(idea) by simonc Wed Aug 23 2000 at 0:56:28
Japanese business title, equivalent of the western Chairman

Typical number of years of service to the company: 40 years.

Typical age: 60+ years.

Also, a Japanese Buddhist practice of worship of a religious artifact that is ordinarily kept hidden.

REFERENCES: Passport Japan (Dean Engel & Ken Murakami, ISBN 1-885073-17-8), Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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