NEWS 149 : SHIFT TO NEW ERA
Start of Fiscal Year 2012
Since April is the first month of a fiscal year, there were some changes in Kyokuyo, too.
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NEWS 139 : HOME AT LAST, WITH QUALIFICATIONS
Eight years passed since we established with other shipbuilding-related companies a cooperative which, besides operating group purchasing, runs an international training program.
NEWS 134 : NEW CREW GOT ONBAORD
Kyokuyo Welcomed 7 New Employees
Kyokuyo Shipyard held its annual company entrance ceremony on April 1, the first day in the fiscal year. For 2011 we have 7 new employees, comprised of 2 college graduates in administration and 5 high school graduates in production.
NEWS 129 : THE 7 ROOKIES IN 2009 BECOME ADULT (LEGALLY)
Our third news for 2011 is about Japan's "coming-of-age day", a national holiday we have on the second Monday in January every year. And every year, Kyokuyo celebrates its young employees who reach the age of 20 by offering small gift.
NEWS 120 : FRESHMEN MADE A FRESH START
Young Technicians Now Assigned after OJT
Like last year, Kyokuyo's fresh technicians got their assignent on August 1. They are 4 this year, and all male.
NEWS 114 : MAKING A PRESENTATION TO THE MANAGEMENT TEAM... IN ENGLISH!
3 months have passed since our new English training program was started as reported in news107. At the end of February, each of 36 participants was invited to do a short English presentation about himself/herself in front of the company president. The idea came from the teacher, who proposed to show how much progress his students have made in the 3 months.
NEWS 110 : NEW ADULTS BORN IN NEW ERA
If you are a loyal reader of this site, you probably know the second Monday of January is Japanese coming-of-age day and we present a gift to the young employees of 20 years old on this occasion.
NEWS 107 : LET'S BE MORE INTERNATIONAL, FOLKS!
Project to Enhance Employees' English Skills
Kyokuyo has recently entered into a long-term contract with a language education company for further improving the English communication skills of its employees.
NEWS 104 : NEW GUYS GOT ASSIGNMENT
7 fresh technicians, out of Kyokuyo's 11 new recruits of 2009 as we introduced in news098, got their assignment recently.
NEWS 103 : COOPERATION THROUGH COOPERATIVE
Do you know Kyokuyo set up a cooperative in 2004 with several other companies in shipbuilding industry? In addition to group purchasing, it runs a trainee program, which makes it possible for young Chinese technicians to train in Japan.
NEWS 098 : SAME BACKBONE, NEW BLOOD
Season of Personnel Changes and New Colleagues
April 1, the first day of a fiscal year, is the day of personnel assignment and reassignment of Kyokuyo, like many other Japanese firms. This year, no less than 20 employees were reassigned, and most cases are that of mid-level members who gained appointment to a higher or management position within the framework of the managerial challenge for organizational rejuvenation.
NEWS 081 : KYOKUYO AT START OF NEW FISCAL YEAR
Like everywhere in Japan, the new fiscal-academic-corporate year kicked in on the bright and clear day of April 1!
NEWS 079 : CELEBRATING PASSAGE INTO ADULTHOOD
2008 Comin-of-Age Day
"Seijin no hi" (Day of Adults, literally) is the Japanese coming-of-age day, held on the second Monday in January. To celebrate its employees who reaches the age of 20, Kyokuyo Shipyard presents them a gift on that day every year.
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 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 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 026 : FIRE DRILL!
Preventing fires is always top priority of manufacturers, and shipbuilders are not the exception. Because they are just like a savage beast always watching for a chance to attack, we have to be on guard all the time.
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 :
- being well equipped to conduct international transactions,
- having outstanding design abilities, and
- holding high building standard and working accuracy.
NEWS 022 : A GIRL AND BOYS ABOARD
We have got a new girl and boys aboard. As on the 1st April, 6 fresh persons joined Kyokuyo. (For those who don't know Japanese tradition, Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 and it is common to employ new graduates on every April 1).
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