Overview of NCR management p341
Switch to profit-oriented system p341
Results, key factors and remaining issues p342
Chapter 2 Aiming for true globalization TGL plan and new TGL plan 2001-2010 p342
Part 1 Environment surrounding Nippon Suisan p342
1.Chaotic international situation p342
A domestic economy in decline p342
Western financial crisis and prosperity of emerging nations p343
2. Marine products business - food industry trends p344
Marine products industry - expanding global demand and heightened efforts to preserve resources p344
Food products industry - tougher regulations for food safety and reliability p345
Part 2 Creating "global links" - the "TGL plan" for fiscal 2001 to 2005 p346
1. Nippon Suisan starting point - "founding philosophies" p346
"Founding philosophies" as the key to victory p346
Dramatically changing seafood market p347
Aiming to become a global player p348
2. "Global links" for entering the global marine products market p349
The "TGL plan" as a strategy for the 21st century p349
A manufacturer converting resources into products valued by consumers p350
Management supporting the TGL plan p350
3. Becoming a global leader through a business model unique to Nissui p351
Vertically integrated business structures-indicative of TGL p351
Sealord tie-up highlights white fish vertically integrated business structures p351
Reorganization for vertically integrated North American white fish operations p353
Reorganization of North American crab business p354
Enhancing European sales functions p354
Vertical integration for salmon operations p355
Global links for shrimp farming and processing p356
4. Strengthening and reorganizing the domestic foods, fine chemicals and distribution businesses p356
Processed foods business reforms through vertical integration of white fish operations p356
Frozen foods business within TGL plan p357
Enhancing nature of sales for Food Business Division p357
Restoration of the shelf-stable foods business p358
Chilled foods business expansion and concentration p358
Reforms of the fine chemicals business p358
Integrating and reorganizing the general distribution business p359
Issues with intellectual property rights p359
5. Quality assurance and environmental preservation p360
Quality assurance p360
Environment p362
6. Reforms of management support divisions in the TGL plan p362
Introdution of new personnel system p362
Corporate governance p363
Accounting and finance streamlining p364
Part 3 "New TGL Plan" as management strategy for Nippon Suisan's next 100 years for fiscal 2006 to 2010 p364
1. New TGL plan as foundation for next 100 years p364
Suddenly changing business environment p364
Aiming to become a "true global leader" p366
Functions supporting the new TGL plan p368
Enhancing business in Europe p368
Enhancing business in North America p369
Enhancing business in Latin America p370
Enhancing domestic aquaculture business p371
Antarctic krill business and mission p372
Establishment of food products business production bases p373
Bolstering fine chemicals business systems p374
Fine foods business approaches p375
Scrap & build for domestic group companies p375
Strategic reforms of distribution functions p377
Stronger quality assurance p377
Expanded environmental approaches in business divisions p378
Improving internal controls p379
Research & development p379
2. Approaches during second half of new TGL plan implementation period p380
Qualitative approaches to individual reforms p380
Preparing organizational foundations for reforming management p381
3. Local links for independent competitive predominance p382
Enhancing local links p382
Sales network expansion p384
Opening new fields with fine chemicals business p385
Enhancing quality assurance p385
Rapidly progressing R&D p386
Part 4 Passing on the aspirations of our pioneers p386
Postscript p388
Bibliography of major sources p389
Basic data p391
Company history at a glance p392
Trends in the company's business performance p393
Nippon Suisan executives' terms of office p398
List of group companies p406
List of group vessels p416
Japan and the world p441
Global population/Japanese population p442
Global food staple production trends/Japan food staple production trends p443
Global meat production trends/Japan meat production trends p444
Global fish hauls and aquaculture trends/Japanese fish hauls and aquaculture trends p445
Japanese fish hauls and aquaculture trends by sector/Japanese and global marine products import trends p446
Chronology p447
Index p461
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