Whenever I attend the reserve Japan Self Defense Force (“JSDF”) training, I have always felt similarities between JSDF and my company, especially our craftsman division.

 

1.Very labor intensive.

Works long hours outside as a team. The circumstances, the weather can be very severe and the whole process can be a muscle training.

It is important to note that people are getting paid for muscle training!

 

2.Self contained.

The main reason why JSDF is very effective in disaster reconstruction activities.

It is also very important in flexibly serving the ever changing demand of the market and the client.

 

My assumption is that our founder Akimoto built our business model based upon above similarities, which he learned during his four years of service at JSDF Physical Training School when he was young.

 

So yesterday, I was at the recruiting event for young retiring JSDF people, and looking for tomorrow’s Akimoto.