Japan's top entrepreneur offers valuable lessons for Malaysian companies

The columnist is inspired by Inamori, who has always insisted on having a strong passion for things, extreme focus and staying humble. — Handout

In September 2009, LDP, Japan's ruling party for 55 years, was defeated in the election and had to surrender its power to DPJ. This marked the first ever – and so far the only – change of government in Japan's post-war history.

The DPJ government then collapsed in December 2012, followed by the party’s total disintegration.