tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78122570285399686642024-03-14T16:19:05.640+09:00ISOWA DiaryAiming Toward Having the Best
Corporate Culture in the WorldHideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-5245420913010853682024-02-26T12:59:00.004+09:002024-02-26T13:00:23.967+09:00A Versatile Color Coordinator<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAILIurOKkLCyoi8Fk-6EQ2aJA9mbhsTfGld0Q1XIX8FUK0RMlgTVkSc07cKBbhoKSPDnlKKeA5bkdCP_1RaKNQpwNPBP0R9Kbg9LsVuhVfBpyYOgrFLLNUpO6BfeERcmOiNRffPsBc0juHT_Bw3xcs8zbHWKP9-CGg9_-BxYezAofLsPeM3haeX31NBw/s640/1.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAILIurOKkLCyoi8Fk-6EQ2aJA9mbhsTfGld0Q1XIX8FUK0RMlgTVkSc07cKBbhoKSPDnlKKeA5bkdCP_1RaKNQpwNPBP0R9Kbg9LsVuhVfBpyYOgrFLLNUpO6BfeERcmOiNRffPsBc0juHT_Bw3xcs8zbHWKP9-CGg9_-BxYezAofLsPeM3haeX31NBw/s320/1.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Ms. Ritsu, a color coordinator, has a long-standing relationship with us.</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">For 20 years, since the summer of 2005, we have had many fond memories together.</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">It's been a while since she came to our office last time. As expected of a color coordinator. the soft color combination of her clothes looked wonderful on her.</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">I was most curious about the lap blanket or the scarf that was inside her bag. A combination of large checks in mellow, pale colors. The color scheme was so beautiful.</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">It's been a while since I saw her last time, so I took her out to lunch before work. The quiche we had was as fluffy as an omelet served at the hotel. It was wonderful.</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZvzp7vncVkFRIwCA-GNiotd2zC7EAAO5KvQe2wnsjJpcN6_r87TinRRR3M6-0rfSewRZIlFkSkYin4sSF9BAIXeBOLlh62MH7RDK_dFFO_7s4YSL6ks9wRRfJd-h3LoNQSV-xymw4Asl9CdsqYQn5KzlAyP674AgQDnCaiu5op4MCQOmqpFgY6XBs-4/s640/3.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZvzp7vncVkFRIwCA-GNiotd2zC7EAAO5KvQe2wnsjJpcN6_r87TinRRR3M6-0rfSewRZIlFkSkYin4sSF9BAIXeBOLlh62MH7RDK_dFFO_7s4YSL6ks9wRRfJd-h3LoNQSV-xymw4Asl9CdsqYQn5KzlAyP674AgQDnCaiu5op4MCQOmqpFgY6XBs-4/s320/3.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">She was also very happy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">It was my first time at the restaurant Bistro Futatsuboshi, and I'm going to try it out for dinner next time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Today, I sought her advice about the design of my business card.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">For the past 20 years, her gifted talent has shown beyond the framework of color coordinators. She showed her full potential.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">One of the things that I have always asked for her help with is the top image of this "ISOWA Diary'', which is a seasonal selection. I was told for the first time today that she chooses 2 or 3 photos from 700 to 1000 photos each time. From there, I choose the best photo for “ISOWA Diary”. She has had an integral role in it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">She has been having trouble with her eyes for a while now, and she said it's difficult for her to work on computer for a long period of time. So, she wants to put her work on hold.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">I asked a big favor, and she agreed to continue to choose the photos for “ISOWA Diary.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">We have a lot of memories with her.</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">A Christmas tree made of cardboard.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuN2Mf-NK5wFhfhYEojjATSkLld4np6GDB24AjxDsHJhcWHwRTb1_pa9BuV3btao7qh06NH6TBfuQQFxR-2cohzH-9TFpkeddHR_YV-8WDYuGno4pU7rp_EkL_nhMMxaFnLoaYKWNCIo3fVvjFAdrdXS435TwfepG2S6T126-iEUDcUVISiKuXmBiic3g/s640/%E3%83%96%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B0%E7%94%BB%E5%83%8F%20311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQZkWa1DBDX6-D5yxBpI6NsPuoBA3q4igNWTXYWSLyuwQmLOBsL3zA1rcGmYt4M0iXeJWibvJM7ogiCDlPIuscL4Gdfe1GrdQi9sIZA6Z0jq040Tg5A5sRQtmN9kWfnnNbhuXPDOuJBYyvIJVkU7IaVKxjbOqE1gRV9EGmMx7YE4_KqyQZPcTPLPzzHM/s1600/8.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></span><p></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-US">Creating “i</span>機“<span lang="EN-US"> logo.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hb_6UUomF3Ta-HP0oB4TRIGVMWhHeWC1WSWMalJMKFvGc3S5tL-Z2KDZ2eHNU4HW0CDKqzaQF8sSk7YY3EU36SuVfJbtA8xe0VXXg_1VsgyCBkChOnEVKw3Kz9t-ZNrd2uLMIdn-wWelryC_ookwAlbBZg6EzbjdiFtc_wzhsZF8w9qOHd3pY7XaRu4/s530/6.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="530" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hb_6UUomF3Ta-HP0oB4TRIGVMWhHeWC1WSWMalJMKFvGc3S5tL-Z2KDZ2eHNU4HW0CDKqzaQF8sSk7YY3EU36SuVfJbtA8xe0VXXg_1VsgyCBkChOnEVKw3Kz9t-ZNrd2uLMIdn-wWelryC_ookwAlbBZg6EzbjdiFtc_wzhsZF8w9qOHd3pY7XaRu4/s320/6.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://h-isowa.blogspot.com/2019/02/what-color-is-our-belief.html">Redesigning the “ISOWA” logo</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6i_WAErwtf1iclEx4YkQ55i048Fzu2G_CAWiychkasWMJ_amZa1meBmHBdxlyIMP1NE-C5HrzMwdX2qkZRqbFCwlkPHlb8DQsXrzcOM4c6bf4PNofmJgRbWVHqw0P0EjbJk0ZDSBUjsJAHRNxzKbvwcbUhaYdIr4exaB2fgLpQqo-xwIaw7hYxtu3Cc/s640/7.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="640" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6i_WAErwtf1iclEx4YkQ55i048Fzu2G_CAWiychkasWMJ_amZa1meBmHBdxlyIMP1NE-C5HrzMwdX2qkZRqbFCwlkPHlb8DQsXrzcOM4c6bf4PNofmJgRbWVHqw0P0EjbJk0ZDSBUjsJAHRNxzKbvwcbUhaYdIr4exaB2fgLpQqo-xwIaw7hYxtu3Cc/s320/7.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Designing Uniform.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFRQf0y6UhYGIWh-js19dYAFxQzZB4ArRw0ttuw7_4cZpeKFF1O37dgq3Y34hrM8q45uOGliwvyp5OKcHTSDqWFpYWsfmFZ5ol2AS7rGK-fGd2MbC-EjMGdo7H4B9qkLG2lvsCeNXU86_GjF1JCvYA3luzY1EueLfeR1RmyZKFSblE3r4LLpHULfxlec/s640/4.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFRQf0y6UhYGIWh-js19dYAFxQzZB4ArRw0ttuw7_4cZpeKFF1O37dgq3Y34hrM8q45uOGliwvyp5OKcHTSDqWFpYWsfmFZ5ol2AS7rGK-fGd2MbC-EjMGdo7H4B9qkLG2lvsCeNXU86_GjF1JCvYA3luzY1EueLfeR1RmyZKFSblE3r4LLpHULfxlec/s320/4.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">There were countless memories.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Her versatility has made my working life colorful as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ms.Ritsu, this will not be the last time, and thank you so much for
the past 20 years!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-60098685704021054532024-01-16T14:16:00.009+09:002024-01-16T14:16:51.024+09:00Across the Pacific<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgfjOviIq8OCCc_4NIOYzGTx8udF-Sib00XVRe_BdGMSpWlAg0r90jrNctMTfICvY_xbLXh164guWTnOclWcmMt0dIEj2Nn49y4joYmH_SoWb9WlDKdvZ_KTvxfslBg4KWhGYa3cDj4BTj-l6TnKysF8izDlOXaGzIp-6T-6fGkQkQRXJQ_DABxfWpyI/s640/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgfjOviIq8OCCc_4NIOYzGTx8udF-Sib00XVRe_BdGMSpWlAg0r90jrNctMTfICvY_xbLXh164guWTnOclWcmMt0dIEj2Nn49y4joYmH_SoWb9WlDKdvZ_KTvxfslBg4KWhGYa3cDj4BTj-l6TnKysF8izDlOXaGzIp-6T-6fGkQkQRXJQ_DABxfWpyI/s320/1.png" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Ron and Kaiser from ISOWA America came to Japan at the end of November, 2023.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Since the two of them are also managing their company with ISOWA's motto, "Quickness & Interaction," we gave them a Japanese version of the poster as a gift.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://h-isowa.blogspot.com/2023/11/quickness-and-interaction.html">https://h-isowa.blogspot.com/2023/11/quickness-and-interaction.html</a><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Shortly after the two returned to their home, they sent me the photo with a comment “It was nice to review the meaning and intent of Q&I again with the IA team.”</span></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">They also put the
poster up in their office. Everyone looks great!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Japan and America. The culture and customs are different, but the direction we aim for as the ISOWA group is the same.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">As all ISOWA, let's work together to eliminate lost opportunities for all our customers!</span></div>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-80080248323649113292023-11-16T10:16:00.002+09:002023-11-16T10:16:21.421+09:00"Quickness and Interaction"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihupur839L8rhD5FWvnTHWKnoJ_84bqji7ULBeZfAdk7g1_XhYUtICR-6XMpK44GVC5LJioZ7TQ-lXO5Wx_-160bDYjgm4hySjcJmE6-0_LCSefXHe9aVCKwi1XCuwFZt-nHps1ILvClyasnaTqONM6htScYiCTTKHBEZGCdNTKcI2AEciSLDdptBqwWk/s640/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihupur839L8rhD5FWvnTHWKnoJ_84bqji7ULBeZfAdk7g1_XhYUtICR-6XMpK44GVC5LJioZ7TQ-lXO5Wx_-160bDYjgm4hySjcJmE6-0_LCSefXHe9aVCKwi1XCuwFZt-nHps1ILvClyasnaTqONM6htScYiCTTKHBEZGCdNTKcI2AEciSLDdptBqwWk/s320/1.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Ron and Kaiser came to Japan from America
the other day.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">They are a great duo from ISOWA America.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Kaiser joined ISOWA America 15 years ago.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">In order to shorten the <span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #e8e6e3; color: black;">shipping</span> lead time <span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #e8e6e3; color: black;">of the</span><span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #64a4d7; color: #5b9bd5;"> </span>maintenance parts to customers as much as
possible, he <span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #e8e6e3; color: black;">has been advocating</span><span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #64a4d7; color: #5b9bd5;"> </span>"Quickness and
Interaction" to his colleagues.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Quickness and Interaction" is
ISOWA's <span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #e8e6e3; color: black;">motto I deci</span>ded<span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #64a4d7; color: #5b9bd5;"> </span><span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #e8e6e3; color: black;">to implement</span><span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #64a4d7; color: #5b9bd5;"> </span>when I became president 22 years ago.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Coupled with the steady track record of
ISOWA <span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #e8e6e3; color: black;">machine deliveries</span><span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #64a4d7; color: #5b9bd5;"> </span>in North and South
America, ISOWA America's business has flourished vigorously and<span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #e8e6e3; color: black;"> firmly supports ISO</span>WA's
business<span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #e8e6e3; color: black;"> today.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">At the root of this, "Quickness and
Interaction," I <span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #e8e6e3; color: black;">established
as a motto years ago,</span> contributes greatly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span data-darkreader-inline-color="" lang="EN-US" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #558fc9; color: #4472c4;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the true essence of ISOWA's
corporate culture <span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #e8e6e3; color: black;">reform, </span>which
is the base of the iceberg that supports our business <span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #e8e6e3; color: black;">performance.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">As a commemorative gift, I gave Kaiser a
poster of the Japanese version of "Quickness and Interaction." <span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #e8e6e3; color: black;">He w</span>as very pleased.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">I wanted them <span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #e8e6e3; color: black;">to have in written wo</span>rds what they really want to
do. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span data-darkreader-inline-color="" lang="EN-US" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #e8e6e3; color: black;">Never
fo</span><span lang="EN-US">rget it and continue to convey it without wavering.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you, Ron and Kaiser!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-83008486373731117692023-10-18T11:20:00.004+09:002023-10-18T11:20:59.846+09:00Sitting in a circle at a place like this<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1F_Z45jviVrUjQJtlSysypFQRjYozOK-R2VUeT51b71KmbjWSwi0ZaUrQTkgM4e3mRMtO7M6d3oc7Ez_CcUQsDC7bYAtN5N0GRHHfRXc8xbZQwNaIYHR35qL1XMzBP54iW5C0nu4H0chWyZ3bBBDEtGimfDW-dCIkDeviiJmxYJB8EEmH2i8Z9bbIcM/s640/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1F_Z45jviVrUjQJtlSysypFQRjYozOK-R2VUeT51b71KmbjWSwi0ZaUrQTkgM4e3mRMtO7M6d3oc7Ez_CcUQsDC7bYAtN5N0GRHHfRXc8xbZQwNaIYHR35qL1XMzBP54iW5C0nu4H0chWyZ3bBBDEtGimfDW-dCIkDeviiJmxYJB8EEmH2i8Z9bbIcM/s320/1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Company X came to ISOWA to see our IBIS Flexo Folder Gluer, which will ship to a customer soon.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Two ISOWA members did presentations of their ISOWA story (we call it “Jibun-gatari”.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The first presenter was Mr. H, who works in the customer support department. He often visits Company X for machine maintenance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">He repeatedly mentioned to them with sincerity,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">“In order to shorten your machine’s downtime, we believe that you should keep our recommended spare parts in your warehouse.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The second presenter was Mr. O, who works in the assembly department (he is in the picture below.)</span></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ldHR2M-p7TgJJv6bbWRrYQvsRgfLylpD5JvYfbLBPqWkHjIV-tmxbBI3F7GtsNeTECBvL9xVKnEpB5kqwTsRtguw9-2eV-K-eZUZgjaqCFH7ojreJQfZeM-7sOmC2fCwNPH8OhRej6eepDDHPDRQwmjEAnvEn8vv4xoQ5kdGyPnCAvBVm8mhmdjJfVo/s640/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ldHR2M-p7TgJJv6bbWRrYQvsRgfLylpD5JvYfbLBPqWkHjIV-tmxbBI3F7GtsNeTECBvL9xVKnEpB5kqwTsRtguw9-2eV-K-eZUZgjaqCFH7ojreJQfZeM-7sOmC2fCwNPH8OhRej6eepDDHPDRQwmjEAnvEn8vv4xoQ5kdGyPnCAvBVm8mhmdjJfVo/s320/2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Company X is using our first IBIS, which was launched in 2009. Mr. O was one of the installation project members. The IBIS had a lot of incomplete points, and it caused trouble.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Not only Mr. O and I, but all ISOWA members remember it. I, of course, and Mr. O sincerely apologized for it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">In front of the new IBIS, we did a test run of a big corrugated box, which can be difficult to make with good joint accuracy. After that, we explained about all the differences between the first IBIS and the latest model in detail.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Company X asked questions eagerly, and finally, all participants sat in a circle on the floor.</span></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-Hlg_3q0e6L7332S6R1EFbEKR3yti4n0Vrh-QQVUNMzvmno37CiByJXuoRq_VHhJYInQgcg8Z2AK9k8T-wpDdDmwOKwwb3lY208JnzMIPJH265Q6KJl71LnFqWpzPOfjXRmMwXgNOb3psSlDgc8Wr_t82at_dlkSx1Yh-TrQrVZ_1LFOTy7_9qK5Y5w/s640/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-Hlg_3q0e6L7332S6R1EFbEKR3yti4n0Vrh-QQVUNMzvmno37CiByJXuoRq_VHhJYInQgcg8Z2AK9k8T-wpDdDmwOKwwb3lY208JnzMIPJH265Q6KJl71LnFqWpzPOfjXRmMwXgNOb3psSlDgc8Wr_t82at_dlkSx1Yh-TrQrVZ_1LFOTy7_9qK5Y5w/s320/3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">They looked into the Edge Opener. It is our IBIS’s
greatest selling point, which can improve the joint accuracy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">It was like an off-site meeting in our plant.
