Ask him if one of his sons will succeed him in his business, and 77-year-old Osamu Yoshida points you to the name of his company.
Otowa Electric, which specialises in lightning arresters and surge protection technology, is named after a waterfall near Kyoto's famous Kiyomizu Temple.
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