Groundbreaking by honored guests and hosts

With the growing global economy boosting shipping demand, skilled crews are in short supply. Therefore, NYK Line and a Philippine business partner, Transnational Diversified Group (TDG) decided to establish a maritime college in Canlubang, the Philippines. At the new NYK-TDG Maritime Academy, opening June 2007, students will receive three years of classroom work and one year of onboard training, giving them both management skills and the practical knowledge required on board.
  On November 26, 2005, Mr. Jiro Nemoto, honorary chairman of NYK, and Mr. J. Roberto C. Delgado, chairman and chief executive officer of Transnational Diversified Group hosted a cornerstone-laying ceremony attended by more than 200 guests, among them, the president of the Philippines, Ms. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and the former president of the Philippines, Mr. Fidel Ramos.

Tokio Marine & Nichido Life Insurance President Ohta hands out breast-exam pamphlets.

To encourage women to carry out regular breast cancer testing, Tokio Marine & Nichido Life Insurance (a subsidiary of Tokio Marine & Nichido) threw their full support behind the Pink Ribbon Campaign in 2005 and initiated sales of the "Safety Amulet" policy, a new women's medical insurance policy offering breast reconstruction insurance.
  In Japan, the campaign is being promoted by J. Posh, an NPO that raises awareness of breast cancer, pushes for more specialist care and supports the patients and their families.
  At Tokio Marine & Nichido Life Insurance, the entire staff has begun to wear pink ribbons and inform clients and representatives of the importance of early detection—starting by increasing the testing rate among its own female employees.
  During the Breast Cancer Month in October 2005, employees also distributed a pamphlet in Tokyo urging early testing and treatment of breast cancer. In the near future, the company will hold breast cancer seminars around Japan.

The TVs arrive in Mississippi.

For elementary school children in the hurricane-stricken towns of Pascagoula, Ocean Springs and Long Beach, Mississippi, Christmas brightened a little this year with the arrival of 21 new high-definition TVs donated to their school districts by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation of Japan. Hurricane Katrina had left many local schools severely damaged, and school officials warmly welcomed the donation. The TVs will now be used in the education of disabled pupils across the three districts. Although the Gulf coast of Mississippi was badly hit by Katrina, it has received relatively little media attention and support. For this reason, Mitsubishi Electric decided to place its donation here.