• Social Contribution Activities
• Sports Promotion

Social Contribution Activities

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  Kids’ Eco Club

  Japan Environment Association (JEA) offices across Japan provide programs and opportunities for the environmental activities conducted by the Kids' Eco Club with the support and cooperation of local communities, companies, and organizations.
  We support the Kids' Eco Club project as a project partner. The project is aimed at promoting children's environmental conservation activities and their environmental education, encouraging children to be friendly to the environment and helping children to develop the ability to think for themselves in acting to resolve environmental problems. It is also intended to expand the local network for environmental conservation activities.

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  Initiative for “The Children's Future Used Book Donation”

  “The Children's Future Used Book Donation” is an initiative that links donations through the sale of used books that have been read with support for the eradication of poverty among children, who will be responsible for future society. Used books collected from companies and individuals are purchased by affiliated companies and the entire amount raised is donated to The Children’s Future Support Fund* in full. The donations collected are used to support the activities by grassroots organizations that actually support children in the community through a public-private partnership projects. We have been participating in this initiative since June 2022. We will continue to regularly call on employees to donate to “Children’s Future Used Book Donation” and promote activities aimed at realizing a society where children can grow up with dreams and hopes.

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  Introduction of The Nippon Foundation Charity Vending Machines

  We operate some Nippon Foundation vending machines at our head of fice, factories, and branches. For each can, we donate 10 yen to a social contribution project run by the Nippon Foundation, which makes social contribution activities accessible to employees.

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  Sponsorship of Performance for Invited Children “Theatre of the Heart”

  We sponsor the “Theatre of the Heart”, a social contribution project organized by the BUTAIGEIJUTSU CENTER and the Shiki Theatre Company. Aiming to realize a spiritually rich society, we support the project to bring the excitement of theater to children throughout Japan who watch the performances as a sponsor of the event in Kanagawa and Shizuoka prefectures.

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  TABLE FOR TWO

  We have introduced a TABLE FOR TWO donation program at the head office employee cafeteria. The mission of this initiative is to balance the disparity between citizens of developed nations with obesity and other lifestyle diseases and citizens of emerging nations who suffer due to malnutrition. Twenty yen from each purchase of selected, healthy and balanced cafeteria meals is donated to school meals in Africa and Asia.
  TABLE FOR TWO

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  Donation of Emergency Food Supplies

  When the expiration dates of our stored emergency food supplies approach, we take steps to make effective use of them rather than disposing of them. By working through StockBase Inc., we help match these items with individuals and organizations in need, thereby reducing food waste and supporting the local community. We will continue to make effective use of our supplies through donations when rotating our stock in the future.

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  Blood Donation Drive

  We periodically have visits by blood donation buses of the Japan Red Cross Society at our Head Office and each factory for onsite blood donation. Although participation is voluntary, many employees donate blood each year, and the initiative is taking root within the company.
  We will continue to contribute to the stable supply of the blood needed in medical settings.

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  Orders to Facilities for People with Disabilities

  As an initiative to support the independence of people with disabilities, we are ordering packing of timecards and labels for employees from a social welfare corporation in Sagamihara City.

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  Participating in the Sagami River Cleanup Operation (Sagamihara Factory)

  The Sagamihara Factory participates in the “Sagami River cleanup operation” as a part of its regional environmental conservation efforts to preserve the area as a place to relax while surrounded by water and greenery. We clean up the entire riverbed of the Sagami River twice a year and collect about 1,500 to 2,000 kg of garbage each time. We will continue to participate in this operation to conserve the environment as a member of the local community.

• Engaging with Regional Schools
  (Hosoe Factory)

  At the Hosoe Factory, we host educational excursions and social studies field trips for local elementary and junior high school students. We hosted elementary and junior high school students from Hamamatsu City to observe the production process at our factory and conduct field work on the theme of “Local Contribution to Support the Community”. We treasure our interactions with local schools, and also offer internships for high school students, practical training for disabled students of special needs schools and other special needs facilities, and traineeships for faculty of special needs schools.

