September 5, 2023
News Release

In-company Gym Facility Opened in the Head Office:

The latest AI fitness machines installed for the first time ever in Japan to promotehealth and productivity management

KAGA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative
Director, President & COO: Ryoichi Kado; hereinafter “the Company”), has opened anin-company gym featuring the latest AI machines from German fitness machine
manufacturer EGYM in its head office building to promote employeesʼ welfare andhealth.
1. Purpose of opening the gym
The Company has been improving its workplace environments with the aim ofcreating next-generation office spaces as part of work-style reforms. It also establisheda social issue working group under its SDGs Committee in 2021 to promote initiatives
aimed at creating comfortable working environments and improving employeesʼ worklife balance. The Company was recognized as a Certified Health and Productivity
Management Outstanding Organization in March of this year thanks to its various efforts
focused on the health of employees, based on the concept that “a happy company
depends on healthy employees.”
As one specific measure aimed at creatingnext-generation office spaces and comfortableworking environments, the Company recently
opened a full-scale gym inside its head office inAkihabara, Tokyo. The gym features totally 16
machines including six of EGYMʼs latest AI
machines which use electronic tags to optimize
training for each employeeʼs physical attributes.
The gym began full-scale operation in August
The gym opened in the Companyʼsof this year.
head office in Akihabara, Tokyo
The Company has continued to allow
teleworking even after the COVID-19 pandemic, with an office attendance rate of 4060%, and has also expanded workplaces in which employees are free to change desks.
This has resulted in surplus office space, which the Company is now effectively utilizing
as a gym. Since the gym is located in the Companyʼs own building, employees can use
it whenever they have free time, even during working hours, and take on their duties
feeling refreshed and recharged. The gym is also widely available to employees who do
not work at the head office, so they are free to use it when visiting the head office forbusiness or after working hours.

－ 1 －2. Health and productivity management at the Company
Based on our corporate philosophy, “Everything we do is for our customers,” we aim
to be the No. 1 company in the industry in Japan and to become a competitive worldclass company. To this end, it is essential that each and every one of our employees ishealthy in mind and body and that we are a team of professionals with integrity andhigh corporate ethics. We also believe that an energetic corporate culture based on awork environment that allows for smooth communication, job satisfaction, and thehealth of employees and their families is extremely important for the sustainablegrowth of a company and that the value of our existence can be enhanced bycontinuing to maintain and improve the health of our employees.
We will continue to implement various health promotion initiatives to encourage all
employees to pursue health maintenance and improvement of their own volition.
3. About EGYM
EGYM is a fitness machine manufacturer
founded in Germany in 2010. It currently
does business in 32 countries and regions,mainly in Europe and North America.
The machines that the Company has installed in its gym use exclusive AI technology toautomatically perform setup as well as automatically create workout programs optimized
for users, supporting users in achieving their goals through digital technology. As a result,the gym can be operated without any attendants. The fact that users can take advantageof the machines whenever they have free time is the machinesʼ greatest feature.
This is the first case of installation of EGYMʼs AI fitness machines in Japan, not only in
an in-company gym but even including commercial gyms. The Companyʼs consolidated
subsidiary KAGA SPORTS CO., LTD. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), provided support
for installing the machines, and it will utilize the knowledge and expertise it gained
through the installation to propose and sell such machines to other companies taking on
health and productivity management.
EGYM equipment

Personal data registration device

Electronic tag■Business-related inquiries
KAGA SPORTS CO., LTD.
（URL: https://www.kaga-sports.co.jp/）
Takaki Toyoda, Manager
Sales Promotion department, Corporate sales section
20 Kandamatsunagacho, Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo, 101-0023
TEL 03-5657-0148 / FAX 03-3254-7708
Email︓takaki@fyt.co.jp

Some of the training Machine■Inquiries from news media
KAGA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
（URL: https://www.taxan.co.jp/en/）
Yasuhiro Inagaki, Manager
Investor Relations & Public Relations Section
20 Kandamatsunagacho, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo, 101-8629
TEL 03-5657-0106 / FAX 03-3254-7133
Email︓y_inagaki@taxan.co.jp－ 2 －