"In 1955, the founder of NBU, Yukio Suga became president of Saiki Industry High School, which remains affiliated to Nippon Bunri University. At this time Japan's economic boom was approaching a peak, and there was an urgent need for graduates ready to play an active role in the industrial world. Oita, located within the 'Setonaikai' (Inland Sea) cultural sphere, thus had a wealth of opportunities to develop as an industrial hub, both domestically, and also in the context of the wider Asian region."