Kazuo Inamori was born Jan. 30, 1932, in Kagoshima on Japan’s southern Kyushu Island. The printing business of Mr. Inamori’s father offered a comfortable living.

TOKYO — Kazuo Inamori, founder of Japanese ceramics and electronics maker Kyocera who also became a philanthropist singing the virtues of fairness and hard work, has died. He was 90.

(Bloomberg) -- Kyocera Corp. founder Kazuo Inamori -- a former Buddhist priest who went on to influence Japanese entrepreneurs for decades -- has died of old age. He was 90.Most Read from ...

Kazuo Inamori was born on Jan. 30, 1932, in Kagoshima, a seaside city on Japan’s Kyushu Island, the second of seven children of Keiichi and Kimi Inamori.

When Kazuo Inamori took on the task of leading the turnaround of Japan Airlines Co. in January 2010, he had precisely zero experience in aviation management.

Kazuo Inamori founded the Kyocera Corp., a ceramics and electronics manufacturing company, and forged a legacy of ethical leadership. In 1984, he founded the Inamori Foundation, which awards the ...

Born in 1932, Kazuo Inamori founded his first company at age 27. What began as the Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd. in 1959 has grown into the multinational, multifaceted ...

The Inamori Foundation was founded on April 12, 1984, by Kazuo Inamori and began operations in 1985. The Foundation seeks to actively promote peace and prosperity among all people on earth through ...