A Bimonthly Review of the Mitsubishi Companies and Their People Around the World 2015

October & November

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Volume 29 No.5

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Started in 1990, the Mitsubishi Asian Children’s Enikki Festa is a program that seeks to promote literacy education and to stimulate cultural exchange among children by allowing them to learn about each other through “enikki” (illustrated diaries).

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＊ The Enikki entries above, when necessary, have been translated into English from the language they were originally written in.

The 3D printer has become widely known over the past few years. What triggered this off was US President Obama’s declaration in his State of Union Address in February 2013 that 3D printing has the potential to

revolutionize the way we make almost everything. But actually, the person who developed the technology behind it was Japanese. Hideo Kodama of the Nagoya Municipal Industrial Research Institute applied for a patent for the technology in 1980. Later the 3D printer was commercialized and today has come to be utilized widely in many fields from medicine to entertainment. And the number of fabrication laboratories open to use by ordinary citizens is increasing. By the time today’s children reach high school age they may be using a domestic-use 3D printer for printing out their homework!

3D Printers for Personal Use Come Closer to Reality

We have a big family. We live in the countryside. My brother and I like to play with clay. We make animals and other things. The time is coming soon for the Kathina festival, when we pray to our ancestors and make offerings at the temple. Our relatives come back to our ancestral village to participate in the festival.

Katunyu Wattanapraditchai Age 11, BoyKingdom of Thailand

Every year before the Hari Raya Puasa festival at the end of the Ramadan month of daytime fasting, the women of Malaysia weave sarung skins for Hari Raya ketupat rice dumplings. They use young coconut leaves for weaving them. Ketupat is a Malaysian dumpling. It usually is eaten with rendang, spicy simmered meat, or served with satay, skewered meat. During that time, I and Devi go to my Malay friend’s house to learn how to weave the sarung skins for ketupat.

Ng Qiao YiAge 9, GirlMalaysia

Grand Prix Winners 2012-2013

Intern doctors attending a surgical lesson for using an artificial "Biotexture Wet Model" lung made by a 3D printer at the Jikei University hospital in Tokyo ©AFP / JIJI PRESS Hand created using a 3D printer ©Suljo / PIXTA

Tokyo’s Award-Winning Urban Landscape

Pilot Drinking Water Supply to Private Institution Starts in Vietnam

Mitsubishi Rayon group company Wellthy began a pilot project

for supplying drinking water to a private hospital in Vinh Yen City,

Vinh Phuc Province, Vietnam, in April this year. During the year

the project is being run the company will gather know-how

which it will then apply to business projects overseas. In the pilot

project, the company has installed in the hospital a membrane

filtration system which can produce up to 20,000 liters of drinking

water a day from city water. With this system, Wellthy will aim

to realize a stable tap water environment that will supply water

for drinking purposes and for washing hands before and during

surgical operations at a

lower cost than normal.

Furthermore, the

system is equipped with a

remote monitoring system,

thus enabling the real-

time monitoring of water

quality and the system’s

operational conditions.

Front Line

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A section (1.2km) of the Marunouchi Naka-Dori Avenue in

Tokyo’s central business district has been awarded the 2015

Urban Scenery Grand Prix (urban space category) by the

Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

The award was presented to the team upon Public-Private

Partnerships, Chiyoda Ward, The Council for Area Development

and Management, The Area Management Association and

Mitsubishi Estate took the lead in this street innovation

project. In the past, the street and sidewalk were strictly

separated. However after renovation in 2002, the street has been

transformed into a place to stay and interact.

The project has retained and developed the overall urban

design built up over many years by maintaining the historical

eaves height of buildings and in various ways on placemaking.

It has changed what used to be a district almost deserted in the

evenings and on weekends into a thriving and diverse community

visited by many people other than those working there.

Development of the Marunouchi area as Japan’s first and

exemplar leased office district started in 1890. Since then, it

has taken shape as an area of integrated urban scenery as

the local authority and landowners worked together on urban

development. Marunouchi Naka-Dori, in particular, has seen the

unified development of sidewalks and roads in such a way as to

create a “comfortable community space,” providing a quiet and

restful environment as well as a stage for outdoor musical and

other vibrant events. This may be seen in the sidewalks which have

been widened to seven meters on both sides of the avenue in all

same grade level to allow the road space to be

utilized in many ways, including the provision of

trees, benches and sculptures; the organization

of seasonal events such as mid-summer Bon

Festival dances and year-end illuminations; and

the setting up of sidewalk cafes.

