west ▁while ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁being ▁loaded ▁with ▁l umber ▁for ▁her ▁return ▁voyage . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁Ke io ▁University ▁and ▁land ed ▁a ▁job ▁with ▁N iss an . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁he ▁married ▁Mas ako ▁Kat ay ama ▁and ▁took ▁her ▁family ▁name , ▁as ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁sons ▁in ▁her ▁family ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁two ▁other ▁brothers ▁to ▁carry ▁on ▁the ▁A so h ▁name . ▁ ▁Career ▁at ▁N iss an ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁report ▁to ▁a ▁N iss an ▁plant ▁in ▁the ▁Japanese ▁pu ppet ▁state ▁of ▁Man ch u ku o , ▁but ▁managed ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁transfer ▁back ▁to ▁Japan ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁Near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁refused ▁orders ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Man ch u ku o ; ▁Kat ay ama ▁later ▁cred ited ▁his ▁surv ival ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁to ▁this ▁decision . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁when ▁N iss an ▁sent ▁him ▁to ▁do ▁market ▁research , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁N iss an ▁in ▁Japan ▁and ▁persu aded ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁start ▁its ▁own ▁sales ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁D ats un ▁started ▁to ▁import ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁Fair l ady ▁models ▁starting ▁with ▁spl 2