Khaul Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 (edited) Yoshiaki Tsutsumi was, back in the 80s, considered for a while the richest man in the world. The Seibu railway and its real estate branch Kokudo were a gold mine. That was before he was arrested for securities fraud in 2005 and Cerberus took a big share of the company at a bargain price. Then Cerberus wanted to get rid of a few lines. They couldn't. Anyway, where did the money come in the first place? Well, well, pecunia non olet http://41-31.at.webry.info/200810/article_1.html. Edited May 6, 2017 by Khaul 3 Link to comment
Kabutoni Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Anyway, where did the money come in the first place? Well, well, pecunia non olet http://41-31.at.webry.info/200810/article_1.html. Coincidentially, I had a similar conversation with a colleague T-Traker a few weeks go about the origins of Seibu when I mentioned I'm not a fan of Seibu. We had a good laugh about it with some particular anecdotes. I can very much appreciate that Japanese like this level of humour likewise. xD Link to comment
railsquid Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Haha, might explain the "classic" post-war livery colour. 2 Link to comment
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