However, on graduation from a school affiliated with Keio University, he found employment at the Matsui Shimpo newspaper instead, rising to the position of editor-in-chief.

Under his management, he resolved labor dispute issues by a combination of wage increases and improved working conditions through negotiations.

Fujiwara turned the company around by replacing managers suspected of embezzlement, purchasing the latest production equipment from Europe, and suing major debtors who were delinquent on payments.

The same year, he established a private university in Yokohama, of the Fujiwara Institute of Technology, to train engineers and managerial talent.

He was astonished to find that aircraft built at Mitsubishi’s Nagoya works were being transported to the nearest airfields by ox cart.

The Foundation awards the Fujiwara Prize to scientists who have made important contributions to the advancement of science and technology.