Karike Koji (唐池恒二), senior adviser to JR Kyushu, discusses the circumstances and convictions behind his aim to create the world's finest sleeper train. Centered on the philosophy that the power to dream creates "energy," he describes how Seven Stars in Kyushu came into being.
Karike Koji (唐池恒二), a senior adviser to JR Kyushu, discusses the conviction that has served as the starting point for his aim to be the world's best, drawing on his many years of management experience. His philosophy is summed up in the key phrase that the power to dream creates "energy," which is positioned as the force that connects talent and passion.
After joining Japanese National Railways, Karike Koji (唐池恒二) turned around its loss-making food-service business and the railway companies that followed the breakup of Japanese National Railways. After becoming president in 2009, he brought about the opening of the entire Kyushu Shinkansen line and is said to have developed the luxury cruise train Seven Stars in Kyushu into one of the world's finest trains. These management achievements formed the backdrop to his aspiration to be the world's best.
The philosophy discussed is summed up in the words "the power to dream creates 'energy.'" The explanation emphasizes, through the use of hiragana, the overlapping meanings of miru and the diverse meanings of tsukuru.