The atmosphere was very nice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The section manager of Company X, Mr. S, has
been using ISOWA machines since he joined the company. He knows a lot about the
IBIS. He explained the mechanical characteristics on behalf of us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">“I wish Mr. S were a salesperson for ISOWA!”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The words came out of my mouth before I knew
what I was saying.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Thank you very much for coming all the way.
We look forward to the next opportunity.</span><span style="font-family: MS P明朝, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-43668137198553170512023-09-21T12:01:00.001+09:002023-09-21T12:01:35.359+09:00"ISOWA style" internship<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5ZM9h-7GS3oqkh4vKspuEv5kxO1SghkZxv-ySEDaSk7W8fYg6H0I82oYh2mRq6EooB7rGkew68hEXh-MavGPKQSDgbPddQ1PBkLA6pJ9CFRcN9t5HCfhCXuYQpRZb3tOzL7jK2cfAqxuKm0iJeyRb9AojtQ_v_NXx_qFHtLrQAB1uass04gUsIFq5Xs/s886/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="886" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5ZM9h-7GS3oqkh4vKspuEv5kxO1SghkZxv-ySEDaSk7W8fYg6H0I82oYh2mRq6EooB7rGkew68hEXh-MavGPKQSDgbPddQ1PBkLA6pJ9CFRcN9t5HCfhCXuYQpRZb3tOzL7jK2cfAqxuKm0iJeyRb9AojtQ_v_NXx_qFHtLrQAB1uass04gUsIFq5Xs/w428-h253/1.png" width="428" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The summer internship program for college students has become an ISOWA tradition.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">This year's first program, a five-day session, was held.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">ISOWA's product is a huge corrugated manufacturing machine.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is a bit difficult to have students experience this process in just five days. So, the summer internship was positioned as "Level 1," and the students worked on the production of a miniature version of the machine.</span></span></p></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyptEZUS9SW99BT5feBKuzyr2mvwFzo23EKhCLb7H6k19s-ALixb23ukp5-zdqhmUOUBegz3LN-YnS8xZxDmdgIfh7LepW9A_Hzc8A61MBIoWvZw5k85iG46hW-Ach1jk23GqbtPme35ZGZgku-GAEPtPkMG0kaI3Mm_PyF7ml_hesa_VSVe2T1g_QRx8/s798/2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="798" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyptEZUS9SW99BT5feBKuzyr2mvwFzo23EKhCLb7H6k19s-ALixb23ukp5-zdqhmUOUBegz3LN-YnS8xZxDmdgIfh7LepW9A_Hzc8A61MBIoWvZw5k85iG46hW-Ach1jk23GqbtPme35ZGZgku-GAEPtPkMG0kaI3Mm_PyF7ml_hesa_VSVe2T1g_QRx8/s320/2.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sounds interesting, doesn't it?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Normally, an internship would be a job for the human resource department in charge of recruitment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">However, at ISOWA, young people in the Technical Division take the lead from planning to operation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is because most of the participants in the summer internship program are technical students.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">When they join ISOWA, it will be the technical members working with them, not the human resource members.</span></span></p></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5J9_MnBEpCJ2JMSGSFVPfRBo4DlMr7k7FCJYKz3my8aZy1pxJnTlv9v-68rqHfwadw0-zZ4KuAj4dsoMIlQV9iTv3Y-fi2RCDFqh8euDGV00-yebwUOXBIw0R2Uk_4VGln4ilDKslqwdsSIUzzvpWasLCzupGkWbEDwT0QxXYwD61FjZzO94QbETYxXk/s886/3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="886" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5J9_MnBEpCJ2JMSGSFVPfRBo4DlMr7k7FCJYKz3my8aZy1pxJnTlv9v-68rqHfwadw0-zZ4KuAj4dsoMIlQV9iTv3Y-fi2RCDFqh8euDGV00-yebwUOXBIw0R2Uk_4VGln4ilDKslqwdsSIUzzvpWasLCzupGkWbEDwT0QxXYwD61FjZzO94QbETYxXk/s320/3.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Of course, there were also non-technical students, but they told us, "We don't usually have this kind of manufacturing class in our department, so it's a lot of fun!"<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Whether they are technical students or not, let them get to know the machines that ISOWA makes. ISOWA's way is to have them experience working together with their peers across departmental boundaries.</span></span></p></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQN2jPcn7_xCMFjCzPC39OafkukbGhoGXbkBDIFje60H91YwxjqvPaeVzo7BF5UXFLpgUOQk1BXJQNDjyinoYRqK96U7SbDNeWQKvgpyM4qByoNaF_WGPnyOt39CutMVjCm_12gvUylYF4TtiMKUmULtUl0RzsEIR9Du8duJQewakCfI2fIM8kP6Xykk/s886/4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="886" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQN2jPcn7_xCMFjCzPC39OafkukbGhoGXbkBDIFje60H91YwxjqvPaeVzo7BF5UXFLpgUOQk1BXJQNDjyinoYRqK96U7SbDNeWQKvgpyM4qByoNaF_WGPnyOt39CutMVjCm_12gvUylYF4TtiMKUmULtUl0RzsEIR9Du8duJQewakCfI2fIM8kP6Xykk/s320/4.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Group work is not left to the students. ISOWA's staff members are always there to help and give advice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is also to give students a realistic experience of ISOWA's style of manufacturing, in which everyone shares their knowledge and wisdom and cooperates together.</span></span></p></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSr5SKkgFdRazWIM5KV0ys8Uviw2Q-WxLQaGNa-7xZu7uQcClwpm3GUsRt49megGZEV9vNK7nyzxnPX3sis6EtYXjcgTTP5wM17bcMT0TDs4BZwv7cQ6RmXmWhOpimwjgpBqMqpl4l-QXF5ieh1gZEM0z0zde8K0O5Q-8O_XicAVEPtJWo4OHDzguhOY/s886/5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="886" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSr5SKkgFdRazWIM5KV0ys8Uviw2Q-WxLQaGNa-7xZu7uQcClwpm3GUsRt49megGZEV9vNK7nyzxnPX3sis6EtYXjcgTTP5wM17bcMT0TDs4BZwv7cQ6RmXmWhOpimwjgpBqMqpl4l-QXF5ieh1gZEM0z0zde8K0O5Q-8O_XicAVEPtJWo4OHDzguhOY/s320/5.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">This ISOWA-Bito (ISOWA-related person) team changes members little by little every year, adding new hires from each year. The senior members of the ISOWA-Bito team teach the basics of recruiting to the junior members.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">It has been almost 20 years since ISOWA began to seriously engage in recruiting new graduates as we do today.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">For the past 20 years, we have been searching for a style that fits the times and the era.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">This path we have been on for so long is the ISOWA way, and to see ISOWA's people, who have taken over the baton and are now moving forward with vigor and vitality, makes me most happy and proud.</span></span></p></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2M1cqZwc61bIQom5Rd8BXc0n50vKZSh9ggXg79pRdaRvnmJZjs_Mib0myLiN1THt7h45foKtAZLebcyTeV3-f3HkV52xdghlv4baqx2ElFJ4Ft1SRdV4rf5nHQikPOwv_hNhoI8M36eQNdpQ1M44xmQIpr-dV9wMoJpNgWJwryTWP0Ewip83WnFwDERA/s886/6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="886" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2M1cqZwc61bIQom5Rd8BXc0n50vKZSh9ggXg79pRdaRvnmJZjs_Mib0myLiN1THt7h45foKtAZLebcyTeV3-f3HkV52xdghlv4baqx2ElFJ4Ft1SRdV4rf5nHQikPOwv_hNhoI8M36eQNdpQ1M44xmQIpr-dV9wMoJpNgWJwryTWP0Ewip83WnFwDERA/s320/6.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;">To all of ISOWA-Bito who organized the internship
program and to the students who participated in it, thank you.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">All the best for the future of these young
people!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-59444875762135046892023-08-18T11:59:00.004+09:002023-08-18T12:00:19.699+09:00Encourager, and be encouraged<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFhHQkFGdUX6Jk_vOllRhDPrqDK4ErSdcq2JCVtvPsw6cnC0_zvnyk5FDA31px-TxdPqq3eMdZZL7uokeVdmEFMics-sIrBm6gjk_5WTlpCdi3_DdNLm-6K5snYJZ9GJJ2BqjgsDEM4OhtrXrPwGYPlYhnKw9qCybYlsjWBtm1yIZGG5X6nZQZsw4tzQ/s430/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="430" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFhHQkFGdUX6Jk_vOllRhDPrqDK4ErSdcq2JCVtvPsw6cnC0_zvnyk5FDA31px-TxdPqq3eMdZZL7uokeVdmEFMics-sIrBm6gjk_5WTlpCdi3_DdNLm-6K5snYJZ9GJJ2BqjgsDEM4OhtrXrPwGYPlYhnKw9qCybYlsjWBtm1yIZGG5X6nZQZsw4tzQ/s320/1.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://h-isowa.blogspot.com/2023/03/farewell-to-mr-m-his-fans-will-miss-him.html">Mr. M who retired from ISOWA upon reachingretirement age this February</a>,</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">According to Mr. O, Mr. M missed ISOWA so
much since he retired.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">We decided to hold a motivational party for
Mr. M with the same members as the pep rally we had held in February.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">The restaurant where we went was the same
as last time, the Indian restaurant Griya.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">We asked about his life after he retired,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">“I had nothing to worry about being alone,
as I often went out alone even on overseas business trips, However, I was
shocked to receive a notice from ISOWA saying, ‘Your e-mail address is no
longer available.’ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I retired not because
I wanted to quit. So, I felt very depressed for a while. Also, I was surprised
to find myself in such a situation.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then Mr. O said<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">“When I talk to people who have left ISOWA,
they all say, ‘After I left, I realized once again what a good company ISOWA
is.’"<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm glad you think so.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">We all ate this which we missed last time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUh4C2D1Z96IVekRJcLDzmoE-oH6K86a06V47sfY2fTt3xO9-sJzgz6EBlHkMYSPdpseiP8SumzPWYErnsu0P7N17fJD1rczZJyo_NmZm4liU4AF1v8CjUotwCqnFzh_Jbjh3QSKTXPy498mi4rJjQ6Kp_Rl0Cs1v-ZfCSnhSyrN4bJCg-JWpCK9Fars/s424/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="424" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUh4C2D1Z96IVekRJcLDzmoE-oH6K86a06V47sfY2fTt3xO9-sJzgz6EBlHkMYSPdpseiP8SumzPWYErnsu0P7N17fJD1rczZJyo_NmZm4liU4AF1v8CjUotwCqnFzh_Jbjh3QSKTXPy498mi4rJjQ6Kp_Rl0Cs1v-ZfCSnhSyrN4bJCg-JWpCK9Fars/s320/2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-US">This is a slightly different kind of naan.</span> <span lang="EN-US">What kind of naan do you think it is?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvj437MVQvk4dzMSA6rioZHMfxMLFnjmS82Yjs8BwE2OgUQS5X-aLNFfbJzRo2GKYV8XWO33x8BOUxk_QiboyjuLqOv88uBMZpG5eh1c3oGYwiJmUCm3ut0hAuNpwEl2lYi2-VYzCOX1SfOA77KmynxDgJ7b4liaVTqhM3i-8wFaxVO1xMW50s8C2pfvM/s451/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="451" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvj437MVQvk4dzMSA6rioZHMfxMLFnjmS82Yjs8BwE2OgUQS5X-aLNFfbJzRo2GKYV8XWO33x8BOUxk_QiboyjuLqOv88uBMZpG5eh1c3oGYwiJmUCm3ut0hAuNpwEl2lYi2-VYzCOX1SfOA77KmynxDgJ7b4liaVTqhM3i-8wFaxVO1xMW50s8C2pfvM/s320/3.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is Anko(Sweet Red Bean Paste) naan. What
a combination!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">I tasted it and felt, "this taste like
something I know" and then I realized:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is the flavor and texture of my favorite
Nayabashi’s broiled sweet buns.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">It doesn’t go very well with curry, but
it's great as a dessert.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">By the way, Mr. H ordered edamame naan with
his curry. Isn't this amazing?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">The naan was topped with a lot of finely
crushed edamame beans.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">There are so many varieties of naan.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr. M said, <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">"It's selfish of me to want to be back
with you after having retired once..." <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">That's not true at all. Everyone is looking
forward to working with Mr. M again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also, by having Mr. M work that way, it
will show future juniors a new career path at ISOWA. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">I will never force you to do anything, so
let me know whenever you feel like it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">I had to excuse myself to go to a restroom
at the end of the meeting, and to my surprise, they had already paid the bill by
the time I returned.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">I said, "That's not going to happen! I
can't have you doing that!" But he would not listen to me at all. On the
contrary, he said, "Congratulations on your ruby wedding! This is for you
and your wife."<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwi92AmLXev28txcfAN9WfvbYRDPQ6Yf-C7TpSJn0G9EWYoPdc39P9t87lxbrmtOU3RpNB3ZbnRyfHUQsCT2rGCPZ8AzIa4yBaw-mJ319sJxe2RW-QmQwakLm2ktjwtCYfCx2bUs_1sjbL3Fh_2DAkRVktywJn6RhWdwbMW1aVNwjbZGaMSQRSordpec/s505/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwi92AmLXev28txcfAN9WfvbYRDPQ6Yf-C7TpSJn0G9EWYoPdc39P9t87lxbrmtOU3RpNB3ZbnRyfHUQsCT2rGCPZ8AzIa4yBaw-mJ319sJxe2RW-QmQwakLm2ktjwtCYfCx2bUs_1sjbL3Fh_2DAkRVktywJn6RhWdwbMW1aVNwjbZGaMSQRSordpec/s320/5.jpg" width="284" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">I received a magnificent bouquet of flowers
from the three of them. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am so sorry they spent so much money,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">but my wife was overjoyed with their
thoughtfulness. Thank you so much!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">It was a motivational party for Mr. M, but
I felt like I was given a pep talk myself. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">I will work even harder!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr. M, Mr. O, and Mr. H, let's do our best
for each other!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you for the wonderful meal. Thank you
very much.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-86902153521339149942023-07-13T09:06:00.003+09:002023-07-13T09:06:36.196+09:00The most impressive words<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJzKBoWoDZ62hCxx3T498IIcf2IgH8vBJ_S3NDE716Aqcs2fnsJJ-tAoGJ6VFyftYNCDQgOV24I-NnqeASZkqjjmffwQdIu2cj72izky81Y8MJjYkXEntyRthYOltKBOgDp5TBzIQuYSBRvI9f_pP9E-IBoemx4oounWiRaL4dhw8pIN5-hlZgSjP9AY/s640/1.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="640" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJzKBoWoDZ62hCxx3T498IIcf2IgH8vBJ_S3NDE716Aqcs2fnsJJ-tAoGJ6VFyftYNCDQgOV24I-NnqeASZkqjjmffwQdIu2cj72izky81Y8MJjYkXEntyRthYOltKBOgDp5TBzIQuYSBRvI9f_pP9E-IBoemx4oounWiRaL4dhw8pIN5-hlZgSjP9AY/s320/1.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yesterday
