31 January 2022
AOTS E-Newsletter: Introduction to AOTS Webinars (Subsidized Program) /Asia Energy Transition Initiatives (AETI) / Insight
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1. Introduction to AOTS Webinars (Subsidized Program)
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Learning from Japan's Long-lived Companies
For Sustainable Business Succession and Innovation [KROP29]
Deepen understanding of the history and key points of business development and continuation, as well as management decision-making methods, through case studies of Japanese long-lived companies in order to apply them to participants' smooth and amicable business succession strategies.
Targeted Participants: Owners, executives, successors of companies or organization in developing countries.
Targeted Country: All Developing Countries.
Date (Japan Standard Time): 4th March, 2022, 4:00PM-7:00PM
Language: English
Participation Fee: Free
Application Deadline: 10th February, 2022
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
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2. Asia Energy Transitions Initiative (AETI) Online Seminar Program
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The Japanese government declared full support for various and realistic energy transition efforts in Asia through its comprehensive support measures so-called “Asia Energy Transition Initiative (AETI)”.
This program is an educational part of AETI which leads right recognition for transition task.
Top leading companies in Japan will present their latest projects i.e., clean energy development plant, CCUS, green energy utilization and more.
Let learn how important of accelerating energy transitions for our daily life and future.
Presenters:
JERA, Mitsubishi Corporation, METI
Targeted Participants:
Anyone who has an interest in “Energy Transition” issue
Targeted Countries: All countries
Date＆Time: Feb.25,Fri. 2022 15:00-17:30 (JST UTC+09:00)
14:00-16:30 （Malaysia; UTC＋08:00）
13:00-15:30 （Vietnam, Thailand, Jakarta; UTC＋07:00）
11:30-14:00 （India; UTC＋05:30）
Language: Japanese/English (Simultaneous Interpretation Service)
Participation Fee: Free
Webinar Link Page/ Webex Meeting:
Please find the link on following page <https://www.aots.jp/en/news/2021-12-21/>.
Inquiries: AOTS ejp-bd@aots.jp
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3. Insight: What risks can occur when fasteners come loose?
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Continuing from the previous article, I would like to tell you about the possible risks when a screw or nut loosens.
On a holiday in May 2007, a tragic accident occurred at an amusement park in Japan. A passenger was pinned between a handrail and a roller coaster and died.
A loose nut and "fatigue fracture" of the bolt were the cause of the accident.
A loose nut meant zero pre-load, which led to the eventual fracture of the axle shaft.
Screws and nuts have two functions: "tightening" and "loosening". However, they are also frequently used in "parts that should never come loose". By inspecting them regularly, we may be able to prevent some risks. However, the real risk is usually not loosening itself, but the damage to the bolt caused by loosening.
In the worst case scenario, it can cause a life-threatening accident.
The ideal nut is one that doesn't come loose unless you intentionally loosen it.
In fact, fastener technology that has already made the impossible possible was invented in Japan in 1974.
To be continued in the next article Rikio Suma, Author
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