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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Japanese business pioneer, philanthropist Inamori dies at 90

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

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.

Inamori, who also founded major telecommunications company KDDI Corp., died Aug. 24 of natural causes at his home in Kyoto, Kyocera said Tuesday.

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