[About the Product]

ー The Man Who Greatly Influenced Japan’s Business Leaders -

During Japan’s Edo period, many feudal domains faced financial crises, compounded by frequent crop failures caused by abnormal weather. In the midst of such hardship, Sontoku Ninomiya, an agricultural reformer and philosopher, worked to save lives, lead fiscal reforms, revive villages, and advocate for the proper role of leadership.

His achievements and teachings are recorded in the Hotokuki (Record of Repaying Virtue). It is said that figures like Sakichi Toyoda, founder of the Toyota Group, and Konosuke Matsushita, founder of Panasonic, also read this work. Hotokuki has profoundly influenced many of Japan’s greatest leaders.

Ninomiya’s teachings transcend time and continue to shine even today-this book invites you to experience them firsthand.



[Table of Contents]

Introduction

Preface to Hōtokuki

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 4

Volume 5

Volume 6

Volume 7

Volume 8

Chronological Table of Ninomiya Sontoku

Conclusion

Main References

About the Author



[Editor's Note]

While Sontoku Ninomiya’s contributions were highly praised in Japan, it is also known that, after World War II, he attracted attention in the United States as a pacifist and ethical thinker.

If you are not yet familiar with Sontoku Ninomiya, this book offers a perfect opportunity to discover his teachings and remarkable legacy.



[About the Author]

Sōji Kimura

Economic columnist (in the monthly *Bukka Shiryō*, or Price Data).

Graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan University. Entered the Economic Planning Agency, helping to produce the *Keizai Hakusho* (Economic White Paper) and instructing prefectural authorities on regional economic accounting. While seconded to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, worked on the *Nōgyō Hakusho* (Agricultural White Paper). At the Defense Agency’s National Institute for Defense Studies, lectured on “economics” to officer candidates. Later, after retirement, served as professor in the Department of Contemporary Management at Tōyō Gakuen University. Hobbies involve exploring “ki.”

Publications include *Nihon ni wa Sontoku ga Ita* (22nd Century Art), *Yomigaeru ‘Genshi Siroku’: Kawakami-sensei Yaku de Yomu* (22nd Century Art), co-author of *Nihon Keizai Dokuhon* (Nikkei), and *Shimbun Kiji no Yomikata* (Gyōsei).