Shoichiro Irimajiri

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Shoichiro Irimajiri (入交 昭一郎, Irimajiri Shōichirō, born on January 3, 1940, in

Kochi, Japan) and raised in Kobe is a Japanese
engineer and businessman.

He earned an aeronautical engineering degree from the

CBX motorcycle, design of their F1 racing engines for the RA273 as well as being the president of Honda of America Inc.[1]
He resigned in 1992 due to a heart problem, and started a Chinese traditional treatment to restore his condition.

During this time, it was said that General Motors recruited Irimajiri for a senior executive position at the company, in light of his success at Honda. While he declined that position and accepted a spot as an outside director, if Irimajiri had accepted the offer, he would have been the first Japanese-born automotive executive of an American automobile manufacturer.[2]

After his recovery,

Sega 32X. After Sega reported its third consecutive loss, Irimajiri resigned and Isao Okawa
took his place.

He was last a chairman of Asahi Tec, a Japanese manufacturer of aluminum parts and castings for automobiles, owned by Ripplewood Holdings.

References

  1. ^ West Coast CBX. Nexial Quest, 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. ^ "The Honda Myth: The Genius and His Wake by Masaaki Sato - PenguinRandomHouse.com". Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Sega's President Resigns, New Team Quickly in Place". GamePro. No. 97. IDG. October 1996. pp. 24, 26.
  4. ^ Jebens, Harly (January 20, 1998). "Sega Shuffle at the Top". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 2, 2000. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "Sega President Steps Down". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 104. Ziff Davis. March 1998. p. 32.