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LATEST NEWS & ARCHIVE

NEWS 073 : WE ARE STRONG! (UNDER FAIR CONDITIONS)

Introducing 'TEAM KYOKUYO' Softball Team

Hello folks, we are a group of (mostly) young sportsmen and a sportswoman working at Kyokuyo. All of us firmly share the same passion for shipbuilding and ... softball! Our squad, called "Team Kyokuyo", is powerful enough to be recognized as one of leading units in the city.

NEWS 072 : MESSAGE FROM NEW BOARD MEMBERS <1>

Tetsuo Mitsui, Senior Managing Director

Dear customers and readers,
As you may have seen in the previous news, I have been appointed senior managing director of Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation.

NEWS 071 : KYOKUYO APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT

After the shareholders' meeting and board of directors' meeting held yesterday, Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation has today announced the formation of its new management team as follows :

NEWS 070 : INTRODUCING QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION

Hello, everybody! This time, I, Atsushi Shiga, introduce my Quality Assurance Division of Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation. It is a compact yet highly efficient team with 4 expert members in 2 sections.

NEWS 069 : A GOOD PARTY UNDER CHERRY BLOSSOMS

Spring 2007 Hanami Party

In this issue, we report on "hanami" party of Saturday March 31, planned and organized by a group of young employees of Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation.

NEWS 068 : (QUITE A LOT OF) YOUNG BLOOD IS INJECTED

As our loyal readers know well, April is the month for a Japanese company to welcome newcomers fresh from college and school. This April is however an unusual April for Kyokuyo Shipyard (and general affair staff in particular), as it has received as many as 10 new recruits - number more than double compared to average year level.

NEWS 067 : WELCOME! YOUNG GUESTS FROM KOREA

On January 23, 2007, we received 38 guests from PuKyong National University (PKNU) of Korea. They are professors and students at PNKU's College of Environmental and Marine Sciences and Technology, visiting Kyokuyo and other places in Japan as part of Pusan-Shimonoseki sister-city exchange activities.

NEWS 066 : INTRODUCING SHIP REPAIR TEAM

Have you read Tomomi Sano's introduction to her Material Purchasing Division in News060? Since it was received favorably, now it's my turn.

NEWS 063 : SURPRISE WIN AT THE 46TH KYOKUYO OPEN

Although "Kyokuyo Open" is not a national premier golf tournament for professional golfers, it is unique match virtually "open" to everybody who has something to do with Kyokuyo, from customers, contractors, suppliers, bankers, to ... pub owners, let alone employees and employers of Kyokuyo Shipyard.

NEWS 061 : 20 x 3 + 10 x 3 - MILESTONE AWARD

Annual milestone award celebration was held on October 5. The award is offered to the employees who have reached a specific landmark in their career - beginning with the 10th year of continuous service and subsequent 10 years increment of time.

NEWS 060 : LET ME DIVULGE TOP SECRETS!

Introducing Material Purchasing Division

Hi, I'm Tomomi. Today I'll leak out the most confidential information on our Material Purchasing Division of Kyokuyo Shipyard, which I'm working for.

NEWS 056 : IT'S APRIL AGAIN.

Yes, it's April again. Cherry flowers have already come into blossom and people have started talking about "hanami" party. It's traditionally a time to welcome newcomers in Japan, where "graduation and entrance ceremonies in the shower of cherry blossom" may invoke sentimentality.

NEWS 051 : THE 45TH KYOKUYO OPEN GOLF MATCH

The 45th "Kyokuyo Open" golf match was held on October 11, 2005, under crisp autumn sky. This year, a record number of 125 proud players including our customers, suppliers, subcontractors and employees, gathered at Shimonoseki to win the biggest title of the industry (in my opinion)!

NEWS 046 : KYOKUYO ANNOUNCED NEW BOARD

At the Annual Shareholders Meeting and Board of Directors Meeting held on June 27, Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation elected and approved new board.

NEWS 043 : ASSORTED NEWS - SPRING 2005

A new business and school year has just begun in Japan. This issue features some short seasonal news around Kyokuyo.

NEWS 038 : YES, IT'S THE 44TH KYOKUYO OPEN!

Now that an exceptionally long typhoon season 2004 has finally gone, with a new record number of typhoon landfalls, we have legitimate right to do something for recreation under this clear autumn sky!

NEWS 034 : KYOKUYO APPOINTS NEW SALES MANAGER

Hiroshi Yoshida Joins Kyokuyo's Sales Team

Let us introduce Hiroshi Yoshida, our new manager in Sales Department, who joined Kyokuyo last March.

NEWS 033 : SPRING HAS COME!

For Japanese society, the month of April has special meaning, because a school year and a standard account year start together with this month. Yes, it is the season for freshmen and freshwomen!

NEWS 023 : YES! WE CAN DO IT!

Introducing Kyokuyo's English Learning Support Program

In NEWS003 (Released in January, 2002), Mr. Ochi, our managing director pointed out that Kyokuyo's advantages over our competitors are :

  1. being well equipped to conduct international transactions,
  2. having outstanding design abilities, and
  3. holding high building standard and working accuracy.
As you can see, all of the 3 points are deeply related to the language abilities.

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