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		Yutaka Katayama was hired in 1960 as marketing manager for Nissan's fledgling North American operation.
		Just two years earlier Katayama made a name for himself and for Datsun by lobbying for the creation of a rally team that participated in the 1958 "Around Australia Mobilgas Trial." Entering with low expectations, the Datsun team won the rally, which put Katayama's star on the rise.
		With this in mind, Katayama became a pest at Nissan corporate headquarters, trying to persuade the stodgy top executives of the company to okay the development of cars that Americans would enjoy driving.
	www.drivingtoday.com /germancarfans/greatest_cars/datsun240z (1116 words)

	History - Nissan
		In 1957 a young marketing manager by the name of Yutaka Katayama convinced NISSAN Corporate Management that a racing or competition program would be a good way to build name recognition around the world for Nissan Motors and their line of Datsun automobiles.
		Katayama an assignment that they felt would keep him out of the corporate lime light, and which had a high potential for failure...
		Katayama was also aware of the unique requirements placed on automobiles by the expansive landscape of North American and the high speed Federal Highway System that crisscrossed it.
	www.s30.org /html/history_-_nissan.html (998 words)

	Taipei Times - archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Katayama retired from Nissan in 1977 but did not receive a seat on the board, a promotion that many feel he deserved given his achievements in the US.
		Katayama was often consulted while the new Z was in the works.
		Katayama has not owned a Z since the 1980s, when he felt it stopped being the "fun sportscar for everybody" it was initially designed to be.
	www.taipeitimes.com /News/archives/2002/07/24/0000149506/print (1005 words)

	Datsun 510 Trans Am - Supercars.net
		During development, Yutaka Katayama, President of Datsun USA, wanted the 510 to be a car with a sporty nature, not an economy box devoid of performance.
		Nissan executives in Japan were skeptical of Katayama's plan, but in the end he motivated them to give the 510 more performance.
		So Yutaka Katayama got his way and the 510 was designed as a competitive car from the get-go.
	www.supercars.net /VC?id=2870 (594 words)

	'Mr. K' & 'Datsun' spark Nissan blitz - former Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A. President Yutaka Katayama Ward's Dealer ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Nissan dealers found a sympathizer in Katayama when the company made a controversial name change from Datsun to Nissan in the early 1980s, even though the patriarch had involuntarily retired in 1975 and returned to his native Japan.
		Katayama and Kawazoe believed, unlike Toyota and Volkswagen, that Datsun dealers would be too removed from decision-making on selling and product development programs with a distributor network in the middle of the process.
		Katayama, who joined Nissan in 1935, began his U.S. career in 1958 when the first Datsun sedan was imported.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FJN/is_n3_v31/ai_19042248 (512 words)

	The Design Evolution Of The Datsun 240-Z
		Yutaka Katayama, the man recognized as "the Father Of The Z Car"; was inducted into the "Automobile Hall Of Fame" in 1998, in large part due to his championing of the Z Car for his American Customers, and his shepherding of the product from concept to delivery.
		Yutaka Katayama, President of Nissan Motors USA, gathered the inputs from his DATSUN Dealers around the Country, and from Nissan Motors USA Marketing Department studies.
		Katayama had said that a closed coupe would be the best compromise for the US market.
	zhome.com /History/DesignEvolution/DesignEvolutionZ.htm (1842 words)

	Z History ~ Mr. K
		Yutaka began a preparatory program in an effort to study engineering but did not quite have the required broad interest in science, instead heading to his father's Alma Mater, and the leading economics faculty at Keio University.
		Reportedly Yutaka was never paid the relatively princely sum of $15 (about 30 yen at the time) promised for working that round trip on the Londonmaru.
		Yutaka Katayama is Fumiko Fujita’s nephew and this fact combined with his love of automobiles gained him a letter of employment upon graduation from Keio at Nissan dated April 1, 1935.
	www.zcca.org /pages/ZCarsZhistoryMrK.htm (6884 words)

