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President’s Message and Corporate Philosophy

President’s Message

Ever since Tozai Boeki Kaisha, Ltd. was founded in 1958, we have grown our business in our own unique way and worked to expand both domestically and overseas. This will be our 55th year. From our experience thus far, we have realized that what gives us the surest foothold as a trading company is honest communication with our business partners and clients. Using IT naturally facilitates communication, but we also recognize that what’s even more important and fundamental is to go to a place, talk face to face, observe conditions with our own eyes, and move forward step by step.

To maximize our corporate value and ensure sustained growth and development, we laid out a medium-term five-year plan in 2010. We are now in the third year of that plan. The past two years went almost entirely according to plan, but as the economic environment surrounding Japan during the current year has gotten more severe—with the yen’s high value, the European financial crisis, and flooding in Thailand—it feels like we are approaching a moment of truth. As globalization and borderless business accelerate, we are determined to maintain strong bonds and close coordination with our three overseas offices in China, Thailand, and Sri Lanka, and to overcome these trying times in our own inimitable style.

It is precisely in times of upheaval such as these that we should return to our founding spirit, which is encapsulated in this expression: “Good and sustained human relation are the fundamental key to successful business.” Everyone in this company will work as one and give everything they have, so we ask that you support us more than ever before.

Yoichi Toh, President

Corporate Philosophy

  1. In accordance with our conviction that “good and sustained human relations are the fundamental key to successful business,” we will work to earn the trust of our business partners, clients, and society.
  2. We will earn trust through our business deals and contribute to the development of domestic and global economies and societies.

Management Vision

  1. Bring prosperity to our employees and their families through stable growth
  2. Improve relations with existing business partners, work to develop new proposals, and seek out new business partners
  3. Create a company structure that provides hope for the future and forms a foundation for the next generation

Course of Action

All employees shall be professionals in their respective fields
All employees shall establish themselves as worthy of the trust of our business partners and clients
All employees shall constantly strive for fairness, impartiality, and equality in their work
All employees shall constantly assess whether they are contributing to the company and work to better themselves