(7/5/2023) was the first ISOWA Fellowship social gathering of this year.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">The theme of this
year's meeting was "sharing policies with employees," a topic that
should be a concern for all managers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">The theme was
discussed exclusively among management members.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">What surprised me
was the high level of self-disclosure by everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Instead of just
saying, "This is how we share (or have shared) our policies," they
candidly said, "We are having trouble sharing our policies with our
employees.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">I felt a great
deal of empathy with their frank opinions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">No matter how
wonderful a policy is, unless it is shared with employees and they put it into
practice, it is nothing more than just an armchair theory.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sharing policies
is an eternal challenge for managers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">The tricky part is
not knowing if the employees understand the company policies.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-US">I can only guess,
so therefore the only way to know the truth is to actually ask them.</span> <span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">However, even if
employees say they really feel empathy with the policies, they only think so,
and even they don’t know if they really understand it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Because the source
of the policies is within me, no matter how many times I explain it, I have
never been confident that I have successfully completely shared the essence of
our company policies to all my employees.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">In addition, do
the employees see that “our president really wants to implement the policy?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">In response to
this question, I was most impressed by the words of Mr. H, a member of our
staff at the social gathering.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-US">He said, "I
decided to join ISOWA because I wanted to work with people like them.</span> <span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">What I do is important,
but who I work with makes a big difference in my motivation.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Perhaps the
feeling of "I want to work with this person (the president)" is the
best way to share the policies.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-20295402871138260272023-06-21T10:26:00.007+09:002023-06-21T10:29:22.696+09:00Who made their world debut?<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EmiTGuWzP5C-1s1m7tO0EpuwWTp4Nu7mUjrubdUh_02r4MYB_Vv6X6t7J9K-4c_gDN67oSBhCEZk-bx9DD-VaSJEzZlaUierPr8VJsXpoUpQOs0mRh5DKunBJqjSw6h3CpN8kr7kyWHF1a7l03xhs4Ue4aN9vdsB8waQHYuTeNuur2br_2wx3doc4yU/s640/1.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="493" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EmiTGuWzP5C-1s1m7tO0EpuwWTp4Nu7mUjrubdUh_02r4MYB_Vv6X6t7J9K-4c_gDN67oSBhCEZk-bx9DD-VaSJEzZlaUierPr8VJsXpoUpQOs0mRh5DKunBJqjSw6h3CpN8kr7kyWHF1a7l03xhs4Ue4aN9vdsB8waQHYuTeNuur2br_2wx3doc4yU/s320/1.webp" width="247" /></a></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://h-isowa.blogspot.com/2022/12/two-overseas-guests-to-isowa.html">Last December, we were interviewed by
International Paperboard Industry, a well-respected<span data-darkreader-inline-color="" style="--darkreader-inline-color: #558fc9; color: #4472c4;"> </span>trade publication</a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">The article has finally appeared in print. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Apart from the written piece, they included
many photos of our company taken during the interview in this issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Thanks to them, several of our employees
were able to make their world debut, and I would like to introduce them to you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">In the photo above, behind me on the right
are, from the front, sales staff members Mr. H, Mr. S, and Mr. N, and on the
left is Mr. K, who is in charge of overseas sales.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Covid-19 was still prevalent, and everyone
was wearing masks, so even I could not tell who was who in the following photos
of the ISOWA-bito wearing a helmet in the factory.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">If you know who they are, please let me
know in the comments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">I will give you a copy of the article.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Now let me show you the rest of the photos.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium; mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtaahMztRcNTLILqw_5__McICXfDsPCGp9A1rSRn0VuWAMdfP_FbM71iDwqk7WYvAFDYDkh1usx7sa6HGMpVI-xISKI_KjkUCTJZJcDGWoUR_ZVev7wvocbNAh9WZyGKsQ_Ql8_EF_2Om6wkLNMW1SHJ2hOPZ9lvebqQn9FIx3DOJedtuNo5765-fsMU/s420/7.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="420" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtaahMztRcNTLILqw_5__McICXfDsPCGp9A1rSRn0VuWAMdfP_FbM71iDwqk7WYvAFDYDkh1usx7sa6HGMpVI-xISKI_KjkUCTJZJcDGWoUR_ZVev7wvocbNAh9WZyGKsQ_Ql8_EF_2Om6wkLNMW1SHJ2hOPZ9lvebqQn9FIx3DOJedtuNo5765-fsMU/s320/7.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Here is the ad that accompanied the
article.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">It's a catchphrase that means "Over
100 years in business."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Following the ISOWA article, there was an article
on the WaterDeck of our partner Kohler Coating Inc. in the US.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">At the top of the article appeared Mr. Mike
Kohler, Vice President of Kohler Coating. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-US">Since the last year, WaterDeck's
performance has gradually been recognized in Japan, and orders have been
increasing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"SORI-</span><span data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" style="--darkreader-inline-bgcolor: #181a1b; --darkreader-inline-bgimage: initial; background: white;">反</span><span data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" face=""MS ゴシック"" style="--darkreader-inline-bgcolor: #181a1b; --darkreader-inline-bgimage: initial; background: white;">り</span><span lang="EN-US">"
("warpage" in English) - has been a forever challenge in the
corrugated board industry. But now we can choose the WaterDeck as the best SORIution(solution)
for "SORI"- warpage (sounds good, doesn't it?).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">The WaterDeck also contributes to reducing opportunity
loss in corrugated board factories!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you for the excellent article, Mr. David!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-7938260962299399112023-05-21T10:56:00.002+09:002023-06-21T11:01:16.719+09:00We aim to prosper together with everyone!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0i0tasdAzfLWSCuihw_1tFNaPvPVXsdyvKliVHp4ZodAgU4K1DOc0o4fX0KyAMOJ0sJQfGufa-yovtSoIJN8mzyOqHazEgJh2DHV-w3Tx5v2VKzhhfrVnwPFFxrPQvAHGZnaYKhL4M5EW2TAgTGgd4jVhzH26vI0Q_PKeGTVNhJo7Xg-HEP9iUgtneM/s640/1.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="640" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0i0tasdAzfLWSCuihw_1tFNaPvPVXsdyvKliVHp4ZodAgU4K1DOc0o4fX0KyAMOJ0sJQfGufa-yovtSoIJN8mzyOqHazEgJh2DHV-w3Tx5v2VKzhhfrVnwPFFxrPQvAHGZnaYKhL4M5EW2TAgTGgd4jVhzH26vI0Q_PKeGTVNhJo7Xg-HEP9iUgtneM/s320/1.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">The other day, we held the ISOWA social
gathering.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-US">It is an annual event in which our</span><span lang="EN-US">
</span><span data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" data-darkreader-inline-color="" lang="EN-US" style="--darkreader-inline-bgcolor: #181a1b; --darkreader-inline-bgimage: initial; --darkreader-inline-color: #d4d1cb; background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">subcontractors</span><span lang="EN-US">,</span><span lang="EN-US">
we call “TASUK</span><span lang="EN-US">E-bito”, participate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">In recent years, it was held online because
of the COVID-19 pandemic, but we were able to meet face-to-face for the first
time in four years!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">80 people participated, including
ISOWA-bito.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">We first explained our strategy which we
are working very hard on and the status of orders we received this fiscal year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Afterwards, we held a get-together with
lunch.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFI0u6y3PxW8ueQWy_QCCQu19qTAp6hcmlJxayyVbN6ZgjT_tIm1ehu666lbSFJ4Kn0IPdFr7Cf3WdVwQ9bmw4aUhI9GZ8DGRm29NGN64whC7J7fiC6-Wg8qaxR_Q_PJLeyqhyHRoZwCWznZglPTZpzxSgTiKrNEi6vphrozztv9lA8j0P7fmpi74Eio/s640/2.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFI0u6y3PxW8ueQWy_QCCQu19qTAp6hcmlJxayyVbN6ZgjT_tIm1ehu666lbSFJ4Kn0IPdFr7Cf3WdVwQ9bmw4aUhI9GZ8DGRm29NGN64whC7J7fiC6-Wg8qaxR_Q_PJLeyqhyHRoZwCWznZglPTZpzxSgTiKrNEi6vphrozztv9lA8j0P7fmpi74Eio/s320/2.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">(With everyone at the same table at lunch.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">I expressed determination, “We have set the
goal of “coexisting and prospering with everyone in TASUKE-bito” and have been working
on it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Although we haven’t been able to take steps
yet, we really want to realize the goal to prosper together with everyone!!”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">After that, we gave letters of thanks and
monetary awards to three corporations, which contributed to us during the
previous fiscal year, K, D, and Y corporation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">In addition, we introduced five
corporation, which celebrated their anniversaries this year, M corporation (90<sup>th</sup>
anniversary), Se corporation (70<sup>th</sup> anniversary), K and D corporation
(both 60<sup>th</sup> anniversary), and Si corporation (50<sup>th</sup>
anniversary).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Thank you all for your participation, and
please come to the ISOWA social gathering from now on!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">We aim to prosper together with everyone!!</span></p>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-58446126342862599102023-04-11T09:40:00.005+09:002023-04-11T09:40:35.546+09:00New World Record<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEgiTrWr1tRc6wm-MO5zVZhyzOz12cXi8qh-Xh-U4cG_EF_lpvyQC53hk29h3vBt0lYToFKNSVY8Ph39kHLnp5rjgIYJldA43aX2o68kxSte4ywrEEZu4GBNeAZSBXlxcikxkzr5TXhTvBpaimICCga-DTdzoGRxDukCj_HmplP_5ywHVtVOkFCZ6/s640/1.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="640" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEgiTrWr1tRc6wm-MO5zVZhyzOz12cXi8qh-Xh-U4cG_EF_lpvyQC53hk29h3vBt0lYToFKNSVY8Ph39kHLnp5rjgIYJldA43aX2o68kxSte4ywrEEZu4GBNeAZSBXlxcikxkzr5TXhTvBpaimICCga-DTdzoGRxDukCj_HmplP_5ywHVtVOkFCZ6/s320/1.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Company M is a Canadian customer of ISOWA's Falcon (made in 2014).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It is located at the eastern end of Canada, the opposite shore of Prince Edward Island, the setting of "Anne of Green Gables."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blog.goo.ne.jp/h_isowa/e/a763e19b595b36f3a8ab2c3f218a1559">I visited there 8 years ago</a>, a little after we installed the machine. (Japanese site)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blog.goo.ne.jp/h_isowa/e/a763e19b595b36f3a8ab2c3f218a1559" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="530" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnRlOlz8cwHU6rDLSvrVERoJg-zUVSYw-TZsGdX40-lMd70pcen1TzVXugA5iXiHpBr8JA0PJ0S8USjpsszHvr912cJ_tqX6E6uhQSdG5lqR9Y8g6s3TYX_swSMRHkuJDfP4q3DI2yseq0z_SLCTP_zTEFfsgRrVZYaTkZty8OsWZgt3MVqa13U_V/s320/3.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It was a heavenly place where "ISOWA would love to open its summer office."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This time, Company M informed us of the production record of last May 25, in one shift (12 hours).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Total running time: 11 hours 37 minutes</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Downtime: 5 minutes</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Number of orders: 15</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Average set time: 1 minute 31 seconds</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Total production:240,736 boxes</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Average production speed:344 sheets/min.</span></p></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWcc6vhSyErU595LgFgbwXsBaC10et9ZLZtlC1mvuqiIuqTTBSDQce-LZu9cjsnBHoTUuEqBfI0uKQAqibBOSFhBmcrF-K9hb6NPxKT2S44NiB-rxdc0DgbnL2TNa_6dJAKEoumaYfpVCpuSfU19xeiSf8bNgxpj48xuGhGrkavSXi_4MEpYSQPui/s640/2.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="445" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWcc6vhSyErU595LgFgbwXsBaC10et9ZLZtlC1mvuqiIuqTTBSDQce-LZu9cjsnBHoTUuEqBfI0uKQAqibBOSFhBmcrF-K9hb6NPxKT2S44NiB-rxdc0DgbnL2TNa_6dJAKEoumaYfpVCpuSfU19xeiSf8bNgxpj48xuGhGrkavSXi_4MEpYSQPui/s320/2.webp" width="223" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Falcon's maximum production speed is 350 sheets/minute, so an average speed of 344 sheets/minute means that the machine has been running at its maximum speed for almost all hours of the shift.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This is a world record for the ISOWA Falcon. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Congratulations! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">To celebrate, ISOWA America members planned to visit them and their Falcon several times, but the visit was postponed three times to be sure everyone could attend. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Finally, it happened this March!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We were able to give them a gift of the world record plaque and take a commemorative photo with the managers and operators.