Sales ranking of “67 Kyoto companies” that dominate the world! What is the ranking of Nidec, Kyocera and Murata? | The Bloodline of Kyoto Companies | Diamond Online

The overseas sales ratio is Murata Manufacturing 91%, Nidec 88%, Nintendo 79%, and Kyocera 67%. As the stagnation of the domestic manufacturing industry becomes clear, manufacturing companies in Kyoto are sweeping the world market. When a “Sales Ranking” was created for listed companies based in Kyoto, well-known excellent companies ranked high.special feature“Kyoto Enterprise Bloodline”In #1, we will announce the ranking results. Where did Murata, Nidec, and Kyocera, known as the “Kyoto Gosanke”, rank in? (Diamond Editorial Department Deputy Editor-in-Chief Ryoko Asashima)

Nidec and Kyocera struggle to “de-founder”
Why Kyoto Became Japan’s Silicon Valley

At the same time, events that symbolized the “replacement of founders” occurred one after another at two companies representing Kyoto.

On August 30th, Kyocera founder and honorary chairman Kazuo Inamori passed away at the age of 90. In 2005, he resigned as a director and retired from the front line of management, but until recently, Kyocera’s management reportedly never failed to report to Mr. Inamori.

On September 2nd, Nidec Chairman Shigenobu Nagamori (78 years old) practically dismissed his successor candidate, President Jun Seki (61 years old, title at the time). Although Mr. Nagamori appointed Mr. Hiroshi Kobe (73 years old), a founding member who has full trust, as the new president, this is nothing more than a relief personnel. The problem of the absence of a successor has returned to the beginning.

Mr. Inamori of Kyocera and Mr. Nagamori of Nidec. It is difficult to replace a charismatic founder born from the soil of Kyoto. Not only at Nidec, where the succession plan was put into action, but even at Kyocera, where Mr. Inamori’s exit was graceful, successor successors seem to have struggled to move forward with a “shift away from the founder.” (For details, see #6 of this special feature, “Kyocera Chairman was worried about the influence of the great founder, “Only five years ago was he able to break away from Inamori.” ) .

However, while the generational change was difficult, it can be said that it was precisely because of the founder’s strong individuality that he was able to grow the Kyoto company into an excellent company in the world.

It’s been a long time since the Kyoto area came to be described as “Japan’s Silicon Valley.” This is because “global niche companies” such as Nidec, Kyocera, Murata Manufacturing, etc., which have high shares in niche fields in the world market, are concentrated in this area. In addition, an executive of a company in Kyoto said, “It is similar to Silicon Valley in that the human network between managers is strong.”

Kyoto companies are characterized by the following: “Looking at the world market without being particular about the Japanese market,” “Don’t imitate,” “Prioritize long-term perspectives over short-term perspectives,” and “hardly subject to excessive regulation by regulatory authorities.” is mentioned. It is only because there is a strong owner that such a sharp sense of values ​​can be brought into management.

Then, what kind of members are buried in Kyoto companies that move the world market?

On the next page, we will reveal the “sales ranking[67 companies]” for listed companies whose headquarters and registered addresses are in Kyoto Prefecture. What rank did Nidec, Kyocera, and Murata Manufacturing, which are considered to be Kyoto’s big three, ranked in?