Nagano joined the mercantile company Okachi where he had high sales results, but he was dismissed when it was discovered that he profited by illegally investing the customer's money into the red bean market. After that, he changed his profession a number of times before founding Toyota Shoji, whose name was deliberately chosen to evoke the prestige of Toyota cars.
Nagano joined Okachi, where his sales achievements were outstanding, but he was terminated when it was discovered that he had misappropriated customer funds by investing them in the red bean market. He then explored different professions before establishing Toyota Shoji, a company whose name was deliberately chosen to evoke the prestige of Toyota vehicles.