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">"This is a great example of what a great staff, a great machine, and great discipline can accomplish.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Even eight years after installation, a feat like this is still possible with proper maintenance.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you, Company M.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Please continue to love Falcon as your "Ai-ki" (favorite machine in Japanese) for a long time.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">ISOWA will also contribute to the reduction of opportunity loss for Company M!</span></p><div><br /></div>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-83377690752095174272023-03-20T11:34:00.006+09:002023-03-20T11:46:40.054+09:00Farewell to Mr. M. His Fans will miss him.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCWLC1-UxqP9Q7VfcvKy_51iLvr3ElfE_Wlj88twTC_rllxBYfJhISPzE2StUy0UTxRkN1DjOdCZ9PUT7qQCHHtNik1ttJx59NlqtPtYPx8A_aNybFjVFiziUJAkEVoun_c2OsSnnOqczF9MBdOQc2Eu5horfLt2u8V1WYnkQmrNkQOCdb_oD-QPk/s640/1.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="640" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCWLC1-UxqP9Q7VfcvKy_51iLvr3ElfE_Wlj88twTC_rllxBYfJhISPzE2StUy0UTxRkN1DjOdCZ9PUT7qQCHHtNik1ttJx59NlqtPtYPx8A_aNybFjVFiziUJAkEVoun_c2OsSnnOqczF9MBdOQc2Eu5horfLt2u8V1WYnkQmrNkQOCdb_oD-QPk/s320/1.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr. M had been working as an overseas engineer for several decades. He had a lot of fans in many places in the world. I was one of them.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">He retired and left ISOWA at the age of sixty. His many fans and ISOWA people miss him.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I told him that I wanted to have a farewell dinner when I saw him on his final day. He requested to go to an Indian restaurant. Indian cuisine is my favorite. So, I had no reason to turn it down. Haha!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I invited Mr. H, who had joined ISOWA at the same time as Mr. M. I also invited Mr. O, who had been working hard together for the overseas sales department. </span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSlS3nH1vGQRZqodbuxuwi62WwMkuRog6iWOweg95Td2I9nqdyiFIxDw6kF2G11Bc0ZdRQ_FFLSLw9Rhz4h1xB5IfDGNW2bJmYhv85jpercrTS9ve2Sat2KRss-OQ21Ija9GiEKuSJ2h1YnZnyn8h0dnQAWktva8Z0bHW3fsXW_SRPFEpALNd4WQQ/s640/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="640" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSlS3nH1vGQRZqodbuxuwi62WwMkuRog6iWOweg95Td2I9nqdyiFIxDw6kF2G11Bc0ZdRQ_FFLSLw9Rhz4h1xB5IfDGNW2bJmYhv85jpercrTS9ve2Sat2KRss-OQ21Ija9GiEKuSJ2h1YnZnyn8h0dnQAWktva8Z0bHW3fsXW_SRPFEpALNd4WQQ/s320/2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We talked a lot about our past stories. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The customer in Thailand really wanted to work with Mr. M one more time. So, he went on a business trip to Thailand just before his retirement day.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr. M said,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">“It was a little bit hard to say goodbye when I was leaving.”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">“Just completing the tasks is not enough. By maintaining a good relationship with the customers, I can get them involved.”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">“Even though the customers and I did not have a common language, I spent break time with them. Then, they were willing to help me. If Japanese people go abroad with other Japanese, they rely on each other. It prevents their growth. I know it is challenging, but young people should go overseas on a business trip alone.”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Wow! I really want young ISOWA people to inherit Mr. M’s wonderful spirit. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">His coworker Mr. O told me a secret story about Mr. M.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the hand wash counter in our machinery assembly factory.</span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lP41qErVDbptAtzUU6JWPCer2AE76HiyyCjNDGTfFFQVmUBEFt4cVftsHUnnfONFGXILZRX2Ni1392JCCpTg-3VZbjo-IpRMKsPSV8BpmWOhaBLMK29JvTUCIa35YNq-Z0Av49vL1hWgIgqPoKQUWePQsn5peTCoEyYWphQyTT4OBTF5uObv55pc/s640/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lP41qErVDbptAtzUU6JWPCer2AE76HiyyCjNDGTfFFQVmUBEFt4cVftsHUnnfONFGXILZRX2Ni1392JCCpTg-3VZbjo-IpRMKsPSV8BpmWOhaBLMK29JvTUCIa35YNq-Z0Av49vL1hWgIgqPoKQUWePQsn5peTCoEyYWphQyTT4OBTF5uObv55pc/s320/3.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Since it is made of tiles, the tiles and grout get dirty. Mr. M always cleaned it.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXB5-DDM-tUZf1THHCfc7qST9qY0uVRnY0KR3isRyE_sXyUUL4SvxTgDkLwy-af1wqByQte_U9PXHf2Rw3w8sdHTo4ptEirfGZ7vxPvixHbfwBEXCBx5ZsYaD0eeALv2qQU5WMp1t7TrTpgHx44i5NNSAWX46JEj_BGni80EiFBvt1OKbrQCpslTrl/s640/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXB5-DDM-tUZf1THHCfc7qST9qY0uVRnY0KR3isRyE_sXyUUL4SvxTgDkLwy-af1wqByQte_U9PXHf2Rw3w8sdHTo4ptEirfGZ7vxPvixHbfwBEXCBx5ZsYaD0eeALv2qQU5WMp1t7TrTpgHx44i5NNSAWX46JEj_BGni80EiFBvt1OKbrQCpslTrl/s320/4.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Like above (This is a sample photo. Haha.)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr. M said, “I did not do a special thing. I just poured a chemical, and the counter became clean automatically.” (I forgot the name of the chemical.)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">His act was awesome.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr. O added, “One day, Mr. M found that there was no soap dish at the counter. Then, he paid for three soap dishes out of his own pocket. He also refilled the detergent bottle. He always did these things when no one was around him.”</span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpoaqOzEDEQrnWxZIl5KSTT0kRuyOGHZtm6yyjl6-xAHNG891QOciGmEr13wBNE3hILUo9iqHqs3-xSR6rqi5ZH31XKr-OP4xwfV4yY2OjQAeHBrmuVWUJ9jl1_NHmPpFS3lvcAdcrRVRfflkE1atVLFGL26aAWTmbAVbkrS4qLTiGDHcP9sb4FX4/s640/5.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpoaqOzEDEQrnWxZIl5KSTT0kRuyOGHZtm6yyjl6-xAHNG891QOciGmEr13wBNE3hILUo9iqHqs3-xSR6rqi5ZH31XKr-OP4xwfV4yY2OjQAeHBrmuVWUJ9jl1_NHmPpFS3lvcAdcrRVRfflkE1atVLFGL26aAWTmbAVbkrS4qLTiGDHcP9sb4FX4/s320/5.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">He was not only the popular overseas engineer but also very helpful in the office. As the ISOWA president, I felt very sorry that I didn’t realize that he was doing so much for the office and staff. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr. O! Why did you wait to tell me about these important stories until the final day of Mr. M!? It was too late. I wanted you to tell me earlier!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">When it comes to “out of his pocket,” I would like to mention the original hats for ISOWA’s 100th anniversary.</span></p></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2L0Eroqwy40oIkfrjB6Tz76QrzXzrc9NjgMMgN8qo9vU_zQj2vDUCC7cTlsQSvPoWRXEim8CvDkeM9dUJkz3TNxEtHcI1o7HRUIqXtx40kvCRzxiPkjc38mKOIzdsjPCoFpCc5l2KBP2cynLGd2zrxHTQEQtzAB919ZrxzbvNjNyLrAoHeRWqxkra/s640/6.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2L0Eroqwy40oIkfrjB6Tz76QrzXzrc9NjgMMgN8qo9vU_zQj2vDUCC7cTlsQSvPoWRXEim8CvDkeM9dUJkz3TNxEtHcI1o7HRUIqXtx40kvCRzxiPkjc38mKOIzdsjPCoFpCc5l2KBP2cynLGd2zrxHTQEQtzAB919ZrxzbvNjNyLrAoHeRWqxkra/s320/6.webp" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When he went to Thailand for business purposes, he ordered 100 hats and presented to the ISOWA people. I really loved the nice design, and Mr. M presented two for me. They are still my favorite.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I told Mr. M repeatedly, “If you get bored after retirement, please come back. I always welcome you even if it is tomorrow! Haha.”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Seriously, I really look forward to it.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Until then, please take a break and take good care of your lower back pain. Please visit ISOWA sometime and show me your cheerful face.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr. M., thank you very much for your 42 years as a wonderful ISOWA-bito!</span></p><div><br /></div>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-89226536477867956452023-02-21T11:22:00.003+09:002023-02-21T11:22:30.317+09:00A spirit of never giving up despite failure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAI3zlU0YYFBE_necmYgMja-dzPqWOITFbAeFsLqVD4xa3pean2dxLVDNGyZqA-fw8ZHfmg-DNr4JvUAn1vj2f1aCNZzuSmi97SSODQxCgyBxklFEQnDleqMfb4MyL0fjN8BDa7_97lljYl3C8V2k1chDdrQD_pOqq2ZWyxUbl-F9-__1WlwxeNix9/s640/1.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="640" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAI3zlU0YYFBE_necmYgMja-dzPqWOITFbAeFsLqVD4xa3pean2dxLVDNGyZqA-fw8ZHfmg-DNr4JvUAn1vj2f1aCNZzuSmi97SSODQxCgyBxklFEQnDleqMfb4MyL0fjN8BDa7_97lljYl3C8V2k1chDdrQD_pOqq2ZWyxUbl-F9-__1WlwxeNix9/s320/1.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;">January company-wide morning meeting.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We presented awards to those who passed the 2022 National Technical Skills Test (first half of the year).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr. F and Mr. H both passed Grade 1 of Machinery Assembly and Finishing Work, and Mr. Nn, Mr. I, and Mr.Nk passed Grade 2 of the same class.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">However, Mr. F is currently on an overseas business trip, so the other four members received awards on this day.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Each of the four gave a speech, and they all said, "I was able to pass the certification test thanks to my seniors, my supervisor, and Mr. K of the proficiency test office, who continued to guide me even after the work hours."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It is not just an event for ISOWA employees who take the exam; the whole company's support has taken root as a corporate culture.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The best part was the speech by Mr. H, who passed Grade 1.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">He said, "I first took the test when Covid-19 was just starting to catch on. At the time, I never dreamed that either my exam studies or the Covid-19 craze would last for three years."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Even though he did not pass the exam the last two years in a row, he tried again for the third time this year and finally passed the exam.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I was impressed by his gentlemanly spirit that never gave up, kept trying, even when he failed, and still could talk about his efforts with a sense of humor.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">That's just what you'd expect from someone who's passed the 1st grade of the Proficiency Test! Well done! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ppYm_xJ5A8fonvmjmR6ppNkSh7eYMNM9GMWkVOLVdgeenXHWZxvoRaGovqzD0RacGTUaTwxFHv0MnRk7UekRQ8UlHGqpjdIJUkoNkNJHGG-9nQF5xlGeTD4I6xI8gDOOJTIboSrheeV3f43RmkiILPO8jAqdnaK8sMuhaDXPt_HxFdfXAxT1lbKI/s640/2.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="640" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ppYm_xJ5A8fonvmjmR6ppNkSh7eYMNM9GMWkVOLVdgeenXHWZxvoRaGovqzD0RacGTUaTwxFHv0MnRk7UekRQ8UlHGqpjdIJUkoNkNJHGG-9nQF5xlGeTD4I6xI8gDOOJTIboSrheeV3f43RmkiILPO8jAqdnaK8sMuhaDXPt_HxFdfXAxT1lbKI/s320/2.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Another machinist, Mr. M, also passed the Numerical Control Lathe Operation Grade 1 course.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The efforts of each and every one of these individuals are the very essences of ISOWA's technical assets.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope that many more ISOWA employees will take on this challenge in the future.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">After the morning assembly, I tried to take a commemorative photo, but I couldn't find Mr. K from the office.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Then, everyone said, </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> "Mr. K is the star of the show, so we really want to take a picture with him."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">So I returned to the site and called Mr. K back, and he agreed to be photographed, although he seemed reluctant and embarrassed.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This was another typical ISOWA moment.</span></p><p><br /></p>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-46989671859420104502022-12-22T13:40:00.001+09:002022-12-22T13:41:59.917+09:00Two overseas guests to ISOWA<p><span style="font-size: medium;">In December, we welcomed two guests across the border.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The first guest was from Thailand.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcMmeKthakj7OtVeoU1WiiSuY7vxF6SZudtw5MbqCcImwRZQA-iMhHYDyR-mqzVyvTbg9WLN-5VO4Wn6DADzPUUaIvW4ZMnjJzDJY47zBp2f0z2MErsHXjo3iHFb009EU-T980r_rHsARxLrxfevt4hiZq5d5ii6jf_f1JP_n_P5sMQTSLXr1GPKQ/s640/1.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="640" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcMmeKthakj7OtVeoU1WiiSuY7vxF6SZudtw5MbqCcImwRZQA-iMhHYDyR-mqzVyvTbg9WLN-5VO4Wn6DADzPUUaIvW4ZMnjJzDJY47zBp2f0z2MErsHXjo3iHFb009EU-T980r_rHsARxLrxfevt4hiZq5d5ii6jf_f1JP_n_P5sMQTSLXr1GPKQ/s320/1.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This is a photo from <a href="http://h-isowa.blogspot.com/2016/08/flowers-will-bloom.html">6 years ago</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The gentleman in the photo visited ISOWA for the first time in 6 years, and we had dinner together last night.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">When we had dinner together 6 years ago, he asked me questions from various aspects about our company’s management philosophy and corporate culture.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">He immediately took notes as I explained each of them.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I was impressed by his enthusiasm.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I gave him a shikishi (Japanese-style message card) on which Tsunobo(my wife) had written a Japanese message, "Kitto saku (it means surely it will bloom)," with a calligraphy brush as a gift.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There is a reason for this: his name is “Kittisak”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I was sure that "Kittisak" would bloom in the near future if he kept running his business like this, so I sent him the word "Kitto saku" with my wish.