• Job Coach (workplace adaptation assistant)* Training (Hosoe Factory)

  The Hosoe Factory serves as a training site for job coaches (workplace adaptation assistants) training. We act as a lecturer for those in charge of persons with disabilities from various companies, and shares information about guidance methods with a perspective of people with disabilities through lectures and work experiences.
  *Job coach (workplace adaptation assistant)
  A person who provides professional support based on the characteristics of people with disabilities in cases where people with disabilities have problems adapting to the workplace when working at companies

• Fire Brigade Cooperation Workplace
  (Hosoe Factory, Sagamihara Factory)

  At the Hosoe Factory and the Sagamihara Factory, we cooperate in local disaster prevention as a “Fire Brigade Cooperation Workplace*”. Companies and workplaces certified as Fire Brigade Cooperation Workplaces help to improve the local disaster prevention system through cooperative activities with the fire brigade. For example, many employees join the fire brigade, and materials and equipment are provided to the fire brigade in the event of a disaster.
  

Sports Promotion

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  Local Football Club:
  Supporting the Activities of "Mamedo FC (Football Club)"

  We support Mamedo FC (football club), a football club based in Mamedo, Kohoku Ward, Yokohama City (the location of our head office), as an official club partner. ”Mamedo FC” is a strong team with approximately 400 elementary and junior high school students and has participated in the Club Youth Championship Kanto Tournament multiple times. In addition, they are also actively involved in activities that contribute to the community and support the growth of children.

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  Canoeing:
  Supporting the Activities of the Sagamihara City Canoe Association

  We support the Sagamihara Canoe Association, which is based at Doshi River in Sagamihara City, near our Sagamihara Factory, as a sponsor. The Doshi River has a slalom competition area with 18 to 25 gates on a 250 to 400-meter rapid course, where canoeists compete based on their skills to pass through the gates in a predetermined order and reach the finish line in the quickest possible time.

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  Supporting the Ai Sugiyama Cup

  We sponsor the Ai Sugiyama Cup, an international junior tennis tournament recognized by the International Tennis Federation and directed by Yokohama-born tennis player Ms. Ai Sugiyama. Only eleven such tournaments are held in Japan, and the goal of this tournament is to develop Japan’s junior tennis players, increase their competitiveness, and furthermore promote international and regional exchange.

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  Women’s Professional Golf: Sponsoring a Professional Golf Player, Ms. Sakura YOKOMINE

  We have been supporting professional golf player Ms. Sakura Yokomine as a sponsor since the 2023 season. She has been an active leading player since her junior days to date, and we resonate with and support her goal of becoming a permanently seeded player as she competes in tournaments as golfer and mother after her marriage and childbirth.

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  American Football:
  Supporting the American Football Team "Nojima Sagamihara Rise"

  Since the 2023 season, we have been supporting Nojima Sagamihara Rise, which belongs to the American football professional club team “X League”, as a supporting goods sponsor. Nojima Sagamihara Rise was founded in 2009 with the philosophy of “a professional club that stands with the community and fans regardless of social conditions”, and has participated in the “X League” since the 2009 season.

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  Beach Succer:
  Supporting the Activities of the Beach Soccer Team "Harectio Okayama"

  We support “Harectio Okayama”, a beach soccer team managed by the Shibukawa Marine Activity Association that promotes tourism in Okayama Prefecture, as a sponsor. Beach succer is a sport that always starts with a beach cleanup activity before the game, as it is played barefoot. Therefore, the more activities such as competitions and daily practice occur, the more beautiful the coast becomes. As a result, a beach succer is also called a “good sport for the global environment”.

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  Amano Sporting Club Activities:
  Rifle Shooting Club

  In hopes that a local athlete will compete in the global arena, since April 2019, we have formally established the Amano Rifle Shooting Club. We are determined to contribute to the development of rifle shooting competitions by strengthening and developing affiliated shooters.