盛田昭夫
He founded the Nishimura Machinery Research Institute in Tokyo's Ota Ward. The firm is still in business as of 2018. He once again developed a reputation as a trouble-shooter and became friends with Akio Morita, the founder of Sony, who dealt with him directly. He also did work for Hitachi and developed a relationship with its president. He developed a rotary engine for motor vehicles but refused to sell it to Isuzu Motors when it became clear that it would sell the information to a foreign company.