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">When I met him this time, he told me that he keeps the photo and shikishi on display.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">And he also said, “Since you told me the idea of "Employees' Happiness" the last time we had dinner together, I've been running my business based on that idea for these six years. As a result, I was able to lead my company to great growth with ISOWA's machines.”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">What an incredible story he told!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">See! I knew he had been blooming!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">And again, last night, he asked me a number of questions about new initiatives at ISOWA over these six years, and he promptly took note of my answers on his phone.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Proving that, the thank-you e-mail I received late at night said, "I wrote down the 8 points tonight. I will put them into practice as soon as I return home."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I was impressed by his sincere attitude, which was the same as six years ago.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This is exactly what “Making folks happy in the corrugated world” means!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It was a blissful reunion.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmL1EqnGnLA9QOrxJXATwxEoisPjOjWwc1N1sjh5bQVxYFHpwsJ1JzvbMB_NxobVIWykIpN3_6cJMXTwGnPbEiVv6JamxWuLceuFY5VfwXzbavaGmMbVxj2_Jl2LsM8_yceLJedOoo-MxncFsk7EYqc4Bs7smrF2pxrjHc3qcPD7Pv9qLMzBGL3-g/s640/2.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmL1EqnGnLA9QOrxJXATwxEoisPjOjWwc1N1sjh5bQVxYFHpwsJ1JzvbMB_NxobVIWykIpN3_6cJMXTwGnPbEiVv6JamxWuLceuFY5VfwXzbavaGmMbVxj2_Jl2LsM8_yceLJedOoo-MxncFsk7EYqc4Bs7smrF2pxrjHc3qcPD7Pv9qLMzBGL3-g/s320/2.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you, Kittisaku-san.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here is the story of the second guest.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxJmN9dhoeRaawlNdbdkfnsw9tYEpSbgaQ5CRdKKuYJeYqbP_dx_FSJ-slTvsJuJ8nFjRCNf39z0WWXti0P_3G_B65HQIfSW3AXiQyeW3NyMmAuWeFuqW7JZUEIbZdTum1xHXDFFVHAiZImIr1rw6OXLEvVNJN-BUT5Bb6XQWO58aukTCyVIJIjcm/s640/3.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxJmN9dhoeRaawlNdbdkfnsw9tYEpSbgaQ5CRdKKuYJeYqbP_dx_FSJ-slTvsJuJ8nFjRCNf39z0WWXti0P_3G_B65HQIfSW3AXiQyeW3NyMmAuWeFuqW7JZUEIbZdTum1xHXDFFVHAiZImIr1rw6OXLEvVNJN-BUT5Bb6XQWO58aukTCyVIJIjcm/s320/3.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">International Paper Board Industry is one of the corrugated industry trade magazines published by Brunton Publications from the U.K..</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr. David, a reporter of the magazine, visited us for the first time in a while.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">His first visit was in August 2008.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Adj7JIW12mQHfcQeDVpPPYYoPMbDJuA6zXjPi22zRC7l6X0TwQzgH-R_UeWIyMZTwrjEwXN2NCOwgkKaTe7gX_v0r6jHo21ZKhxM_vTXINlrzK8lTx4Wn73B3fyvrhbnc4gNNR3Kh9Plxraj_Sm1u_B0E35hziSGOrd-2phK63LxcNqaGifOJAnG/s320/5.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Adj7JIW12mQHfcQeDVpPPYYoPMbDJuA6zXjPi22zRC7l6X0TwQzgH-R_UeWIyMZTwrjEwXN2NCOwgkKaTe7gX_v0r6jHo21ZKhxM_vTXINlrzK8lTx4Wn73B3fyvrhbnc4gNNR3Kh9Plxraj_Sm1u_B0E35hziSGOrd-2phK63LxcNqaGifOJAnG/s1600/5.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Then he came here for the second time in <a href="http://h-isowa.blogspot.com/2013/02/international-paper-board-industry.html">August 2012</a>.</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="530" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwFsd8knQ39YRvaNv3prQ9U8Nw5YUWxVvAx_Z_tbyUPLm9AM9H82ABIKuBo-oSd6tOvwJZj7pqpA9hHY7XAvPBtbX9LlMuE0Th-zzTattKS46dcQNmqtcoxW7GrIejAL38umTHoK45LjIel6Dn7loK6S8N8xrPhh5WaoVZBpl-VJmvFyab6Iy3cZa/s320/6.webp" width="320" /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> And this was his third visit to ISOWA.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As you can see above, we have both grown old over these 14 years.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">He also appeared in ISOWA’s centennial commemorative magazine; therefore, I dedicated the commemorative magazine to him before we started the tour.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4G5sXAxVm_-xm0umwwnuDQoqjoweqHCR0-kFGcB2BPqSoL6n69YZGDZcjD7nWlp4D_5VEuZ0ztXqriR8R-TN65MW1GoCq8fDjA_Y7mz8MUGerzvN1FGrlg_eR6dQP50GgTtQud0gLKNYmkty699e9yQscL35ZUY7c0lDKRRTNsTkVgUF5AXd6oaY3/s640/4.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="449" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4G5sXAxVm_-xm0umwwnuDQoqjoweqHCR0-kFGcB2BPqSoL6n69YZGDZcjD7nWlp4D_5VEuZ0ztXqriR8R-TN65MW1GoCq8fDjA_Y7mz8MUGerzvN1FGrlg_eR6dQP50GgTtQud0gLKNYmkty699e9yQscL35ZUY7c0lDKRRTNsTkVgUF5AXd6oaY3/s320/4.webp" width="225" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Though it's all written in Japanese (laugh.)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Since he is very interested in ISOWA’s approach of improving the corporate culture, he asked me a lot of questions about that apart from the main interview this time as well.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As a result, the interview, including the factory tour, lasted nearly four hours.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Afterward, we had dinner together and talked about various topics for another two hours.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As a machinery manufacturer, ISOWA is passionate not only about technology but also about “people (involved with machines)” and “(their) feelings.”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We could have a great talk as he shares that idea.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">“Let’s meet a little more often from now on,” I said.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">“Please take me to ISOWA’s customer’s factory next time,” he said.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">“Of course!” I replied.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I would have a variety of topics ready for next time.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">See you again, Kittisak.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">See you again, David.</span></p><div><br /></div>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-1293442526384308032022-11-10T12:23:00.003+09:002022-12-22T13:42:19.868+09:00Two overseas exchanges<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I’ll introduce you to two overseas exchanges we had recently.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The first is about Mr. N, who began working at ISOWA in the middle of October.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCF80xJRv7TUsWaQwxiOvRrf6sK28UAx7XggCeorfBmQcs_yyfD9qy2mFaPVfr-zgiFI7vj_i0PUfNt0GUNfcpoprVlleIQsE_OqFK77Vrn9BLAYdnuvuyP_E9hox3zFVCPokKUro6TDPdr0ehkgYJbGGJc9ZEzSjNxZ66uXPhY3iCULNw9X-ILnG/s640/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="640" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCF80xJRv7TUsWaQwxiOvRrf6sK28UAx7XggCeorfBmQcs_yyfD9qy2mFaPVfr-zgiFI7vj_i0PUfNt0GUNfcpoprVlleIQsE_OqFK77Vrn9BLAYdnuvuyP_E9hox3zFVCPokKUro6TDPdr0ehkgYJbGGJc9ZEzSjNxZ66uXPhY3iCULNw9X-ILnG/s320/1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We started to hire new employees by recommendations of other ISOWA people. For now, only service technicians. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I interviewed one of the candidates, Mr. N. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">He has a degree in computer science from a university in the Philippines and came to Japan 9 years ago after graduation.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">He had little chance to speak Japanese because his former place of work was almost all Filipinos, so I talked in English with him.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I said, “Did you hear anything about ISOWA from Mr. M, who recommended you to us?”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">He answered, “I heard about work, only that ISOWA manufactures machines of corrugated paper, and I heard that ISOWA people are all good people.”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I think he understands that not only “What you do” is important but also “Whom you work with.”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">America, Switzerland, Germany, Brazil, China, Korea, and the Philippines.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">With the additional cross-cultural exchange, I am looking forward to seeing what new fusions will be created with us. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The other overseas exchange we had was about Mr. Ron, the president of ISOWA AMERICA Inc.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0wNzV9uOiEL9VtBjdAZwE1YnIcHScR4WrE6jhSVofjpmkpoRAdV74VENXLIace5s9kfbG4a5WQH2r7yIgx8Of1xIEfMlb1gb5o3ihNC1Jjxnlm1Xcsfc2aTNpQB218J3k4BrbE9KjjqKc5b_ahrhLA4MniJ3O_vow-iD-Bv2gbtrY1kn7OoRCCzb/s640/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0wNzV9uOiEL9VtBjdAZwE1YnIcHScR4WrE6jhSVofjpmkpoRAdV74VENXLIace5s9kfbG4a5WQH2r7yIgx8Of1xIEfMlb1gb5o3ihNC1Jjxnlm1Xcsfc2aTNpQB218J3k4BrbE9KjjqKc5b_ahrhLA4MniJ3O_vow-iD-Bv2gbtrY1kn7OoRCCzb/s320/2.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I had talked with him online for the recent two years, but now, he has come to Japan after three years, and I had a face-to-face and long talk with him!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I realized a good point of a face-to-face talk once again because we could feel the passion of each other.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">On the day of Mr. Ron’s return to America, Mr. O, Mr. A from Export Department, my wife, and I went to dinner with him. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcO73Us12p2nA3mfBP8BI3R0ofPFYtr23aobJkEjsxz7mSTeLCB87hlZ4jYHAYqe6Uiby1EFO83kDf_aTFJp5NQY2F5Cm6ldYPonO_Ykbu8OKgEiZlAzhd5P8XjGa2Opun7Lhlb7w9FXJh-NMihazxVdRTKjiYgS64KrJnWXo9_zAj76RRJsf_Cq6/s640/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcO73Us12p2nA3mfBP8BI3R0ofPFYtr23aobJkEjsxz7mSTeLCB87hlZ4jYHAYqe6Uiby1EFO83kDf_aTFJp5NQY2F5Cm6ldYPonO_Ykbu8OKgEiZlAzhd5P8XjGa2Opun7Lhlb7w9FXJh-NMihazxVdRTKjiYgS64KrJnWXo9_zAj76RRJsf_Cq6/s320/3.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Ron, Mr. O, and Mr. A are all good fellows, and we had a fantastic dinner together, suitable for the restaurant’s name, “TGI Fridays!”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">(We went to dinner on Thursday, though, ha-ha.)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Basting on our discussions in the meetings, let’s do what we all need to do in Japan and the U.S. to win bigger success in the US market!</span></p><div><br /></div>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-24672830836149031372022-10-25T13:33:00.011+09:002022-12-22T13:42:34.669+09:00ISOWA tour with a new type of machine<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHoGbeMQC1RsVyIHvNERZzp5msjn65s2hkStvPohjiwsXwov8ypwoub0UaNTGHxXZXpe4EbQGvZGbruDjr4-j2b75jr4z8A3ifEFWdeZ2OPD7BKRbaTxc2yKLFLDB0arCg--cu6Ea3B12556Hfe0K-vNw6DmCBKSyrTBDrqRgNzrVrW9cbkMvEakAG/s640/a.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHoGbeMQC1RsVyIHvNERZzp5msjn65s2hkStvPohjiwsXwov8ypwoub0UaNTGHxXZXpe4EbQGvZGbruDjr4-j2b75jr4z8A3ifEFWdeZ2OPD7BKRbaTxc2yKLFLDB0arCg--cu6Ea3B12556Hfe0K-vNw6DmCBKSyrTBDrqRgNzrVrW9cbkMvEakAG/s320/a.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">23 customers from 8 companies visited ISOWA to see the new type of machine from the beginning to the middle of September.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">To welcome customers day after day, many ISOWA-bito and TASUKE-bito (staff from partner companies) changed their schedules each time and cooperated in preparing for the machine demonstrations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Thanks to that, we also were able to show the various machines currently being assembled. Above all, we think the customers were able to feel the atmosphere of ISOWA's manufacturing site, which produces "i-machine."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">One of the customers said, "As soon as I came to ISOWA, I felt the passion."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">I asked, "Wasn't it "over the top," and not just "passion?" (laugh) The reason I asked was that someone in the past said he felt it was "over the top."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">ISOWA-bito always welcomes our visitors. Some people say they feel "passion," while others say it seems "over the top."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">This is because of the various values. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Do we respond to everyone conservatively, or do we put our own values upfront and leave it to the customers to decide whether they like it?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">There are various thoughts, but for me, I want to have something that describes ISOWA's uniqueness and stick to it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">I always think that I want to value "difference" rather than being safe and value "acceptable."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">So, I was very happy to hear the customer say they feel "passion."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-US">We will continue to aim to be a company that outpours enough passion to be “over the top"! </span> <span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Mr. Y, who presented his ISOWA story (Jibun-gatari) with a machine behind him, is a technical engineer. He did the presentation while emitting " passion" in his own way.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrU7bPZqgyuh6Wggp11V439HyieG7lcYQy46msldAgCXln39THoV4OdCyA-5eO2-0GXsDtQgwCYyLs19W24Xfv_n3anrSi21HrpZVSmSOCYFBQbN0JknziDmjfGWQcqIRlhvCSmzzPYl6EyC16eihaI2aOqDvpDUwH584lIghoyjdj6X5c_kk_5O4r/s640/y.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrU7bPZqgyuh6Wggp11V439HyieG7lcYQy46msldAgCXln39THoV4OdCyA-5eO2-0GXsDtQgwCYyLs19W24Xfv_n3anrSi21HrpZVSmSOCYFBQbN0JknziDmjfGWQcqIRlhvCSmzzPYl6EyC16eihaI2aOqDvpDUwH584lIghoyjdj6X5c_kk_5O4r/s320/y.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><p class="MsoNormal">Also, even if it is the same machine, it is enormous. It cannot be developed by one engineer, and multiple members work together as a team.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">There is no specific employee in charge of Jibun-gatari (ISOWA story), but various ISOWA-bito are in charge each time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Various customers came to this tour almost every day to see the same machine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So, I thought that one of the members who already did the ISOWA story would be doing a presentation today, but it was Mr. I, who newly presented his ISOWA story.</span></p></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BbMSvmHQZuj-GDpUQVJaxJwlzzxoWWyheCVjYdD7QKAfIA_Lv905KRWqhp2jSIcAi6lNCVCnjNo_kkp8zJ20V1lMVY1yOFjTBk7umvijGT-wO9EkTl_DJmnKrHWJP0TUJXx8R-ftqX-54y57ULph2OKvRi3YweviBl4CjUNfzKftVXkyWSM0AtUF/s640/i.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BbMSvmHQZuj-GDpUQVJaxJwlzzxoWWyheCVjYdD7QKAfIA_Lv905KRWqhp2jSIcAi6lNCVCnjNo_kkp8zJ20V1lMVY1yOFjTBk7umvijGT-wO9EkTl_DJmnKrHWJP0TUJXx8R-ftqX-54y57ULph2OKvRi3YweviBl4CjUNfzKftVXkyWSM0AtUF/s320/i.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;">"Making folks happy in the corrugated