	Taipei Times - archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		What happened to the Z, the Datsun nameplate and Katayama himself are symbolic of the shortsightedness and mismanagement common at conservative, bureaucratic Japanese companies that eroded Nissan's global standing and sank it into deep losses.
		Katayama from Nissan in 1977 but did not receive a seat on the board, a promotion that many feel he deserved given his achievements in the US.
		Katayama not owned a Z since the 1980s, when he felt it stopped being the "fun sportscar for everybody" it was initially designed to be.
	www.taipeitimes.com /News/worldbiz/archives/2002/07/24/149506/wiki (1140 words)

	Z Club of Texas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Yutaka Katayama was destined to come to America.
		Well aware of Katayama's pioneering spirit, Nissan sent him to California in 1960 to put its company on the map there.
		And Yutaka Katayama, by fulfilling his destiny, changed sports-car history forever.
	www.zcluboftexas.org /tribute/page4.html (286 words)

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		For Yutaka Katayama, President of Nissan's U.S. operations and a dyed-in-the-wool sports car enthusiast, Nissan's Austin-derivative designs were lacking the dynamics and the personality to excite him or the American public.
		The first of these circumstances was Yutaka Katayama's presence as the President of Nissan Motor Corporation in U.S.A. Katayama had been accused of being "too American" by his superiors in Tokyo, a statement that was considered a grave insult by the Japanese, but was, in fact, the greatest of compliments to Katayama.
		K, as most of his American friends knew him, was very American; his rebellious nature and unbridled enthusiasm for the automobile fit in very well in the U.S. His almost-intuitive understanding of the American car buyer, however, had left him frustrated with the cars that were arriving from Tokyo.
	members.tripod.com /~newmexico510/Bloodlines.html (2780 words)

	(datsunstory 5)
		Katayama and the racing team became instant heroes and spent several months touring Japan.
		Nissan Motor Corp U.S.A. was formed on September 28th 1960, at 137 East Alondra Bvd in Gardena, California with Yutaka Katayama as Western head, and in Newark, New Jersey with Soichi Kawazoe as Eastern head.
		In those early days, Yutaka Katayama actually went house to house in the Japanese areas of LA, trying to sell Datsuns to Japanese immigrants, and to farmers who saw the rugged little trucks as a good deal.
	www.datsunhistory.com /datsunhistory5.html (2712 words)

	Triad Z Club
		Yutaka Katayama, the first president of Nissan Motors USA and affectionately known as "Mr.
		On October 13th, 1998, the legendary Yutaka Katayama, "Father of the Z", was inducted into the Automobile Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Michigan.
		Nissan's US president, Yutaka Katayama, aware of the cultural mismatch, swapped "Fairlady Z" and "240Z" badges as the cars arrived in Los Angeles.
	www.triadzclub.com /index.asp?inc=didyouknow (842 words)

	(datsun story 7)
		Katayama was a perfect example of the American auto entrepreneur.
		Car and Driver's praise was borne out a few years ago when Yutaka Katayama was given a place in the American Automobile Hall of fame, amongst the likes of Henry Ford, the Dodge brothers, Chrysler, and others.
		Katayama's replacement was Hiroshi Majima, who would oversee Nissan USA until 1980.
	www.datsunhistory.com /datsunhistory7.html (1490 words)

	DBLP: Yutaka Ishikawa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Tazuka, Yutaka Ishikawa: The design and implementation of an asynchronous communication mechanism for the MPI communication model.
		Toshiyuki Takahashi, Francis O'Carroll, Hiroshi Tezuka, Atsushi Hori, Shinji Sumimoto, Hiroshi Harada, Yutaka Ishikawa, Peter H. Beckman: Implementation and Evaluation of MPI on an SMP Cluster.
		Yutaka Ishikawa, Atsushi Hori, Mitsuhisa Sato, Motohiko Matsuda, Jörg Nolte, Hiroshi Tezuka, Hiroki Konaka, Munenori Maeda, Takashi Tomokiyo: An Overview of MPC++ - Extended Abstract.
	www.sigmod.org /sigmod/dblp/db/indices/a-tree/i/Ishikawa:Yutaka.html (1054 words)

