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No. 852

TITLE: The Story of Mikuni Restaurant
GUEST: Kōki & Komichi Arai

In this program, we visit a very successful and unique sushi restaurant in Sacramento, California. The restaurant features over 100 different kinds of sushi creations and the vast majority of customers are Americans. We talk with owner Kōki Arai and his wife (who are also pastoring a church) and ask them why they decided to go into the restaurant business and what their secret for business success is.

No. 889

TITLE: The Secret to Shiseidō's Comeback
GUEST: Morio Ikeda

The president of Shiseidō Cosmetics Corporation, Morio Ikeda, was recently invited to speak to a gathering of the Christian businessmen's group, the International V.I.P. Club, in Tōkyō's Akasaka district. What happened that enabled Shiseido to get back into the black after two years of deficits? In this program we bring you Ikeda's address to these Christian business leaders, focusing upon his theme of "Servant Leadership."

No. 936

TITLE: The Man Who Got Up on the Count of Nine
GUEST: Toshiyuki & Sadako Horiuchi

Jewelry artist Toshiyuki Horiuchi and his wife live in Kōfū City, Yamanashi Prefecture, where he runs Shirogane Jewelry Co., Ltd. Of significant note is the fact that he is a recent winner of the top prize in Japan's National Jewelry Grand Prix contest. He entered this line of work in 1994, but soon found himself far off the mark in regard to his initial expectations. In fact, by the time he was 65, he had amassed a debt of over one billion yen. In this program, we talk with him and his wife about how they were able to make a comeback from such a desperate situation.

No. 957

TITLE: A Former Bank President Talks About Faith
GUEST: Masaru Hayami

In this program, we bring you an address by former Bank of Japan general director Masaru Hayami, as delivered to a meeting of the Akasaka chapter of the International VIP Club. In his address, Hayami tells the story of how he was led to Christ by a believing mother and older brother, shares some of his experiences at the helm of the Bank of Japan, and reveals some of the secrets he learned about overcoming obstacles. In addition, a company president shares his testimony of how he became a Christian as a result of watching the movie, The Passion of the Christ.

No. 965

TITLE: Putting Off the Old
GUESTS: Kazuo & Taeko Tagami

Popular TV commercials for seafood restaurants show delicious shrimp or lobsters leaping up in a fry pan or wok. Today's guests operate just such a restaurant, specializing in lobster cuisine. Kazuo Tagami and his wife operate eight branches of a popular restaurant chain called "Chūnagon." In this program we hear from them about their business, as well as about how they were able to weather a recent life crisis.

No. 1021

TITLE: Mikuni Restaurant Tour, Part 1

In August of 2002, we aired a program entitled, "The Story of Mikuni Restaurant." We had an excellent viewer response to that program, so this time we revisit the Mikuni Restaurant folks for a look at how things have developed there since we last saw them. They currently have three locations and two more are under construction (and site number six is in the planning stage!). In this program, we talk in more depth with owners Kōki and Komichi Arai about the secrets to their success.

No. 1022

TITLE: Mikuni Restaurant Tour, Part 2

This is the second in this two-part series. In this program, we talk with Mikuni's head sushi chef, Kotarō Arai, son of owners Koki and Komichi Arai whom we talked with last week. Kotarō (called simply "Tarō" by his customers) takes us on a tour of Mikuni's fourth and fifth locations, which are currently under construction. He also shares with us his thoughts about what he thinks have been the secrets to their business success. We think you'll find his comments about his relationship with his parents to be particularly moving.

No. 1028

TITLE: The Sampler Store Start-up
GUEST: Asuka Watanabe

Today's program focuses on a new business model here in Japan: the Sampler Store. Operations for this new venture are overseen by a company called "Luke 19, Inc." In this program with talk with Luke 19 CEO Asuka Watanabe about how the company got started, about her background and how her faith plays a role in her business.

No. 1034

TITLE: Daily Prayer and Life
GUEST: Yukio Oka

Now over 80 years old, Yukio Oka is the former vice president of the Sagami Railway Line and now busily serves as a volunteer in various community projects. He was once the official in charge of the Yokohama Station Westgate Renewal Project. With the collapse of business ethics that we've witnessed in recent days, Mr. Oka's experiences and words carry significant meaning for all of us. In this program, we talk with him about the various trials he went through and how he overcame them.

No. 1038

TITLE: What If Jesus Were a Businessman?
GUEST: Kenichi Nabetani

Today's guest is the author of a book published last December which has the provocative title, What If Jesus Were a Businessman? Author Kenichi Nabetani was a long-time employee of a major trading company and is currently the pastor of Nezu Christian Church in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. The book deals with the real-life problems that business people encounter in everyday society and asks, "How would a Christian look at this? What would a Christian do in response?" Nabetani says that at one time, he himself hated anything that had to do with Christianity. In this program we talk with him about how it was that he became a pastor and why he wrote this book.

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