Hajime Menjō

Hajime Menjō (校條 創 Menjō Hajime) is the president of Hexa Techs Corporation and the biological father of Kei Kamatori whom he bests in a produce selling contest (Episode 10). He and Kei had a falling out due to him continuously using chemicals in his farming methods that his wife was terribly sensitive to which contributed to her early death. He is a sharp business man who Kei claims always has his eye on the bottom line.

Etymology

 * The name Hajime means "genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate, begin" (創).
 * Hajime's surname Menjō means "exam, school, printing, proof, correction" (校) (men) and "article, clause, item, stripe, streak" (條) (jō).

Trivia

 * Unlike his son, Hajime believes that using modern technology in farming produces better results than organically grown goods.