ASUKA ALUMINIUM NEWSNO. 641

NOVEMBER 2014

Asuka Seminar opens successfully
The 51st Asuka Seminar was grandly held on October 3 and 4 at the Kira Kanko
Hotel in Mikawa Bay National Park. Eighty customers of Asuka's products wereinvited and the all attendants devoted themselves to the informative seminar, which
was summarized as follows. The photo on page two is Mr. Minoru Kondo lecturing on astage.
The role of financial institutions for medium-sized and small businesses
Mr. Minoru Kondo, President
The Nishio Shinkin Bank
Our history
In October 2013, the Nishio Shinkin Bank celebrated the memorable 100th anniversary of the foundation. The start was the Nishio Credit Association, which wasformed by Mr. Kiyoshi Ieda and seven members in October 1913. In 1951, theassociation was reorganized as the Nishio Shinkin bank under the New Financial
Framework Law.
Since then, we have progressed with our many customers as a friendly local bank.
During the past century, we experienced so many hard and severe times, such as wars,
natural disasters and economic crises. Getting over these all difficulties, we haveestablished a great reputation.
We believe that we owe what we are to all our customers supported us during past
1oo years. Today, our 45 branches open and render all financial services in Nishio Cityand its environs against local medium-sized and small enterprises.
The function of shinkin bankBoth shinkin bank and common bank do financial business, but a common bank is astock company and drives for stock holders’ gain, and the customers are mainly bigcompanies. Contrarily, a shinkin bank aims the reciprocal help between members andcustomers, who are chiefly smaller businesses and private businesses.
The shikin bank’s activity is not “benefit first” but “the prosperity of local area first”.
Therefore the business area is limited and the savings are always utilized for the localdevelopment.
Today, there are 15 shinkin banks in Aichi Prefecture, and each shinkin bankmakes efforts for each local development.
Numbers of businesses in Nishio City
They say the business activity has been pretty active in Nishio district, but actually,
the numbers of businesses, 4 and more employees in Nishio City, are as follows.
19906802005
521
1995624
2010
439
2000
588
These figures show us the numbers of businesses plunged 25% during ten years. If thistrend should extend, it would be 351 in 2015. I think this decrease was brought by a
big setback of textile and cast iron businesses, traditional Nishio industries.
Therefore, we make every effort to bring up young and hopeful enterprises today.

Let us take advantage of subsidies
Under government’s campaign “Local regeneration”, the central government, Aichi
Prefectural Government and Nishio City have established various subsidy systems forboth business founders and existing manufacturers.
We have made efforts to take advantage of these subsidies together with ourcustomers, and here we show you some successful cases we assisted as follows.
For business founders;
Korean restaurant
beauty salon newly fashioned
orthodontics dental office
new tourist service for foreigners
traditional rice farming
For existing manufacturers;
300ton press machine
5 axes machining center
new fashioned plastic injection
CNC automatic turning machine
newest milling machine
big wire cut discharger
We look forward to your inquiries on such subdidies.
2014 Japan Die Casting Congress and Exposition
The 2014 Japan Die Casting Congress and Exposition is going to be held on 13, 14
and 15 November in Yokohama by the Japan Die Casting Association (Chairman, Mr.
Arata Takahashi, President of Ahresty Corporation). It has been held once two years,
and this year’s event if the 18th.
The association aims at the favorable progress of die casting industry and theeffective public relations on die casting business and other concerned businessthroughout this big event, which has been only one and the most informative within
the die casting industry in Japan.
At the congress, the newest studies are going to be presented, and the latest
equipments and products will be shown at the exhibition. The exhibitors are 130 andmore , and the total visitors are estimated to exceed 20,000.
According to the association’s announcement,
Opening term
13, 14 and 15 November 9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm
Site
Pacifico Yokohama
1 – 1, Minato-mirai Nishi-ku Yokohama
If readers should have any inquiries, please contact; The Japan Die Casting Association,
3-5-8,Shibakoen Minato-ku 105-0011 Tokyo.
Tel 03-3434-1885
Fax03-3434-9929
http://www.diecasting.or.jp/Company news
After Mr. Kondo’s beneficial seminar, a grand party in traditional Japanese fashion
was held on a grand scale as the photo on page 4, where every attendant enjoyedhimself thoroughly until midnight. We thank you for your participation.
Next morning, a golf competition was held customarily, and the winners are:First prize Mr. Toshihisa Kusumoto(Hanwa Kogyo), 2nd. Prize Mr. AkihikoTakeda(Tokai Trading), 3rd. prize Mr. Koji Harada(Toyotsu Material), BB prize Mr.
Takatoshi Suzuki(Asuka Ind.). Congratulations! Let’s fight here next year again.