AOTS E-Newsletter - Japan

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1.Introduction to AOTS Webinars (Subsidized Program)

-Insight:【Maximize the Use of Advanced Technology through the Development of Human Resources- Actual Examples from Welding】
Part 5

-Editor's Note:【For Those Who Want to Enjoy Learning the Japanese Language】


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1. Introduction to AOTS Webinars (Subsidized Program)
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1) Corporate Revitalization by Practical Actions [KROP08]

Learn how to practice 5S as a means of organizational change to overcome the critical business environment of widespread of COVID19.

*Those who complete this webinar will receive AOTS Certificate.

Targeted Participants: Company owners, executives, senior managers or 5S activity promotion managers.
Targeted Countries: Developing Countries in Asia, Oceania, Middle East, Europe and Africa.
Date (Japan Standard Time): 4 days Webinar
                            Day 1: 11 November, 2021, 1:00PM-5:00PM
                            Day 2: 12 November, 2021, 1:00PM-5:00PM
                            Day 3: 13 November, 2021, 1:00PM-4:00PM
                            Day 4: 26 November, 2021, 1:00PM-4:00PM
                            *Participation in all the webinars is required.
Language: English
Participation Fee: 100USD
Application Deadline: 21 October, 2021

2) Shaping the Future through Business Transformation in the Post COVID-19 Era [KROP09]

Clarify the corporate management strategy in the post-COVID-19 era and get hints for envisioning business development in a new era.

Targeted Participants: Company owners, executives, and managers etc.
Targeted Country: All Developing Countries
Date (Japan Standard Time): 25 October, 2021, 2:00PM-5:30PM
Language: English
Participation Fee: Free
Application Deadline: 4 October, 2021

3) The Training Program on Strategic Management across Cultures in the Post COVID-19 Era [KROP10]

Enhance the strategic thinking skills in international and transcultural management as a global leader.

*Those who complete this webinar will receive AOTS Certificate.

Targeted Participants: Company owners, executives, and managers etc.
Targeted Countries: All Developing Countries
Date (Japan Standard Time): 4 days Webinar
                            Day 1: 18 November, 2021, 2:00PM-5:30PM
                            Day 2: 25 November, 2021, 2:00PM-5:30PM
                            Day 3: 2 December, 2021, 2:00PM-5:30PM
                            Day 4: 9 December, 2021, 2:00PM-5:30PM
                            *Participation in all the webinars is required.
Language: English
Participation Fee: 80USD
Application Deadline: 28 October, 2021

4) The Online Seminar for Mexico on Amoeba Management [KRMX01]

Learn the characteristics and mechanism of Amoeba Management as well as its actual operation method aiming at developing the core human resources who promote the management improvement acitivities by all employees.

*Those who complete this webinar will receive AOTS Certificate.

Targeted Participants: Company owners, executives, and managers etc.
Targeted Country: Mexico
Date (Mexico Standard Time): 4 days Webinar
                            Day 1: 26 Ocotober, 2021, 7:00PM-10:00PM
                            Day 2: 3 November, 2021, 7:00PM-10:00PM
                            Day 3: 9 November, 2021, 7:00PM-10:00PM
                            Day 4: 16 November, 2021, 7:00PM-10:00PM
                            *Participation in all the webinars is required.
Language: Spanish
Participation Fee: 80USD
Application Deadline: 6 October, 2021

>>You can apply for AOTS Webinars through AOTS Alumni Societies in your area.
  For more details, you can download Program Outline & Leaflet from the link below:
  https://www.aots.jp/en/what-we-do/hrd/webinars/list-of-webinars/

Inquiry: Operations Management Department
         Overseas Cooperation Group
         Email: webinar-kaikyo@aots.jp


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Insight:【Maximize the Use of Advanced Technology through the Development of Human Resources- Actual Examples from Welding】
Part 5  Past Issues: https://h.bme.jp/bm/p/bn/list.php?i=hri_hida&no=all
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This time, let me explain why Japanese welding-related companies are engaged in developing welding human resources in the world.

In Japan, various companies such as Panasonic Corporation, Kobe Steel, Ltd., and Iwatani Corporation are developing cutting-edge technologies and new products every day.　Once they are brought on the market, they need to be recognized by customers as good value and worth introducing, otherwise they will not grow sales. As a countermeasure, Japanese companies are making every effort to increase the number of welding personnel who properly understand “good welding”.

Panasonic Corporation, a welding equipment producing company, established technical centers with the latest welding machineries and tools and competent instructors in several parts of Japan, and has provided the client company staff with training for obtaining JIS welding qualifications and conducting certification tests approved by the Japan Welding Association as well. In addition, they offer a proposal for improvement of welding work and welding process to their client companies by demonstrating them with the latest welding equipment.

Kobe Steel is also engaged in activities similar to Panasonic by utilizing own welding materials and equipment. Iwatani Sangyo, a welding gas company, provides welding process experiment services in order to propose an optimal welding gas selection for its client companies, in the laboratory in Hyogo Prefecture.

The common idea among these Japanese companies is that in order to disseminate their latest technology and products to the world, it is necessary to train excellent welders and welding engineers who can understand and practice" good welding ". To that end, they consider personnel training as one of their mission.

Rikio Suma, Author


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Editor's Note:【 For Those Who Want to Enjoy Learning the Japanese Language】
Past Issues: https://h.bme.jp/bm/p/bn/list.php?i=hri_hida&no=all&m=599
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Since the Japanese language consists of three styles of letters and characters: hiragana, katakana, and kanji, you need to understand two different Japanese syllabaries and Chinese characters in order to read a book, that could be a difficult obstacle to learn Japanese.

On the other hand, it is very effective to learn a language through videos and audio, but it is difficult to find the best materials.

Today, I would like to introduce you to a website called Aozora Bunko. Aozora Bunko is a site where you can access copyright-free Japanese novels, critiques, and other literary works for free. Some of them are audiobooks (read aloud), so you can easily become familiar with the Japanese language.

You can listen to the works of Japanese literary greats such as Ryunosuke Akutagawa and Kenji Miyazawa, as well as some foreign literature such as Andersen's fairy tales.

I hope you will find it useful for Japanese learning.
https://aozoraroudoku.jp/

Written by A. Kuriyama

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