Message from the President September.2024

The Paris 2024 Olympics were a “festival of peace” held from July 26th to August 11th 2024. The whole nation was excited to watch the spectacular performances of the Japanese athletes. We continue to wish for our athletes’ success at the Paris 2024 Paralympics which got underway on August 29.

Many people hope to watch world-class competitions and performances at the Olympic Games, which attract the world's attention. One of the best things about the Games is seeing and experiencing state-of-the-art technology. At the opening ceremony, the cauldron balloon lifted off, carrying the Olympic flame, which was LEDs. There was also significant progress in the video and broadcasting systems that enhanced realistic experience and fidelity for the audience. The fairness of measurements and judgments in competitive sports has been improved through digital interactions that help line judges, the use of highly accurate image assessment systems, etc. Additionally, looking at the environmental aspects of the Olympics, Japanese companies’ supporting the use of electric vehicles to enable all of the official vehicles for the Games to be electric stood out, in light of the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by more than half of the previous Games.

Each company and engineer strives each day to achieve a universal sustainable society, and they are continuously creating the most advanced technology. Some of the technology introduced in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 had already been used in sports and other events, but will be dramatically shared and used going forward. The advancement of technology creates a prosperous future society and is believed to play a significant role in the development of the sports world.

The top athletes who participated in the Paris 2024 Olympics and inspired the world with their courage and excitement must have made extraordinary efforts in the past. I believe that their efforts in training to develop and achieve their best, in both the physical and mental aspects of their work, among other things, have enabled them to maximize their performance.

Looking at you all who are engineers, we have always emphasized the idea that “technical strength and human strength are essential parts of total strength” as professional engineers. We stubbornly hone and combine both our technical strengths and human strengths to perform at our best for customers. I think that this is something we have common with athletes’ attitudes in a certain sense. Let's enhance our total strength by persevering in our daily efforts and address all social issues together with our customers.