Community Fellowship
Sponsorship of Children’s Conference
ShinAsahi-cho in Shiga Prefecture was the site of "Ban Landmines! International Children's Conference 2004," with the Explosives Division of Asahi Kasei Chemicals as a sponsor. Activities for participants included a tour of our explosion-proof dome in nearby Aibano, Shiga, where destruction of antipersonnel land mines was performed on commission from the government of Japan. Destruction of all of Japan's antipersonnel land mines was completed in February 2003. Conference participants included two-hundred children, some of them land mine victims, from Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia, Canada, Djibouti, France, Laos, Nepal, Rwanda, and Uganda, as well as Japan. Conference participants at the Aibano explosion-proof dome. |
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| Athletics Support Award In November 2004, Asahi Kasei received a “Top Athlete Support Award” from the Japan Olympic Committee (JOC). This award is given to corporations and schools in recognition for outstanding support for the development of top Japanese athletes. Asahi Kasei has long supported athletic activity, and has top-tier judo, track, and volleyball teams. Between Montreal in 1976 and Athens in 2004, a total of thirty-seven employees have competed in the Olympics, earning four gold, three silver, and three bronze medals.
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Golden Games in Nobeoka Since 1990, Asahi Kasei has sponsored the “Golden Games” track meet in Nobeoka. Competitors range from middle school students to Japan’s topclass runners. The meet has grown from one with some 100 competitors and 2,000 spectators in its first year, becoming a major event with some 800 competitors and 30,000 spectators in the 15th games in May 2004. The city government and community volunteers have promoted the growth of the event in accordance with a vision to raise the vitality of Nobeoka as an athletic city. |
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