world."</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Everyone in ISOWA thinks and works towards
this same big vision, but there are 300 ways, as there are 300 members. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-US">However, everything is connected to one
corporate philosophy, vision, and strategy. </span> <span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">We are still halfway there, but we will aim
for that as team ISOWA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">I was thinking about this while listening
to Mr. I. presenting his ISOWA story.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once again, I want to thank all the
customers who came to ISOWA, as well as ISOWA-bito and TASUKE-bito.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-85006377888276726022022-09-22T10:02:00.003+09:002022-12-22T13:42:47.057+09:00Muito obrigado<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwesLvGSTM0LIDexa7PsTJuy9_QbM7EToM02p2AuJCgGuGb4zenK24G2k2zQDIR7HL18df34J0ahzVVW11eOgLTeY9YD_g6NLToxHuZ08yEVb261TsdqQklAZRfg069OIXRckSbaZ2vh2m6XGvq2rSM0H6kiTIsv5sjp0wL8m6UMM4Q0d7ckWpXG8Q/s1024/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1024" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwesLvGSTM0LIDexa7PsTJuy9_QbM7EToM02p2AuJCgGuGb4zenK24G2k2zQDIR7HL18df34J0ahzVVW11eOgLTeY9YD_g6NLToxHuZ08yEVb261TsdqQklAZRfg069OIXRckSbaZ2vh2m6XGvq2rSM0H6kiTIsv5sjp0wL8m6UMM4Q0d7ckWpXG8Q/s320/1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Even through the tough situation of the pandemic, two customers from major corrugated box companies in Brazil, Mr. César Sousa and Mr. Lindomar Lima, visited our company.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">One of them ordered our machine for the first time and it was the final checkup before installation.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The other customer already owns ISOWA machines. They are competitors but they have a good relationship. So, they visited us together.</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwJRaWYmFj1ESpXEINWjsyX5E6CPOSFV_4jh8exc9TGjfapEdk_7IiABiqY4A2NtaU2GPAIH3KAwcCTCaO7dY8EKHd4uS50ywK0CDlDWnNOoo4WcucTtyK97vX_ZxHyXmSzFHShzk4dGyjFt7TvAxVYyx0Ha0ODuosWUP5iD56u7hsWS42wIR9pHy/s640/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwJRaWYmFj1ESpXEINWjsyX5E6CPOSFV_4jh8exc9TGjfapEdk_7IiABiqY4A2NtaU2GPAIH3KAwcCTCaO7dY8EKHd4uS50ywK0CDlDWnNOoo4WcucTtyK97vX_ZxHyXmSzFHShzk4dGyjFt7TvAxVYyx0Ha0ODuosWUP5iD56u7hsWS42wIR9pHy/s320/2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Please take a look at the bottom part of the welcome board which I held in the group photo. We wrote small letters “and Andre-san”.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Yes, the person who stands on the right is Andre Fazzolari who works at ISOWA America. He is responsible for the Brazil area.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As we usually do for our customer, some members did presentations of their ISOWA story (we call it “Jibun-gatari”.) This time, it was a little bit different because we did it not only in English but also in Portuguese.</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHz81UMiLHulnVizM1ELkp32CMRoLKne5YpxS8fswIbE4RW-NGujdDeQLfREEFTQxREsfX3hIYyJet9AjOkPJ7CuxTBGRQ7ut-iLzBZmRbpkcUvKhJEz1_YJGwq5iyoXDGhdN5PPX1ED7dcA0AN1FTUBx8z07vyoSRSAujD_oG63cD5I8RouLsCJZ/s640/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHz81UMiLHulnVizM1ELkp32CMRoLKne5YpxS8fswIbE4RW-NGujdDeQLfREEFTQxREsfX3hIYyJet9AjOkPJ7CuxTBGRQ7ut-iLzBZmRbpkcUvKhJEz1_YJGwq5iyoXDGhdN5PPX1ED7dcA0AN1FTUBx8z07vyoSRSAujD_oG63cD5I8RouLsCJZ/s320/3.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The person in the middle front was Mr. S who is responsible for North and South America. Mr. T on the left is engaged in the research and development of the control device.</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_S3YcCwAjDM0GCIwsO3PW7KTxRBeHuhm7ksh81ZauMhvsgf3540lXA3PB2IqDHatu0WAApxi3ggMQX_AONh6tYWg6ZvUYs99_nVsd3yqIL2Vbj5nZTWLR0a7gJ9WpMnGT1dnaCZaAmqI1NHooz3x4kSUjzDjtfASs41wLy1LOW9Jbl5WYQeXhCWnR/s640/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_S3YcCwAjDM0GCIwsO3PW7KTxRBeHuhm7ksh81ZauMhvsgf3540lXA3PB2IqDHatu0WAApxi3ggMQX_AONh6tYWg6ZvUYs99_nVsd3yqIL2Vbj5nZTWLR0a7gJ9WpMnGT1dnaCZaAmqI1NHooz3x4kSUjzDjtfASs41wLy1LOW9Jbl5WYQeXhCWnR/s320/4.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">In the plant, Mr. I did a presentation in front of the new machine. He will go to the installation.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">He has installed other machines in Brazil before and he is an ISOWA-bito (ISOWA-person) who loves Brazil very much.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">“I am always willing to visit the customers in Brazil!”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">When they entered our plant, they liked the neat and clean environment.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Furthermore, when they first saw the new machine, they claimed “We got very excited at first sight.”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Also, they were really satisfied with the result of the test run.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Since they fitted into the atmosphere of our company through the ISOWA discovery tour and the test run, they offered us a group photo and took a selfie.</span></p></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rpXrXJTyqk1rceqmhn1Zy9Vrt1F9U2dyuq1B18vEB3Y0cRs07lbbgQ7eaNavSmHYw9APv00O0DGDof1nYDN6CsISmAmBBTqXtdSXpGfDnfg7q8U2JzywxoanbU3kQW4bbg5aEqMky42G1KfIZe25Q1R0aYgxi1aMntYCKWAIrzf4UxKcRqY29ooU/s640/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rpXrXJTyqk1rceqmhn1Zy9Vrt1F9U2dyuq1B18vEB3Y0cRs07lbbgQ7eaNavSmHYw9APv00O0DGDof1nYDN6CsISmAmBBTqXtdSXpGfDnfg7q8U2JzywxoanbU3kQW4bbg5aEqMky42G1KfIZe25Q1R0aYgxi1aMntYCKWAIrzf4UxKcRqY29ooU/s320/5.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We had lunch twice. Including cheap eats such as Okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake). They enjoyed Japanese food very much.</span></p></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmq_QwVQZwR-bri4Bsf3YSl3Vl7WgdonNJneqwWw3vkkOQ3lk3uzAgu0oqr3dooE_CAOa28aC1QKZcWk8VJflIzDSjYHGGRJY7SXh9T1tIjGUi_OgWECOJJQCczQmhIHzRfYn6N3nChYBw0b34vrcHRG4xirauK_7uzZCTkgrWgTbIH3ZlvkZkRXm/s640/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmq_QwVQZwR-bri4Bsf3YSl3Vl7WgdonNJneqwWw3vkkOQ3lk3uzAgu0oqr3dooE_CAOa28aC1QKZcWk8VJflIzDSjYHGGRJY7SXh9T1tIjGUi_OgWECOJJQCczQmhIHzRfYn6N3nChYBw0b34vrcHRG4xirauK_7uzZCTkgrWgTbIH3ZlvkZkRXm/s320/6.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This photo was taken when we went to a ramen restaurant near our company.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Under the hot weather, they were engrossed in eating the piping hot ramen saying “Bon!”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">They got sweaty and accidentally spilled soup from the ramen and it stained their shirts. Their legs got numb because of the Japanese-style seat. Still, they enjoyed it.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">At the end of the two-day stay at our company, they told us that they really wanted to join ISOWA. haha</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">They requested to get an ISOWA uniform and I was happy to give them. Again, they said “Photo! Photo!”</span></p></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oFuIAfbCm36zvBXVjCmFeiJtw3yjI46Rn3KaN1vQoZ4ARLYX3JAI1DxyY4kx-at_GSU61l2EPXVuK3Y_3cgdORSrsVjMTcN-pI2VbVc6f1WEK8Tfnp-s_uovBPebU9s-hhZCilmPFC0mV8MkqWOPaTa5rzfUdAtkdyVV9EQN3iSOknUXhaj_Vq0k/s640/7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="640" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oFuIAfbCm36zvBXVjCmFeiJtw3yjI46Rn3KaN1vQoZ4ARLYX3JAI1DxyY4kx-at_GSU61l2EPXVuK3Y_3cgdORSrsVjMTcN-pI2VbVc6f1WEK8Tfnp-s_uovBPebU9s-hhZCilmPFC0mV8MkqWOPaTa5rzfUdAtkdyVV9EQN3iSOknUXhaj_Vq0k/s320/7.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hQGRdtQE4bXiNWsW8Ot_R_0SXdQZtLjJ0Cwbq3QgTP4GHVtC7B1UeeBJqVvKv9GV6EnJH3TRV5kEvbx6lHmOMmEO724G5iMfelIwotGaFPVq__LcCLTKjXizB9y4JuyE_OFr9XPXrPBZYMOiFbrToytKN6qZyM_Rx2Nz5E8g5F3pDlSEoLiwGEDi/s640/8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="640" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hQGRdtQE4bXiNWsW8Ot_R_0SXdQZtLjJ0Cwbq3QgTP4GHVtC7B1UeeBJqVvKv9GV6EnJH3TRV5kEvbx6lHmOMmEO724G5iMfelIwotGaFPVq__LcCLTKjXizB9y4JuyE_OFr9XPXrPBZYMOiFbrToytKN6qZyM_Rx2Nz5E8g5F3pDlSEoLiwGEDi/s320/8.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I said, “Please order our machines continuously, and visit us every time. I will give you our uniform anytime.”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">They answered, “We look forward to it.”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We are very happy that they liked our machine, and they also liked ISOWA people and our corporate culture. I look forward to their next visit.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Oh, before that, I have to go on tour to Brazil after the machine installation.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Muito obrigado. -Thank you very much.</span></p>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-53781315778042058422022-08-09T11:40:00.006+09:002022-12-22T13:42:58.406+09:00Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of ISOWA-Bito<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyZgf8b2c82ksyQGpMk2Cy-CDoQeBr8AWkhK6g0UyBdIlQyLYH8UuEV73f5MbzbcA_qrAuworxx4DQaqoe4p3hsaZgAVShOV4naVQz1QtT71xLXMgl-ksIHXAcUhsnowUwVPVvHvF0oPmRM755J6WTPq6lWs4QvnlkdA2RDH5rFVDKlKvFWEUm7xg/s1024/3f64346864d79c42d9456d67529267f7.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyZgf8b2c82ksyQGpMk2Cy-CDoQeBr8AWkhK6g0UyBdIlQyLYH8UuEV73f5MbzbcA_qrAuworxx4DQaqoe4p3hsaZgAVShOV4naVQz1QtT71xLXMgl-ksIHXAcUhsnowUwVPVvHvF0oPmRM755J6WTPq6lWs4QvnlkdA2RDH5rFVDKlKvFWEUm7xg/s320/3f64346864d79c42d9456d67529267f7.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Following celebrating 50, 40, and 30 years of anniversaries, this month we celebrated four ISOWA-Bitos for their 20th anniversary on the job. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I had actually planned to have them speak in front of everyone about how they felt about their 20 years, but due to the deteriorating situation in COVID, we had to postpone the company-wide morning meeting and celebrate with a few members of the Employees Support G. and me.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr. S (back row, center)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Since no personnel could adjust hydraulic equipment at the time, he was given the opportunity to follow his seniors to become a specialist in hydraulics. He studied hard and indeed became a specialist in hydraulic equipment. From there, he further developed his skills and became an assembly leader. He is now in a position to nurture his successor. So, I hope he will talk a little more. And before that, a 'smile'! He was smiling when he was giving his speech, but in the picture, he is back to his usual Mr. S self... (haha)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr. Ni (back row, left)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As soon as he joined ISOWA, he became the ace of ISOWA's baseball team, surpassing all of his seniors who were the aces of the team at the time. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Now he is the ace of ISOWA corporation. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">And next, I’m expecting he will become “a big ace” of us.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Ms. K (front row, left)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Aims to be the first female coach!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The speed and precision of your work is perfect. The only thing left to do is to put on a smile.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Yes, just like in the picture.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr. No (back row, right)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">After working seven years as a TASUKE-Bito, he switched to work as an ISOWA-Bito.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">So he actually has been working at ISOWA for 27 years. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">So, in 3 years, I will celebrate him with an award for his 30th anniversary on the job. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I’m expecting he will become a representative of the support department in the future.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Actually, there is one more person, but his family member has been sick since last night, so he had to cancel his participation in this celebration. I will write about this later.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">All of them were new graduates hired person at the time except for Mr. No, who transferred from TASUKE-Bito.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">They were the first members hired when I rebuilt the struggling recruitment process after I became the president.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope they will continue to exert themselves and become the driving force of ISOWA.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I have great expectations for them.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you for 20 years!</span></p><div><br /></div>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-19015875144548794662022-07-22T13:23:00.001+09:002022-12-22T13:43:09.620+09:00Newcomers!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">New ISOWA-bito (new-hire) who joined ISOWA in April had training until the end of June in each department.</span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">In the sales department, they had presentations with the theme “what is waku-waku(which means exciting) business in ISOWA like?”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Here’s the digest of their presentations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Mr. I<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Mr. I said “I love crafting. When I saw the test sheets and cases that would be thrown away, I thought that there are opportunities to make them into another craft.