ASUKA ALUMINIUM NEWS NO.667 JANUARY 2017
Greetings for 2017
Takashi Amano, President
Allow me to wish you a very Happy New Year for 2017. Following my usual custom,I am taking the opportunity to send some of my recent thoughts together this New
Year’s greeting.
*Last year, we experienced various severe disasters, every which gave us unhappy
effects on our citizen life. The first one was the fire at a steel mill in February, whichbrought a big curtailment of auto production. In April, a big earthquake hit Kumamotoarea. I was shocked to watch TV of the collapse of stone wall at famous Kumamoto
castle. I have never forgotten that scene
Again in October, a big earthquake attacked Tottori Prefecture, where the noted
cultural asset, Kurayoshi white wall warehouses, suffered. I am afraid that there areso many underground spots having excessive energy of volcano or earthquake. The
other side, the typhoons get larger year by year brought by serious global warming.
Fortunately in these circumstances, our new plant has the newest safe and efficientinstallation, and we hadn’t any disaster and accident last year. In the New Year, I
heartily wish we have a safety year again.
*Last June in U.K. , the nation made a choice of withdrawal from the E.U. by anational referendum. U.K. has the 5th GDP in the world and the second GDP in Europe
after Germany. The presence of U.K. in the E.U. has been so huge that the impact ofEnglish working out will be a great, which is not only economy but diplomacy andmilitary affairs.
As a social problem, so many immigrants in U.K. work and send a lot of money totheir mother states. Not only in U.K., the problem of immigrants is very confused anddifficult in the world, I think. A big stream of this national referendum in U.K. would
be made up by SNS.
*“Is your life better or worse comparing with 20 years ago or 30 years ago?”, “Do you
have any dissatisfaction on employment and immigrants?”
These are Trump’s election campaign. If such popularity votes should beaccumulated at elections by SNS, I wonder what political system world would be build
up in the future. In past some years, strong-arm governors have increased withpopulism, Putin in Russia, Xi Jinping in China, Erdogan in Turkey, Duterte in
Philippines and Trump in the U.S.
However fortunately, at Austrian presidential election the ultra right candidate
defeated last year end. I wonder every country gets conservative policy gradually from
immigration problem, refugee problem or economy problem. Even in Japan, Abegovernment repeats forced passage of bills today, I’m anxious for it seriously.
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Last year a Japanese scientist received the Nobel Prize. Japanese basic study on
physics, chemistry and medical science is highly appreciated. I expect that thesebasic studies will bring our better human life in the future.
Strangely enough, Bob Dylan received the Nobel Literature Prize. I expected his
nonacceptance of the prize, and I wanted to listen to his new album, “A song ofnonacceptance”.
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Thankfully, our production has been running favorably at our new plant, and at thesame time the quality level up and the energy saving are studied earnestly by all staff
all the time.
I believe that our company will be more reliable year by year with a great support
from all our business contacts. May you and yours be happy and prosperous in the NewYear, 2017.
Mikawa Comic cerebrates the New Year
Mikawa Comic is one of the New Year events in Nishio area, and it has been performing every January since 750 years ago. It has declared an intangible cultural asset
by Japanese government in December 1995.
There are some stories of origin, and the most predominant history is the tradition
of Buddhism priest Otsu at Jissoji Temple in Nishio, who went to China and studied
Buddhism in 13 century, and brought a Chinese music to his home town.
The photo on page two is the stage show of Mikawa Comic, and everyone realizes“The New Year has come” enjoying this classic and interesting performance.
New plant completion of Kaneko Alloy, Ltd.
Kaneko Alloy Ltd. is one of the most hopeful aluminum alloy casters in Nishio area,and has been building a new plant in Okayama Nishio City. On November 27, thecompletion ceremony and the opening party were held splendidly at the new plant.
The photos on page three above are the completion address by President Hiroshi
Kaneko, and the joyful party. It is expected that the new Okayama Plant will show agreat power of higher quality and bigger production capacity.
Special lesson of Nakabata Elementary School at Asuka
The 43 students and 4 teachers of Nakabata Elementary School visited Asuka andreceived a special lesson on December 5. At first they watched video on the outline ofaluminum can recycling, and President Takashi Amano explained resources andenvironment problem intelligibly as the photo on page three shows. Then they enjoyedplant tour themselves, and all students sent us thank you messages, one of them is on
page three below.
Company newsOn December 1, the wedding ceremony and reception of Daisuke Suzuki, Sales Dpt.
and Miss Masayo were held gorgeously at Alila Garden Resort in Tokoname City. New
couple celebrated by many colleagues as the photo on page four shows.
On December 27, a staff convivial meeting was held, where 8 full attendances wereawarded. Congratulations! Let us keep good health in the New Year.