Executive Managing Director Shima Kosaku

Kosaku Shima is appointed as the director in charge of Hatsushiba Shanghai. China is a fierce battleground for consumer electronics manufacturers from all over the world. This ambitious story clearly depicts the “modern” China, with its language and cultural barriers and deep-rooted anti-Japanese sentiment, through the eyes of Kosaku Shima, who maintains his style even in a new country! 

(Source: Kodansha, translated)

Another chapter in the ongoing saga of Salaryman Shima Kousaku.

In this story about Hatsushiba Electric Company Salaryman Shima Kousaku, a new position sends Kousaku on trips all around the world, beginning with New York. But wherever he goes, nothing is ever simple. Even on a business trip, things don't always stay professional and even terrorist incidents strike close to home. Still, through it all, he does his best for Hatsushiba Electric and continues to rise above it all.