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">It’s wonderful if they can be up-cycled (not recycled) like Mr. Shimazu, the corrugated board artist from the movie ”Tabisuru Danboru (Traveling to find Corrugated boxes -2019)”. I asked him to make this happen while I am still alive.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Mr.Sa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Mr.Sa. found that “waku-waku” has two opposite meanings.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Then he listed the favorable points and unfavorable points of the sales department and integrated them. What an advanced idea he has!</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVE_wphOS7f8Ir0Bl3VJmgr8RqfluvLh7aUHDXYMft68wF5q2KpNRGjxhon1mhBBR_ieKP8lOnXHpOkgu_cyiyRtBdHIlgn-twCHnx7MQhWROaYkybNqp6ZjSFIVTdeQSRRy_UbNZGYhjJDMDiLSfMfW5bT5NnwYKHrrW6TD31PzVCNQSVlGv_Gw8k/s1024/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1024" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVE_wphOS7f8Ir0Bl3VJmgr8RqfluvLh7aUHDXYMft68wF5q2KpNRGjxhon1mhBBR_ieKP8lOnXHpOkgu_cyiyRtBdHIlgn-twCHnx7MQhWROaYkybNqp6ZjSFIVTdeQSRRy_UbNZGYhjJDMDiLSfMfW5bT5NnwYKHrrW6TD31PzVCNQSVlGv_Gw8k/s320/1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Mr. M<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Mr. M always makes a clear response to each question and idea from the audience.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">It’s great!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">He summarized the features of the ISOWA Web Store and gathered them into a catalog.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">It was quite elaborate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Mr. K<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">“I listed more concrete images of the abstract word ‘waku-waku’,” said Mr. K.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">“I divided the list into two groups and extracted a common denominator from each group.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">He converted the abstract word to concrete images and abstracted their common factors from them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">It’s not easy to reconvert an abstract word to another abstract image through concrete images of the original abstract word.</span></p></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxXvZu1A47HG1jSsCm9Lmd7lrsd5Phz2nRRZtvTG2_HDRCxaqEXCgFQTQ1h4in7tdiojheK3eApk_96r1Y53BNwk-yOSGtuItFyne-k5pBH3MxqJHGrBTTfb97GGKyyb9J2s8GsiBuUPKQD_p5TwN__iRsQiSz1DbTpzsgtgE5DRQnJX-w3727wES/s640/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="640" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxXvZu1A47HG1jSsCm9Lmd7lrsd5Phz2nRRZtvTG2_HDRCxaqEXCgFQTQ1h4in7tdiojheK3eApk_96r1Y53BNwk-yOSGtuItFyne-k5pBH3MxqJHGrBTTfb97GGKyyb9J2s8GsiBuUPKQD_p5TwN__iRsQiSz1DbTpzsgtgE5DRQnJX-w3727wES/s320/2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr. Se</span></div><div><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Mr.Se compared the interesting features of the sales department to “onsen” (Japanese hot spring).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">I asked him “why do you think so?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">He answered, “even though they may all look alike, you can find differences in each when you enter”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Such a unique perspective. I guess he has a high ability to think in the abstract.</span></p></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2S6kSrsRIzqY3t4fgJaXh1BMmJHOo5Zu_ORZxhnX3AQF1IyxcmLwIyg8E8JJylAHU2Q3Mb31aVLmx3-rw7kS--IdpEDLCTKMUieVSng3j4m9s0asGk4Fn_dLHLPwo0Bi5mL5W_YjV7xP0omp87swY7RjIXjpCap3U2OAs1QFnIWSieYydQVZDuzE8/s1024/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2S6kSrsRIzqY3t4fgJaXh1BMmJHOo5Zu_ORZxhnX3AQF1IyxcmLwIyg8E8JJylAHU2Q3Mb31aVLmx3-rw7kS--IdpEDLCTKMUieVSng3j4m9s0asGk4Fn_dLHLPwo0Bi5mL5W_YjV7xP0omp87swY7RjIXjpCap3U2OAs1QFnIWSieYydQVZDuzE8/s320/3.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-US"><v:shape alt="e479fab537e863fe8e2f70138fa17dae.jpg (1024×768)" id="図_x0020_3" o:spid="_x0000_i1026" style="height: 318.6pt; visibility: visible; width: 425.4pt;" type="#_x0000_t75"><v:imagedata o:title="e479fab537e863fe8e2f70138fa17dae" src="file:///C:/Users/bitmail/AppData/Local/Temp/33/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image003.jpg"></v:imagedata></v:shape></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Mr. C<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">“Whether you can win the order from the customer or not is a result. You can feel ‘waku-waku’ in the process of receiving the order. Even if you fail to win the order, you can feel another waku-waku by thinking about what you can do for the next opportunity,” he said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">I was impressed by his idea. It is splendid to have such a way of thinking at the time of new employee probation.</span></p></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_BLF4ORx5EtEB25lX5XtUOqkc2tNTUc6HmrNnJWBfwY6X3eHeTInZ-OtgivVKrZVBH8069U0hw3-L588DriOdIZ_sGsshssUEFgHDZZ2ubhyy4U27fgffeBIDVz1kHC7c6ap8lAQFaiZVpcdfAjze82VWJUSQWkMw4ZQEBRbrypBE_4L-PqWGfFk/s640/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="640" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_BLF4ORx5EtEB25lX5XtUOqkc2tNTUc6HmrNnJWBfwY6X3eHeTInZ-OtgivVKrZVBH8069U0hw3-L588DriOdIZ_sGsshssUEFgHDZZ2ubhyy4U27fgffeBIDVz1kHC7c6ap8lAQFaiZVpcdfAjze82VWJUSQWkMw4ZQEBRbrypBE_4L-PqWGfFk/s320/4.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>
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<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">I appreciate each ISOWA-bito who
completed this new-hire three-month training in each department. Thank you so
much.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">New ISOWA-bito, don’t forget the following
guiding principle:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">First, brighten the atmosphere.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Then, extend a hand.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">And, take the initiative as much
as you can.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">Above all, safety first.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Go for it!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-13321792042108634342022-06-07T10:41:00.005+09:002022-12-22T13:43:20.610+09:00Nice story on the way to a business trip to the Kansai!<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I’ll introduce you to two nice stories during a business trip in the Kansai area.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The first is the Osaka Domestic Sales Department of ISOWA.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I stopped in the Osaka Domestic Sales Department for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic had gone around.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Although it was established in 2011, more than 10 years ago, it has been kept clean, and I felt like it was a newly built house.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The blog at that time is here↓↓</span></p><p><a href="https://blog.goo.ne.jp/h_isowa/e/e5721e5a9d857e4a672604a22331db8e"><span style="font-size: medium;">https://blog.goo.ne.jp/h_isowa/e/e5721e5a9d857e4a672604a22331db8e</span></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Now is here↓↓</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeM85BbqQASehIZOn4mS7aaRhXi7ti_pobfgV4oGYlUoGkSkmT8dNFL3E62BxXARYlNIDomnGv0qWN1-RU7GTCbtfqWHLAstiTqw2CD5tasT89BoACCh5VBZsgYK0Qw46VE1ZeUV0mioUJ1mpwAcU3BSxY9gVTyorqSSlLcwiQ3LPK3Yc590xYcke/s640/16907f82f8e97db8f9bb95dc700d066c.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeM85BbqQASehIZOn4mS7aaRhXi7ti_pobfgV4oGYlUoGkSkmT8dNFL3E62BxXARYlNIDomnGv0qWN1-RU7GTCbtfqWHLAstiTqw2CD5tasT89BoACCh5VBZsgYK0Qw46VE1ZeUV0mioUJ1mpwAcU3BSxY9gVTyorqSSlLcwiQ3LPK3Yc590xYcke/s320/16907f82f8e97db8f9bb95dc700d066c.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">When I told this to the members of the department, they said “Thanks to Mr. I, it has always been kept clean.”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you for the nice work, Mr. I!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The other is something our customers told me.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">When I visited M corporation on the way to the business trip, Mr. S, their president, said that “Mr. A, who is the service technician from ISOWA and who is responsible for them, is most excellent !!”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">“Mr. S trust him more than us! (ha-ha)”, Mr. M, their chief, also said.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Then, I visited T corporation, Mr. T, their president, said that “Mr. O, who is the service technician from ISOWA and who is responsible for them, is doing very well!”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I was very glad that our service technicians, who have always served our customers in the front lines, were praised by two customers.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I felt as if I were over the moon!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I think it is the company with the best corporate culture in the world that our customers praise, not only our service technicians, but also all ISOWA people.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We aim that will be able to hear our good reputation from our customers, even if it takes many years!</span></p><div><br /></div>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-88603664834066748172022-05-27T10:41:00.005+09:002022-05-27T10:41:59.098+09:00 A breeze from Arizona? or a breeze from Okinawa?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfYFamVs3anPPqA67iq7UOz6hXX9_8rPXVjP38XAHBUReMXfvCROQI1tBIcVA0Jk98gTu7BwPt0iR-comDmxRloQKWXeyNv62ogJAn1B8pmjK7QlWFxkk-h_csl1Xzn8QiPDNdiubRnsaDQ9d5EIperCboxTRG5aLPJNdooWyWLS91b9Jg_Ti8eis/s1024/564c205daff3bebf14df2e8e2a002c10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="1024" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfYFamVs3anPPqA67iq7UOz6hXX9_8rPXVjP38XAHBUReMXfvCROQI1tBIcVA0Jk98gTu7BwPt0iR-comDmxRloQKWXeyNv62ogJAn1B8pmjK7QlWFxkk-h_csl1Xzn8QiPDNdiubRnsaDQ9d5EIperCboxTRG5aLPJNdooWyWLS91b9Jg_Ti8eis/s320/564c205daff3bebf14df2e8e2a002c10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Mrs. A is from ISOWA America in Phoenix, who is also one of my Facebook friends,</p><p><br /></p><p>I happened to see her last week's post. "I'm going back to my parents' home in Okinawa on vacation."</p><p><br /></p><p>She has been working at ISOWA America for several years, and we have had conversations like "Please come to ISOWA once" and "I definitely want to go!"</p><p><br /></p><p>I originally planned to invite all ISOWA America members to ISOWA in Nagoya for the 100th-anniversary celebration, but the plan didn't come true because of the COVID-19 Pandemic.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I contacted her immediately,</p><p><br /></p><p>"Can you come to ISOWA during your vacation?"</p><p><br /></p><p>As a result, for the first time, she came to ISOWA for one night and one day from Okinawa during her precious family visit.</p><p><br /></p><p>The night she arrived, Mr. O, from the Overseas Sales Department, and I took her out for a welcome dinner.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6D4unspH5vzTrtOs_r2lT2ndlydrPtqZFY2t2fHaDMXjiuN8LVguqBBWx5Vx99L1EwLafKe0qO58vbXcKoj2OztOvrEjQRTGjTJGXF-7bIwXBu3C0j4sPnPwDaM6xfAxZ7TSqgEmc6kn8IrrnlXcA9Xzxc5Dx1MdqGt4rsYl3hOkJxbvX0SAKXH_/s640/f10926081934fee826cc33645080df2b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="582" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6D4unspH5vzTrtOs_r2lT2ndlydrPtqZFY2t2fHaDMXjiuN8LVguqBBWx5Vx99L1EwLafKe0qO58vbXcKoj2OztOvrEjQRTGjTJGXF-7bIwXBu3C0j4sPnPwDaM6xfAxZ7TSqgEmc6kn8IrrnlXcA9Xzxc5Dx1MdqGt4rsYl3hOkJxbvX0SAKXH_/s320/f10926081934fee826cc33645080df2b.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>The following day, she had her first visit to ISOWA, which we had longed for.</p><p><br /></p><p>"Menso-re!", a message in Okinawan dialect, was written on the welcome board by Ms. T from the Overseas Sales Department. </p><p><br /></p><p>Great hospitality! Thank you, Ms. T!</p><p><br /></p><p>Even though Mrs. A has exchanged phone calls or emails with the members of ISOWA Japan before, this was the first time she exchanged face to face greetings with them. I was able to get her to hear members' ISOWA stories during the Discover ISOWA Tour.</p><p><br /></p><p>She is bilingual, so she is a valuable bridge between ISOWA Japan and ISOWA America.</p><p><br /></p><p>She helped many ISOWA-bitos.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mrs. A, who loves factories. She said - </p><p><br /></p><p>"It was very fun."</p><p><br /></p><p>It was her precious homecoming from the United States, and she took her time to visit ISOWA for two days.</p><p><br /></p><p>The face-to-face encounters during this visit will surely lead to "Speed to Taiwa" - "Quickness and Interaction" between IJ and IA in the future.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mrs. A, thank you very much for visiting ISOWA. See you again soon!</p><div><br /></div>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-21325523886896336652022-04-19T10:46:00.001+09:002022-04-19T10:46:11.224+09:00Heartwarming Project – Another Story of “Take the initiative”<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAZTrRmrM6yn4J1DoSNr_zvK19JaiikorMZK4G6F1iGwy6Rey5NUFuLzfsdXRhpBd67Oh8lFhEcDQy3Wk9Us80Cwl-kWBAIiiLOEQwdoxpJD-VFk9fRSJNfbWxi2vYHwWEquP_E_Y-hF-sgJyjs2-Zi8vykrKsZ-7nT8RY8g4bCCG-X6UMmFfu5L_/s640/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAZTrRmrM6yn4J1DoSNr_zvK19JaiikorMZK4G6F1iGwy6Rey5NUFuLzfsdXRhpBd67Oh8lFhEcDQy3Wk9Us80Cwl-kWBAIiiLOEQwdoxpJD-VFk9fRSJNfbWxi2vYHwWEquP_E_Y-hF-sgJyjs2-Zi8vykrKsZ-7nT8RY8g4bCCG-X6UMmFfu5L_/s320/1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMBl5d1rl3ZGcz_xymNAnMK4V78fnGGWBDEqW4h0XjaVMlT_kOVKXyRR31ityoKscy9b9lsxT11lha9qMy0j-bnWDP5BounYuACIEk1SyyqCeSlXmnQYbBEAwX7epXVOFb3FYIdeJdNxBd9LMd_kVKb2EC9mdDPIm9Ltwz_qnPOR35BOIYi7XYEFU/s370/2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMBl5d1rl3ZGcz_xymNAnMK4V78fnGGWBDEqW4h0XjaVMlT_kOVKXyRR31ityoKscy9b9lsxT11lha9qMy0j-bnWDP5BounYuACIEk1SyyqCeSlXmnQYbBEAwX7epXVOFb3FYIdeJdNxBd9LMd_kVKb2EC9mdDPIm9Ltwz_qnPOR35BOIYi7XYEFU/s16000/2.png" /></a></div><br />When I was leaving the office, I saw two staff preparing something near the entrance.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>“Oh, are you working on the project again?”