	Indiacar News-2006 Nissan 350Z Debuts at Annual Z Club Gathering; Yutaka Katayama Father Z to Appear
		The changes to the 350Z, which has sold over 100,000 units in the United States in its first three years, for the 2006 model year include a revised front end appearance, enhanced interior and available lightweight 18-inch front/19-inch rear 5-spoke forged alloy wheels (Track Coupe and Grand Touring Coupe only).
		Katayama, who is known by Z(R) enthusiasts as "Mr.
		K," served as the first president of Nissan Motor Corporation in U.S.A. and was a driving force in bringing the original 1970 Datsun 240Z to the United States - a move that helped establish Nissan as an innovative, performance-oriented company in the world's largest automotive market.
	www.indiacar.com /xnewdet.asp?id=n12443 (472 words)

	BW Online \| July 22, 2002 \| Q&A: "A Sports Car Should Drive Like a Motorcycle" (extended)
		Muscle-car fans in the U.S. and Japan are eagerly awaiting the official debut of Nissan's (NSANY) 350Z sports car on July 30, marking the revival of the revered Z auto bloodline.
		Katayama ran Nissan's U.S. sales operations in the 1970s and is widely credited with bringing the first Z to life by hassling headquarters in Tokyo for an affordable sports car.
		Nowadays, to his legions of supporters at Z fan clubs around the globe, the cane-wielding Katayama is affectionately known as "Mr.
	www.businessweek.com /magazine/content/02_29/b3792010.htm (1465 words)

	NissanNews
		So Katayama and the Nissan planners opted for 240 to reflect the engine size and letter Z because, as Katayama said, "Z can be taken to mean so many things, zenith, for example, and sounds good in almost any language."
		The 240Z was an instantaneous hit, with prospective owners having to wait nearly six months to get their hands on a car.
		In fact, the demand for the 240Z was so strong that in 1970, less than a year after the car's debut, Kelley Blue Book rated the value of a used 240Z at $4,000.
	www.nissannews.com /site_library/nissan/2002vehicles/z/history.shtml (822 words)

	BBC News \| BUSINESS \| From Datsun to Nissan
		In 1958, under the leadership of Yutaka Katayama, the first Datsun saloon car was brought to the US.
		But the models - a sedan called Bluebird and a sportscar called the Fairlady - did not at first appeal to US consumers and business was initially slow to get off the ground.
		It is said that Yutaka Katayama personally trudged round the Japanese neighbourhoods in Southern California, knocking on doors to try to drum up sales.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/1136490.stm (663 words)

	Tennessee Tribune [Molly Secours]
		Katayama needs to toughen up if he's going to come to Tennessee.
		Katayama will understand that there is no place for 'coddling' those who rely on you.
		Katayama, don't you see how fabulous it is that by not having an income tax--which might otherwise go to schools or healthcare for the poor--we can lure large corporations to set up shop and give them colossal tax credits.
	www.mollysecours.com /tribune/11142005.html (849 words)

	.::. Z.O.N.C. .::. Z Owners of Northern California
		This page is dedicated to Mr Yutaka Katayama and
		He has played a major role in reworking the Nissan Z concept car that was unveiled at the North American Auto Show in January 1999.
		Z.O.N.C. congratulates Mr Katayama for his induction into the Automobile Hall of Fame and the joy of knowing he is still a force in our automotive future!
	www.zonc.org /MrK.html (255 words)

	History
		Yutaka Katayama introduced the 240z in October 1969 to the U.S. Powered with a 2.4 liter in line 6 cylinder with 2 side draft S.U. Carbs, which produced 150 Horsepower.
		The car only came with a manual 4-speed transmission, 4 wheel independent suspension, and front disc brakes and rear drums.
		The last year for the Z Car in the United States, however they continued to be sold elsewhere around the wor
	www.zanyz.net /index_files/Page354.htm (1445 words)