The project is designed to increase the area’s value as a

fascinatingly diversified business district and to further expand

its use as a community space so as to increase foot traffic and

promote urban tourism. By so doing it will contribute to making

Tokyo, which is hosting the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, an

even more magnetic city.

News&Products

National Urban Scenery Grand Prix Award for Marunouchi Naka-Dori Avenue

Cover Story

Vietnam

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http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/products/index.html

Water filtration and supply system

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Joining Housing Development Project in Vietnam

Mitsubishi Corporation has decided to enter the housing

development project in Vietnam, working in partnership with the

Singapore company Sembcorp Development. The project will

involve the construction of eleven 16-18 story condominium towers

in the province of Binh Duong, just north of Ho Chi Minh City.

Some 1,419 units are planned for the complex, which will be built

in phases in the “main gate” area of Vietnam Singapore Industrial

Park ( VSIP1) in Binh

Duong. Marking the first

collaboration between

them, the two companies

will also work to promote

real estate developments

in the vicinity of other

VSIPs in the country.

Vietnam

Perspective of project

Mitsubishi Estate group companies Mitsubishi Jisho Residence

and Mitsubishi Jisho Community are working together with

condominium home owners associations in conducting

emergency drills aimed at preserving human life and infrastructure

in the event of a natural disaster. Since the major earthquake and

tsunami in 2011, measures taken have included the provision of

warehouses storing emergency food and water and the drawing

up of emergency plans. To ensure that residents are able to

make full and practical use of such facilities in an emergency, the

companies have been conducting more effective and advanced

drills and exercises. In a large-scale emergency drill conducted

at a condominium in Chiba Prefecture in March this year, training

centered on the assembly of

manhole toilets. Homeowners

also received hands-on training

in the use of coagulant agents

for portable toilets for times

when water to flush toilets

is unavailable.

Using Emergency Drills to Form Mutual Assistance System with Residents

Japan

JapanFront Line

Mitsubishi Estate Est.1937

Otemachi Bldg., 6-1, Otemachi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8133

Mitsubishi Estate is a comprehensive real estate developer operating a spectrum of businesses including the development, leasing and management of office buildings, residential property, retail property and hotels. In the residential business, group company Mitsubishi Jisho Residence undertakes the development, sales and leasing of apartment buildings while group company Mitsubishi Jisho Community undertakes the management of apartment buildings. The Marunouchi Redevelopment Project represents a culmination of the urban and community development the company has engaged itself in over the last 120 years.

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MU Radar Developed with Kyoto University Receives IEEE Milestone Award

The world’s first active phased array antenna system for

atmospheric radar (MU radar1), developed jointly by Mitsubishi

Electric and Kyoto University’s Research Institute for Sustainable

Humanosphere in 1984, has been presented with an IEEE Milestone

award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.

Made available to

researchers at universities

and research institutes

throughout Japan, the

MU radar has produced

useful results in many

scientific fields, including

space and atmospheric

physics, meteorology,

astronomy, electrical and

electronic engineering, and

astrophysics. The radar has

made a major contribution

to the development of

atmospheric science and

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http://www.mrc.co.jp/english/pressroom/detail/20150421181221.html

Japan

MU radar antenna area

Aerial view of MU radar

Four to five people work together in actually assembling and installing a manhole toilet.

Helping homeowners confirm the location of manholes proposed for emergency use within the grounds of a condominium.

Smartphone Link Display Audio

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) is fitting its Smartphone

Link Display Audio (SDA), which supports both Google Android

AutoTM and Apple CarPlay mirroring solutions, to the 2016 Pajero due

to be launched in the European market this summer. Connecting a

smartphone to SDA allows users, either by touchscreen or by voice

control, to safely and simply access navigation maps and other apps,

to make and receive phone calls, send and receive text messages,

and listen to music while driving. This will be the first MMC model to

be fitted with this system, and the company will sequentially expand

the models on which, and the regions in which, it is available.

Google Android Auto MapsLet Google Maps lead you to your destination. It’s easy to get where you’re going with free voice-guided navigation, live traffic information, lane guidance and more.

Apple CarPlay Home ScreenCarPlay features Siri voice control and is specially designed for driving scenarios allowing the user to access maps and the Internet, to make calls, and to send and receive messages.

Europe

Note 1: A joint venture between a Singaporean consortium led by Sem-bcorp Development and Becamex IDC, a state-owned enterprise of Binh Duong Province

Note 1: A middle and upper atmosphere radar

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Gurgaon, where the Mitsubishi Electric

India Private Limited (MEI) head office

is located, is a leading financial and

industrial centre 19.9 miles (32 km) south-

west of the capital, New Delhi. Delhi

has been continuously inhabited from the 6th century BC and is

famous for several UNESCO World Heritage sites such as Qutab Minar, Humayun’s Tomb and the Red Fort.