</p><p><br /></p><p>“Yes, we are,” Ms. Y answered.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another staff Ms. S said, “Ms. Y came up with the great idea and I am just helping her.”</p><p><br /></p><p>The project was for all kids who are related to ISOWA. Employees, business partners, and customers with children are free to take the treats, masks or pocket tissues. They feel happy to give small gifts to children when they return home.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was Ms. Y and Ms. S’s original project and they voluntarily prepared everything.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, I am always willing to support them. The key point is that it is completely planned and carried out by themselves.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is exactly “Take the initiative,” one of our important core actions. </p><p><br /></p><p>As they completed the same project before, I asked them a question.</p><p><br /></p><p>“Do you have a special purchase route to get the products, Ms. Y?”</p><p><br /></p><p>“I do not have any special product sources. So, I buy them at an ordinary supermarket and set them here.”</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It is not easy to come up with such an excellent idea. It is even harder to actually take action.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ms. Y and Ms. S both have two children. Certainly, they are the wonderful mothers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you, Ms. Y and Ms. S.</p><div><br /></div>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-62619408279450054982022-03-17T09:45:00.002+09:002022-03-17T09:45:40.846+09:00Take the initiative<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguJ_pOrCWPtBLGlLH9xWZlsbEwHKn8g4LdGDSMqiq3IdlEkMWoxOpX5Vw0fm9Kp7hUY7FLajZquAyQBqfkPV5Wg7bcHLg29BX5inSBBDcm_egsaE9a1xLCW_28q71vDDYPVjG2wCDrBRvR7dCZz3_ibBCFhGs05NEC8YoA0Ugo9jl71XvZLATWMNuH=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguJ_pOrCWPtBLGlLH9xWZlsbEwHKn8g4LdGDSMqiq3IdlEkMWoxOpX5Vw0fm9Kp7hUY7FLajZquAyQBqfkPV5Wg7bcHLg29BX5inSBBDcm_egsaE9a1xLCW_28q71vDDYPVjG2wCDrBRvR7dCZz3_ibBCFhGs05NEC8YoA0Ugo9jl71XvZLATWMNuH=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Once again, I would like to introduce ISOWA’s action guidelines:</p><p>"Quickness and Interaction”</p><p> 1) Take the Initiative</p><p> - Accepting challenges is the highest of virtues</p><p> 2) Extend a hand</p><p> - Nurturing mutual trust and communication among people</p><p> 3) Brighten the atmosphere</p><p> - Creating a frank and open working environment</p><p><br /></p><p>Every year, young (and sometimes not so young) players in our assembly, service, and machining departments take the national skills test.</p><p>This term, five employees from assembly took up the challenge, and the three (center of the photo) passed the second level of machine assembly and finishing work. </p><p>From the left, K, H, and I. </p><p>The ceremony was postponed due to the Covid situation, but today we finally held the ceremony to present the certificates to them.</p><p>As I write the same thing every time, passing or failing is sometimes just a matter of luck.</p><p><br /></p><p>The important thing is to practice and work hard for the exam. Because what you have practiced and worked hard for will definitely stick with you.</p><p>In their acceptance speeches, H-kun and K-kun, both on their third attempt, looked back on the time when they failed twice and said, "I was very discouraged at that time. At first I was going to decline the third attempt as there were new trainees standing by. </p><p>But with the support of my supervisor and colleagues, I managed to pass!"</p><p>As the action guideline says, "Take the Initiative-Accepting challenges is the highest of virtues” This is exactly what they put into practice.</p><p>This is equally true for the members who unfortunately could not pass the exam.</p><p><br /></p><p>Passing or failing is sometimes just a matter of luck. </p><p> Everyone worked hard to take the exam and their colleagues cheered. Although it is not visible from the outside, every ISOWA-Bito (ISOWA related person) is watching closely. We understand it.</p><p>So,</p><p>Thanks for taking on the challenge!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Apart from this, two ISOWA-Bito retired today.</p><p>They are Mr. A and Mr. U, who have been involved in assembly and service work for many years.</p><p>Mr. A was called a single facer specialist in his younger days.</p><p>In recent years, he has been active in the Nagoya service area.</p><p>Mr. U was in charge of corrugator installation overseas. In his later years, he worked in service specializing in overseas customers. They both will turn 70 this month. </p><p>They joined ISOWA at the same time and have been with ISOWA for 52 years.</p><p>They declined to have a fancy farewell ceremony so I refrained from introducing them in photos, but I would like to thank them for all their support over the years. </p><p>Thank you very much. Take care!</p><p><br /></p>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-66692306369238597172022-02-24T09:20:00.003+09:002022-02-24T09:20:25.454+09:00Proud moment<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGue7ZOidWRlAs5XwbBLQE0Lu4oI3waC14gOqA-opfxbWD5SU65x4je9-WfE2pHLwvAPKQa2NbE0_ge5744yktS9pZeaOFZINN6oUIzdLF42Vqpf_D1QwQDfwsidyjJjrrM39u2Z11-1qI3U2rrtC_GaV6FLCg1e4zoQ134ydAQvJDnFg8ZdDNenAk=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="1024" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGue7ZOidWRlAs5XwbBLQE0Lu4oI3waC14gOqA-opfxbWD5SU65x4je9-WfE2pHLwvAPKQa2NbE0_ge5744yktS9pZeaOFZINN6oUIzdLF42Vqpf_D1QwQDfwsidyjJjrrM39u2Z11-1qI3U2rrtC_GaV6FLCg1e4zoQ134ydAQvJDnFg8ZdDNenAk=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I visited Company-K and Company-S, near ISOWA headquarter, to check on the installation work completed during the New Year’s Holiday and express my gratitude to customers.</p><p>As I entered the customer’s facility, ISOWA people who worked through New Year’s Holiday made New Year’s greetings, as usual, saying “A Happy New Year to you, Mr. Hideyuki!” with a smile.</p><p>Even though they couldn’t enjoy New Year’s Holiday with their family, they warmly welcomed me. How kind they are!</p><p>In the morning, I visited Company-K first.</p><p>A factory manager Mr. K from Company-K told us about the performance of the ISOWA people.</p><p>He said, “Every crew from ISOWA always listens and meets our requirements rapidly and certainly more than our expectations.”</p><p>I went to Company-S in the afternoon.</p><p>Managing director Mr. F from Company-S said, “I call ISOWA crew ‘friends’ though they are 20 or more years younger than I am. I’m really impressed by their work, like cleaning up the machine or fixing fine scratches with paint at the end of the installation work.”</p><p>I’m proud of their work. Thank you so much, my fellow ISOWA people.</p><div><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuSdDyUDDXPkO_OcWJU5d0I4KoyAISMkYhITMiwGjENq-KM1DZfDNPWNHKHDXAT9G4aa1n_0FNSrr0AcHL74FGYKPOMreaTXsoRFNR1nd5d_Co-qDdw8iUFmRP5wiqIUJiCJLCSDBdt-rG5QSQsmmFDT9ilssvMRfu-HaakjZfqC1WjwhJJ0o4yFQ0=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuSdDyUDDXPkO_OcWJU5d0I4KoyAISMkYhITMiwGjENq-KM1DZfDNPWNHKHDXAT9G4aa1n_0FNSrr0AcHL74FGYKPOMreaTXsoRFNR1nd5d_Co-qDdw8iUFmRP5wiqIUJiCJLCSDBdt-rG5QSQsmmFDT9ilssvMRfu-HaakjZfqC1WjwhJJ0o4yFQ0=s320" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>As I felt relieved (Phew), I enjoyed my Pho for lunch!</p><div><br /></div>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-22846815693853955822022-01-18T10:41:00.004+09:002022-01-18T10:41:52.831+09:00Simple is best!!<p>Happy New Year, 2022!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p>I look forward to your continued good will in the coming year.</p><p>One of our customers, M corporation, where ISOWA’s singlefacer was just installed during the New Year holidays, visited ISOWA for the first-time last month prior to its installation.</p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiQ1sq1c51ttMORpLj-_yeeXm25ILNXxGzgl8JVMVcbAQiSLQiUItYfyQRSTHHya65oZd-zkTUPv6SY57fsXMDHtDQ-UG_Ex1FaNhF2D9oXOmCrDa7LnK5O_7ppd2K3or9UceOj1OJQjFp6gjg9NQQ1zpnjkhueie7Aa20Ftm_BjcrQ1rg3Mfe_wli=s638" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="638" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiQ1sq1c51ttMORpLj-_yeeXm25ILNXxGzgl8JVMVcbAQiSLQiUItYfyQRSTHHya65oZd-zkTUPv6SY57fsXMDHtDQ-UG_Ex1FaNhF2D9oXOmCrDa7LnK5O_7ppd2K3or9UceOj1OJQjFp6gjg9NQQ1zpnjkhueie7Aa20Ftm_BjcrQ1rg3Mfe_wli=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p>Mr. I, who is in charge of their account for our sales team did a presentation of his ISOWA story, (We call this “Jibun-gatari).</p><p>During the conversation after Mr. I’s Jibun-gatari, our customer also complimented Mr. F., who was Mr. I’s immediate predecessor.</p><p>I felt as if I had been praised as well because Mr. F is about the same age as I am.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_jIUuUIAfe93VXMiR1yrVVuTosME0NYullJCBC0AYDjwsp931_tDUAG5lnL6vYKAv_AS7x7OwykFBTJgmxVVxntL3pmuPpvBHvWukcF0UkGrRF1Rf9rehHGio4I8_WAc9oxOpkAp_63JaoTgu20xkIJbyK5VxmN9uGc-YirFbM1J4rnXthLzaHh30=s635" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="635" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_jIUuUIAfe93VXMiR1yrVVuTosME0NYullJCBC0AYDjwsp931_tDUAG5lnL6vYKAv_AS7x7OwykFBTJgmxVVxntL3pmuPpvBHvWukcF0UkGrRF1Rf9rehHGio4I8_WAc9oxOpkAp_63JaoTgu20xkIJbyK5VxmN9uGc-YirFbM1J4rnXthLzaHh30=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><p>In our factory, Jibun-gatari was also presented by two of our production staff.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p>The first was Mr. K, who is responsible for installing the machine, and the other was Mr. H, who is in charge of the electrical system.</p><p>We made a test run of their machine after the presentation.</p><p>They said at sight, “The mechanism is simple and good.”</p><p>When I heard their comment, I remembered what my deceased father used to say, “Simple is best.”</p><p> </p><p>“Simple is best, but simple is very hard”, I took his word to my heart again.</p><p>After the test run, they also commented,</p><p>“We were surprised that the staff in ISOWA was very young.”</p><p>"It is wonderful to see not only your new factory, but your older factory has been well maintained.”</p><p>At last, we were able to satisfy our customer with the quality of sheet bonding and the speed of their machine.</p><p>We swear to take the action continuously as hard as we can!</p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkm4PL0-WjK-4yRrMQTdfe2J2aLDzl0_ckAvht_n4gyKOftyYXW9DfdXzNQU7bwZ1jetWsF7hnt4WfQGvF6rOe5kkarNQI7EPe-f31xCOBaK6I-qix8CRPChVWwechzmYLoblVYZWO_ARSnRdBcwRSswz1EedpXDY_N5m_q_2r9fDQBvcqOyWJFY_Q=s403" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="298" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkm4PL0-WjK-4yRrMQTdfe2J2aLDzl0_ckAvht_n4gyKOftyYXW9DfdXzNQU7bwZ1jetWsF7hnt4WfQGvF6rOe5kkarNQI7EPe-f31xCOBaK6I-qix8CRPChVWwechzmYLoblVYZWO_ARSnRdBcwRSswz1EedpXDY_N5m_q_2r9fDQBvcqOyWJFY_Q=s320" width="237" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812257028539968664.post-59397748277802364142021-12-24T10:27:00.006+09:002021-12-24T10:27:42.652+09:00Thank you for your kind words, Justin.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkq1yFRnmODYWRY3JYo2vfBFuq1VXQA2yWaACIsVQ7LI39fohkVRsxTwR5Xa6qKinDEKAnGZiRcR2-8sXCegbGG_hb78HIfOOkys1XMAjpfbknxyt8Mnck0p8migkQpI01EaIqiBtGp4cLkEFH3hM_-4g7IqlmyEr_uTXlWRmxjQdkjlaoMkLHuF_5=s974" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="974" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkq1yFRnmODYWRY3JYo2vfBFuq1VXQA2yWaACIsVQ7LI39fohkVRsxTwR5Xa6qKinDEKAnGZiRcR2-8sXCegbGG_hb78HIfOOkys1XMAjpfbknxyt8Mnck0p8migkQpI01EaIqiBtGp4cLkEFH3hM_-4g7IqlmyEr_uTXlWRmxjQdkjlaoMkLHuF_5=w640-h524" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p>One of the most important companies in America for us, the company L, was featured on an American trade magazine (the article spanned 9 pages!).</p><p>The company was founded in 1882 by the current president, Justin’s great-grandfather. And it means they have a 130 year history. America is the country of origin of cardboard, so that its history is different from that of Japan. And now, they have 3 factories in the Midwestern United States.</p><p><br /></p><p>The article introduces the company’s history, the scale expansion and capital investment flow of the last 10 years. Also the relationship between the company and ISOWA was written in detail.</p><p><br /></p><p>They had purchased our printing machine “Falcon” in 2009 (it was the first installation in the North American market), from then, an Ibis, a single facer and a second Falcon were installed on one after another.</p><p><br /></p><p>More than that, the company L is the one of the American showcase customers of ISOWA because many other customers from not only America but also South America had visited them and seen how our machine works. Thankfully company L’s members use our machine so well, nearly every customer purchased an ISOWA machine after visiting them. </p><p>A network of cardboard companies centered on company L’s achievements, and word of mouth from there has outstanding reliability in the industry. The success of ISOWA in the American market today cannot be said without Justin and the company L.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an excerpt from the article. </p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8aZcZw5kI1PyqOwlkxCeaM6gXotOR3ndRZyf24b3On5pPWsQn8HbGKVP2B7gnPMpD9eJjyVTqTPRnrCCxCpoUmglCBOmXRk_SS2K9oHa82hpCkVVO9jQDXJcDBtZzvzhQw2WxJFdoJPhQuM4mcWbsVDGDi9-O8W74A7GXJduLEtjoDY26HKjkELg8=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="640" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8aZcZw5kI1PyqOwlkxCeaM6gXotOR3ndRZyf24b3On5pPWsQn8HbGKVP2B7gnPMpD9eJjyVTqTPRnrCCxCpoUmglCBOmXRk_SS2K9oHa82hpCkVVO9jQDXJcDBtZzvzhQw2WxJFdoJPhQuM4mcWbsVDGDi9-O8W74A7GXJduLEtjoDY26HKjkELg8=w640-h338" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD5KMzt_nAtD8c6BbiM9WmYIDHXBwzmyimcL8rgdLaRJMkYHK-bOHLZHGMkfo979M98ZGnkStXu79CAfRmXcZrgN3mdF0qWlx60AuXUFzI9Lhh3dc2ynX7c_fOdJPlwcqjGIHztlrZhifsdmLbvl8GTtilltOkSefu_EXOLM2ciSyGLLkDaLSB24a7=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD5KMzt_nAtD8c6BbiM9WmYIDHXBwzmyimcL8rgdLaRJMkYHK-bOHLZHGMkfo979M98ZGnkStXu79CAfRmXcZrgN3mdF0qWlx60AuXUFzI9Lhh3dc2ynX7c_fOdJPlwcqjGIHztlrZhifsdmLbvl8GTtilltOkSefu_EXOLM2ciSyGLLkDaLSB24a7=w576-h640" width="576" /></a></div><p>Thank you again for a wonderful recommendation through the article, Justin! Let’s keep building good relationships.</p><div><br /></div>Hideyuki Isowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374624293677234287noreply@blogger.com0