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Unable to Write Kanji or Do division... How a Consumer Finance Salesman Became a Leek Farmer and a CEO with Annual Sales of 3.8 Billion Yen.

In Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture, there is an agricultural company that manages over 150 farms nationwide. It's called Negibito Company. The representative, Tora Shimizu, joined a major consumer finance company at the age of 19, and when he first started, he couldn't even write kanji properly or do division. After rising to the top of sales, he switched careers to become a leek farmer. He attracted attention with his ultra-premium leeks that c…
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In Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture, there is an agricultural company that manages over 150 farms nationwide. It's called Negibito Company. The representative, Tora Shimizu, joined a major consumer finance company at the age of 19, and when he first started, he couldn't even write kanji properly or do division. After rising to the top of sales, he switched careers to become a leek farmer. He attracted attention with his ultra-premium leeks that c…

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PRESIDENT Online(プレジデントオンライン) broke the news on Friday, October 23, 2026.
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