Chapter 2: List of interviewed executives

• Yoshikazu Hanawa, Chairman, Nissan

• Toru Hashimoto, former Chairman, Fuji Bank

• Terukazu Inoue, Special Auditor, Toyota

• Takeo Inokuchi, Chairman and President, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance

• Masami Ito, President, Ito Ham

• Tetsuro Kawakami, former Chairman, Sumitomo Electric

• Yorihiko Kojima, Senior Executive Vice President, Mitsubishi Corp.

• Akira Uehara, President, Taisho Seiyaku

• Kaneichi Maebara, former board member, Sumitomo Life Insurance, Chairman, Sumitomo Life Research Institute

• Minoru Makihara, Chairman, Mitsubishi Corp.

• Hiroshi Nagata, Executive Vice President & Board Member, Mitsui & Co.

• Taizo Nishimuro, Chairman, Toshiba

• Akira Nishikawa, President & CEO, Mitsubishi Materials

• Koichi Ohmuro, Senior Managing Director & Senior Executive Officer, Mitsui Fudosan

• Masahiro Sakane, President, Komatsu Machinery

• Teruo Shimamura, President & COO, Nikon

• Yasuhiko Watanabe, former board member, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, Senior Managing Director, Mitsubishi Estate

Note: Titles as of the time of the interviews (2002–2003)

Chapter 5: Notes on data collection

I obtained information about loop networking in the case industries through a total of 101 interviews and 78 questionnaire replies, mostly from firms, but also from other actors involved in each industry's loop.

Any firm or nonfirm with regular and substantial involvement in a case industry was defined as being part of that industry's loop. “Substantial” means that the firm or nonfirm in question has dedicated at least part of its assets to activities directly related to the industry such as manufacturing of products (but not parts), research, or regulatory oversight. “Firm” in this context denotes companies producing, or preparing to produce, micromachines, semiconductor equipment, or apparel.