Yasuo Nishiguchi is a Japanese businessman and former CEO of Kyocera Corporation.

Originally from Sakai

Sakai

Sakai most often refers to one of the following:*Sakai, Osaka, a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan*Sakai , Japanese surnames written with various kanji*Sakai Project, an open-source educational and research software project...

 city, Osaka prefecture

Osaka Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...

, he earned a master degree from Osaka Kyoiku University

Osaka Kyoiku University

is a national university with headquarters in the city of Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture, Japan and a branch campus in Tennōji-ku in the prefectural capital city of Osaka. It was established in 1949 by the merger of two predecessor institutions. Its short name is Daikyōdai. The university specializes...

 in 1972. He began work at Kyocera in 1975.
In September 2009, he received his PhD from the Graduate School of Policy and Management, Doshisha University

Doshisha University

, or is a prestigious private university in Kyoto, Japan. The university has approximately 27,000 students on three campuses, in faculties of theology, letters, law, commerce, economics, policy, and engineering...

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He is currently a visiting professor at the Graduate School of Business, Doshisha University and part-time lecturer at Kyoto University

Kyoto University

, or is a national university located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, and formerly one of Japan's Imperial Universities.- History :...

. He also runs his own business.

Publications

Keesu bukku Kyoto Moderu ([Case Book Kyoto Model], Hakuto-Shobo Publishing Company, 2009)

Gijutsu wo Ikasu Keiei ([Open Integrated Business Management System], Hakuto-Shobo Publishing Company, 2009)

External links

(Japanese only)

• Executive profile