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Endless Paradise 静かの心のおしゃべり This program isbrought to you by Happouen Area Produce and OkabeMachinery Co., Ltd.
Welcome to RKB Radio. I am Shintaro Takami, RKBannouncer.
Today, I am joined by Shizuka Nagai, Chairman ofthe International Air Academy.
Shizuka-chan, thank you for joining us.
Thank you for having me.
Shizuka-chan and the listeners are having a chatthrough this program.
Today, we have a wonderful guest with us.
Shigeyasu Masuda, CEO of Masuda Oil Co., Ltd.
Thank you for joining us.
Thank you for having me.
Welcome.
Thank you.
Thank you.
First of all, Shizuka-chan and I have something tosay.
Yes.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you for joining us.
Thank you.
Thank you.
We couldn't have done this without yourcooperation.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
There is a small rule in this program.
There is a way to call you by your usual name.
Shizuka-chan, how do you call Masuda-san?
This is how you call Masuda-san, including thelisteners.
Yes.
There are two ways.
Yes.
We call him Masuda-chan at the Ministry ofCommerce and Industry.
Yes.
We go on a trip.
Oh.
We call him Masu-rin at the destination.
Masu-rin.
I have a feeling that you will be Masu-rin.
What will you do, Shizuka-chan?
I will be Shizu-rin at the time of Masu-rin.
Oh, I see.
What will you be at the time of President Masuda?
Masuda-chan.
Shizuka-chan at the time of Masuda-chan.
Have you ever called me Shizuka-chan?
I don't have Shizuka-chan.
I don't have Shizuka-chan.
Then President Masuda's new door may open.
Shizuka-chan will be called Masu-rin today.
I understand.
Which one do you want to call?
Shizuka-chan, Shintaro-chan, Shizuka-chan, Masuda-chan.
Thank you, Masuda-chan.
Thank you.
In the previous conversation, you said that youwould go on a trip together.
Do you usually go out together?
Yes.
It's not just the two of us.
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I have to say this.
This is an important point.
Certainly.
Did you say that?
You should have said it earlier.
It's not just the two of us.
It's a group.
It's a group of people from the Shogokai.
That's right.
There is a city planning committee.
I went to New York for the first time.
You went to various places from there.
In the Shogokai, I am the vice president.
Masuda-chan is the vice president.
There was such a relationship.
There is a committee in the Shogokai that tries tomake Fukuoka a charming city.
I go to various charming cities around the worldin that committee.
I went to New York and Dubai.
You absorbed it there and brought it back toFukuoka to liven up the city.
That's right.
We are contributing, aren't we?
I think so.
I think so.
I want you to bring back a lot of energy toFukuoka.
Do you remember the first time you met?
It was the Shogokai.
That's right.
I thought there were a lot of cool people.
The Shogokai has a lot of older people.
I thought they were young.
But they weren't that young.
But they looked very young.
I had the first impression that they were the vicepresident.
Did you hear that for the first time?
That's right.
I always say that because I'm a type.
Thank you.
It's an honor to hear that.
Masuda-chan, how old are you this year?
I'm 55 years old.
When I think about it, I don't have a big belly.
I have a slender body.
I feel alive.
Are you the fourth generation?
That's right.
That's amazing.
This company has been around for 100 years.
The company has been around for 100 years.
There was a 100-year anniversary party.
I thought again that he was an amazing person.
Masuda-chan and Masulin said that.
I thought again that he was an amazing president.
I thought again that he was an amazing president.
Did you start working as Masuda Sekiyu in 2000?
I started in 2002.
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That's the year I was born.
Really?
Are you that young?
It's been about four years.
It's been about four years.
What did you do before that?
I was a salaryman.
I was a student.
Did you study abroad?
That's right.
Is that so?
Did you want to go abroad?
That's right.
I wanted to go abroad, so I studied abroad.
You two have a lot in common there.
That may be the case.
You like going abroad.
I like it.
Masuda-chan, what's your favorite country?
I like America.
You studied abroad in America.
You were born in America.
America is good.
It's energetic.
That's where you get the most energy.
America is different in various areas.
I studied in the east.
I studied in the west.
I like the fresh climate in the west.
There are various aspects.
On the other hand, the middle area is alsoAmerica.
Like Chicago.
That's right.
It's like The America.
I think it's nice to have various colors.
It was fun when I went to New York.
It was fun.
I did a lot of inspections, and it helped me alot.
I learned the atmosphere of the city and thefeeling of the people there.
That's right.
It's an important time.
It's an important time.
Of course, inspections are important, but it'salso fun to interact with the people there.
It's exciting and we exchange information.
That's where I got my employee training.
I'm doing Masuda Seikyu's training.
I see.
What did you think of Masuda Seikyu's employees?
Just like the president.
Everyone is honest, positive, and young people aresupporting the fourth president.
I feel a lot of energy that we are going to be themain characters.
That kind of company.
Young company.
How do you feel when you interact with youremployees?
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Well, our company was very top-down until ourpredecessor.
It's like a bad word.
It's like a bad word.
It's like a bad word.
It's like a bad word.
I thought I could do it as a company.
I tried to make it as bottom-up as possible.
But there's still a long way to go.
I want to make it more free and active.
It's changed a lot.
I don't know if it's lively, but I think there aremore people like that.
Everyone is lively.
I respect the president.
I respect him because he's young.
I respect him because he's young.
I really want to follow the president.
I really feel that from the employees.
I really feel that from the employees.
It's because the name of the company contains theword oil.
It's a little hard.
It's like a gas station.
If you look at the website, there are a lot ofthings going on in the business.
If you look at the website, there are a lot ofthings going on in the business.
What do you think?
As you said, the industry itself is very old.
There are a lot of older people.
It's a tough industry.
I've been doing a lot of things for 100 years.
When I joined, it was oil only.
As I said earlier, I felt tired.
The competition was tough.
It was a time when I couldn't see the future ofthe industry.
It's still said that the future is tough.
Especially at that time, it was such an industry.
There was a time when the industry wasn't doingwell.
I thought it was a bad idea.
I didn't stick to the oil industry.
I'm going to increase the price.
I'm going to do a lot of business.
I want to change the atmosphere of the company inthe company.
I want to make it a company that has morepotential.
Of course, oil doesn't have a future.
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I want to make it a company that has morepotential.
I'm going to do a lot of business.
I was surprised.
There are a lot of companies like Marlatan.
There are a lot of people in line.
There are a lot of people in line.
I want to follow them.
I think it's true in the sense of town building.
I'd like to ask you a few more questions.
Shizuka and Masuda, it's time.
Is it time?
There are still a lot of things I haven'texplored.
I'd be happy if you could join us next week.
I'd be happy if you could join us next week.
Today, we had Shigeyasu Masuda, CEO of Masuda OilCo., Ltd.
Thank you very much.
I look forward to working with you next week.
Endless Paradise, Shizuka's heart-to-heart talk.
Shintaro Takami, RKB announcer.
Shizuka and Masuda.
See you next week.
Thank you very much.
I'm embarrassed.
I've never said that before.
The best.
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