	2006 Nissan 350Z Debuts at Annual Z Club Gathering; Yutaka Katayama Father Z to Appear
		2006 Nissan 350Z Debuts at Annual Z Club Gathering; Yutaka Katayama Father Z to Appear
		SYRACUSE, N.Y.--Aug. 16, 2005--The new 2006 350Z sports car, which features the Z(R)'s first comprehensive updating since its introduction in the United States market in August 2002, makes its public debut August 15 - 19, 2005 at the 18th International Z Car Convention in Syracuse, New York.
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	www.theautochannel.com /news/2005/08/16/140419.html (527 words)

	yutaka saito - ResearchIndex document query (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Kiuchi, Jun Miura, Kotaro Ohba, Ken Shakunaga, Yutaka Takeuchi, and Taku Yamazaki.
		Multi-level Partition of Unity Implicits Yutaka Ohtake MPI Saarbrucken Alexander Belyaev MPI
		Yutaka Katayama was born in Niigata, Japan, in 1965.
	citeseer.ist.psu.edu /cis?q=Yutaka+Saito (552 words)

	The Bob Bondurant Pages
		Mayfield Marshall, Datsun's Marketing Director at that time, approached Nissan's US President, Yutaka Katayama.
		In 1976, however, Yutaka Katayama failed to obtain the agreement of Mr Majima, the new President of Nissan Motor Corporation, to support Bob with the loan of a further ten cars.
		The Roadsters donated to the school by Datsun comprised a 2000 and a 1600, both 1968 spec.
	www.datsun.org /fairlady/Bondurant.htm (805 words)

	Ex-Nissan boss: Move is mistake - AutoSpies Auto News
		K" to Nissan and Datsun fans, said in a letter to Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn that a move from California to either the Nashville area or Texas would hurt the company he helped build.
		Nissan had no official response to the letter, which was delivered in Tokyo.
		Katayama sent the letter to The Tennessean by e-mail yesterday.
	www.autospies.com /news/Ex-Nissan-boss-Move-is-mistake-7268 (517 words)

	The Flying Feather by Yutaka Katayama
		Pictured Below: The Flying Feather as conceved by Yutaka Katayama and designed by Ryuichi Tomiya in the late 40's.
		A prototype was built with a 200cc engine (built in-house by Nissan in 1951).
		It's one of only 20 produced and like the Flying Feather itself a rare collectible.
	zhome.com /History/FlyingFeather.htm (270 words)

	Welcome to Z32TT.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		When Nissan U.S.A. president Yutaka Katayama introduced the compact pickup to America in 1959, he espoused a philosophy that was part Zen, part car aficionado: "Love cars, love people, love life." It's become the inspiration behind Nissan's continued innovations and worldwide success.
		Here's a brief look at some Nissan milestones — including more than a few classic cars.
		The horse power depending on model ranges from 287 HP to 300 HP.
	www.z32tt.com /z_heritage.htm (181 words)

	Buy Now - Nissan 300zx 350z: The Z-Car Story by Brian Long, Yutaka Katayama (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The price was so reasonable for this book, that I had to give Nissan 300zx 350z: The Z-Car Story by Brian Long, Yutaka Katayama a try.
		I could have chosen another book, but Nissan 300zx 350z: The Z-Car Story by Brian Long, Yutaka Katayama was certainly the best choice.
		Nissan 300zx 350z: The Z-Car Story by Brian Long, Yutaka Katayama is your best choice for a book.
	carbooks-300-aaa.artoftherace.com /1/1904788041.html (496 words)

	Fairlady Story - Yutaka Katayama and Yoshihiko Matsuo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fairlady Story - Yutaka Katayama and Yoshihiko Matsuo
		This excellent book, in Japanese text, features contributions from Yutaka Katayama and Yoshihiko Matsuo, the designer of the 240Z.
		There are also chapters by Brian Long, author of DATSUN-FAIRLADY to 280Z.
	www.datsun.org /fairlady/fairladystory.htm (103 words)

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