MEI was established in 2010, with offices in Gurgaon and Bangalore, and has grown to become a

company offering a wide range of innovative and high-quality products for the Indian market. These include

products and solutions for Air Conditioners, Visual & Imaging, Power Semiconductor & Devices. It is also

involved in the manufacture and sales of Factory Automation

products and Computerized Numerical Controllers.

I am responsible for brand management and brand awareness

activities in my role of Corporate Marketing Communications, and I

ensure consistency through all forms of communication. My duties

include creating and disseminating various print and multimedia

materials, managing direct mail appeals, distributing press releases

and newsletters and managing the MEI website.

CSR activities and festivals

CSR is also an integral part of my job. In August 2014,

we conducted tree plantation activites in Gurgaon, which

was an outdoor event with colleagues and children

volunteering from a co-participant school. I thoroughly

enjoy volunteering for CSR activities and feel that it’s

the most emotionally rewarding part of my job. We also

had a proud moment

when MEI received

a “Green Crusader” award at an event organized by an NGO.

We celebrate a lot of festivals at MEI, one of which is Diwali, the

festival of lights, celebrated across India and at all MEI offices. A few

other festivals and events that are celebrated at MEI are Christmas,

Independence Day and Republic Day.

My Personal Life

Outside of work, I like spending time with my family and also love

to go on long drives with friends. There are a lot of places in and

around Gurgaon’s geographic periphery and a host of hill stations

in the Himalayas which make a good outing for the weekend.

Karim Hotel’s tandoori chicken is my favorite delicacy, this being a

popular North Indian dish consisting of roasted chicken prepared

with yogurt and spices. The name comes from the cylindrical clay

oven, a tandoor, in which the dish is traditionally prepared.

Global Spotlight focuses on employees from the Mitsubishi companies who are excelling in their respective fields around the world. In each issue we will get to know different employees, who will tell us about their hometowns, businesses, culture, and pastimes.

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GlobalSpotlight

Hong Kongfrom

from India

Hong Kong is one of Asia’s most

vibrant cities — it is bustling, lively

and full of opportunities. The city itself

is beautiful, with a distinctive skyline,

and the infrastructure that has been

developed makes it a very convenient and accessible place to live and work. Hong Kong is also a diverse

city with people from all walks of life including both local people and a thriving expatriate community, which

keeps it very interesting. In particular, I enjoy the large number and diversity of restaurants in the city —

there are new restaurants opening every week and new places to explore, from local hawker stands to

Michelin-starred restaurants.

The finance industry is one of Hong Kong’s four economic pillars, and working in this field in the region

has been a privilege and very interesting. I began my career in investment banking over 25 years ago and

feel I have witnessed Asia change quite

dramatically, with many countries developing

rapidly. We have an inside view of where

investments are flowing throughout the

region and also globally, and the constantly

changing environment means we need to be

flexible and adapt to changes.

Initial Impressions of MUFG

I joined MUFG’s securities business earlier

this year as Head of Capital Markets, Asia,

and it has been a very productive and fulfilling

time so far. I have travelled around the region

visiting our MUFG (including BTMU) offices

and am amazed at the extensive network, long

history and commitment to the region. Clients

talk about the consistency of our relationships

that we have enjoyed during good and more

importantly bad times. I am also impressed with the quality of our people across the region. The Capital

Markets team is here to serve MUFG's clients; without silos (a system, process, department, that operates

in isolation from others), we are integrated with the rest of the group. Clients would always expect to see

“Team A” on their deals because we only have one team!

From what I have seen so far, I am confident we can build a strong business working together as ONE

MUFG. MUFG is not only a powerful Japanese financial group, it is truly Asian and it is truly global. The

Capital Markets team in Asia works with MUFG’s clients to provide access to the international capital

markets across multi-currencies. We have seen some recent successes in the offshore RMB (“CNH”) bond

market where we lead-managed three very successful transactions for our corporate clients and through

our extensive distribution network placed these bonds to high quality end-investors. I look forward to

working closely with members of this big family.

Uniquely Asia

Mr. Abhi Shekhar Sr. Executive, Corporate Marketing Communications

Mitsubishi Electric India Private LimitedA subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric

My Career with MEI

Tree planting activity with local schoolchildren

Lots of enthusiasm at a festival event held at MEI

Karim Hotel’s tandoori chicken is one of the best!

Humayun’s Tomb: a UNESCO World Heritage Site in New Delhi

Building where MEI is located

©Imaginechina / JIJI PRESS PHOTO

Mr. Augusto KingManaging Director, Head of Capital Markets Group, Asia

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (HK) Holdings, LimitedA subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings

Yuzawa Geothermal Power Starts Construction Work on the Wasabizawa Geothermal Power Plant

Yuzawa Geothermal Power Co., Ltd, was established in Akita

Prefecture in April 2010 through joint investment by Electric

Power Development Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials and

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical. After the environmental impact

evaluation process for the Wasabizawa Geothermal Power

Plant was completed on October 31 2014, construction of

the plant commenced on May 25 this year. The Wasabizawa

Plant will generate 42,000 kilowatts of electricity.

With a view to the plant being commissioned in May 2019,

construction work

is proceeding

with great

care given to

preservation of

the environment

and top priority

on safety.

Project Exhibition on Theme of Upcycling Pressboard Offcuts

Mitsubishi Paper Mills held an exhibition with the

collaboration of creative artists on the theme of upcycling

pressboard offcuts. Made from 100% high-quality craft

pulp, pressboard is a kind of paper used in the production

of insulating material in transformers and in a wide range

of products.

Five works were displayed at the exhibition, including

drink coasters modelled to a tree stump motif, posh food

dishes and a card game using illustrations of different

plants. Visitors to the exhibition were able to handle and

enjoy the highly individual works as well as experience

the attraction and charm of the materials used in

making pressboard.

Green Diamonds

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Green Diamonds highlights the ongoing efforts of Mitsubishi companies to foster a greener, more sustainable planet and brighter, more vibrant communities through wide-ranging environmental and social initiatives.

Japan

Groundbreaking ritual during Shinto Prayers for Safety Ceremony

Export to Japan of Coffee Beans from Colombian Smallhold Farmers

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) has decided that, in

collaboration with the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros

de Colombia (FNC), it will start to export to Japan coffee

beans produced by smallhold farmers already receiving

support under its International Contribution Program. MC

began assisting Colombia’s smallhold coffee growers

in 2008 to support the Forest Ranger Families Program

instituted as a national campaign by the Colombian

government for the

purpose of eradicating

the cultivation of

illegal crops. Under its

assistance, MC offers

skills development

training relating to

infrastructure and the environment. MC intends to continue

working with the Colombian government, FNC and other

relevant bodies to support smallhold coffee farmers in

an effort to assist with the country’s efforts to alleviate

poverty and eradicate illegal crops, thereby contributing to

Colombia’s overall development.

■ http://www.mitsubishicorp.com/jp/en/pr/archive/2015/html/0000028042.html

With MC’s assistance, advances can be seen in the technology for removing the fruit or pulp from the cherry and in the drying process, leading to a major improvement in coffee bean quality.

Smallhold farmers harvest coffee cherries.

Colombia

Coasters in the shape of tree stump slices. Piled on top of one another makes them look like a real tree trunk. When laying them out for use they make one think of tree felling and when putting them away they make one think of tree planting – allowing the user to experience the forest regeneration process.

Japan

Scholarship Fund for East Timor National University Students

Astomos Energy has decided to establish a scholarship

program in the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste1

(East Timor). Over the next four years, scholarships will

be awarded to students at the Universidade Nacional

Timor Lorosa'e2 (UNTL). Since January 2008, Astomos

Energy has purchased all LP gas produced at gas fields

developed by Australia and East Timor in the Joint

Petroleum Development Area in the Timor Sea. The

scholarship program was established in gratitude to East

Timor for its stable and long-term supply of LP gas and

to nurture human resources who would contribute to the

and development of East Timor. In doing so, the Astomos

Energy scholarship program is contributing to the further

strengthening of ties between Japan and East Timor.

Timor-Leste

Mr.Tsutomu Yagi, Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, International Business Division, hands scholarship award certificates to each of the recipients, together with a UNTL third-year agricultural department student who was selected to visit Japan as a trainee.

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Works exploiting the features and attraction of the materials used to make pressboard. From left: single-flowervases; food dishes; playing cards; coasters; a cinerary urn for pets.

Note 1: Portuguese for East Timor. 　Note 2: Native Tetun for East Timor.

Commemorative photo of award ceremony with 20 UNTL scholarship students. From front left, Mr. Abraao Dos Santos, Director-General for Higher Education; Dr. Aurelio Guterres, Rector, Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa'e; Mr. Eiji Yamamoto, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Japan; Mr. Tsutomu Yagi; and Ms. Ligia Tomas Correia, Deputy Rector for Cooperation Affairs, Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa'e.

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