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<title>Charles Gordon</title>
<description><![CDATA[I contribute an opening article to our company’s newsletter every month. Without sticking to one specific theme, I write about various topics that I find suitable each time. In the May issue, I wrote ...（<a href="http://global-sei.com/president_blog/2013/05/charles_gordon.html">more</a>）]]></description><link>http://global-sei.com/president_blog/2013/05/charles_gordon.html</link>
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<title>Certifying Mastery of Manufacturing Skills</title>
<description><![CDATA[Sumitomo Electric awards employees the titles of “Meister” and “Expert” in recognition of their high levels of manufacturing skills. The Meister title is bestowed on outstanding Experts. Thirty-nine e...（<a href="http://global-sei.com/president_blog/2013/04/certifying_mastery_of_manufact.html">more</a>）]]></description><link>http://global-sei.com/president_blog/2013/04/certifying_mastery_of_manufact.html</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>Inari Festival on a Crisp Spring Day</title>
<description><![CDATA[Every year on the first Sunday in April, we celebrate Inari Festival at our three Works—Osaka, Itami, and Yokohama. Participants assemble around a shrine erected on the premises of the Works, and offe...（<a href="http://global-sei.com/president_blog/2013/04/inari_festival_on_a_crisp_spri.html">more</a>）]]></description><link>http://global-sei.com/president_blog/2013/04/inari_festival_on_a_crisp_spri.html</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:30:00 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>Starting the New Fiscal Year</title>
<description><![CDATA[Sumitomo Electric welcomed more than 200 young staff members at the start of the new fiscal year. Their serious faces at the initiation ceremony for new employees had a bracing effect on us as well. (...（<a href="http://global-sei.com/president_blog/2013/04/starting_the_new_fiscal_year.html">more</a>）]]></description><link>http://global-sei.com/president_blog/2013/04/starting_the_new_fiscal_year.html</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:30:00 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>Season for Making a Fresh Start</title>
<description><![CDATA[The sakura zensen, or cherry-blossom front, is now heading north quickly. I am sure that some of my blog readers will reach or have reached major milestones in their lives this season, such as graduat...（<a href="http://global-sei.com/president_blog/2013/04/season_for_making_a_fresh_star.html">more</a>）]]></description><link>http://global-sei.com/president_blog/2013/04/season_for_making_a_fresh_star.html</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>WBC</title>
<description><![CDATA[The World Baseball Classic (WBC) was held for the first time in four years. After I got home, I enjoyed watching heated battles on TV news. It is a pity that Japan, which aimed for its third consecuti...（<a href="http://global-sei.com/president_blog/2013/04/wbc.html">more</a>）]]></description><link>http://global-sei.com/president_blog/2013/04/wbc.html</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon, mainly sponsored by Sumitomo Electric, was held on March 3. A heated race unfolded along Lake Biwa on a chilly early spring day. I had an opportunity to make a speech ...（<a href="http://global-sei.com/president_blog/2013/04/lake_biwa_mainichi_marathon.html">more</a>）]]></description><link>http://global-sei.com/president_blog/2013/04/lake_biwa_mainichi_marathon.html</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:10:00 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>Touched the Spirit of a Great Predecessor</title>
<description><![CDATA[Taking the opportunity of a business trip the other day, I visited Sumitomo Kakkien in Otsu City. Kakkien is the residence where Teigo Iba, Sumitomo’s second Director General, lived after his retireme...（<a href="http://global-sei.com/president_blog/2013/04/touched_the_spirit_of_a_great.html">more</a>）]]></description><link>http://global-sei.com/president_blog/2013/04/touched_the_spirit_of_a_great.html</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:20:00 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>GLP Final Presentation Meeting</title>
<description><![CDATA[On the same day that the ceremony for presenting donations to university courses was held, I attended the GLP final presentation meeting. GLP is the seminar for Sumitomo Electric’s administrative memb...（<a href="http://global-sei.com/president_blog/2013/04/glp_final_presentation_meeting.html">more</a>）]]></description><link>http://global-sei.com/president_blog/2013/04/glp_final_presentation_meeting.html</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:15:00 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>Ceremony to Present Donations to University Courses</title>
<description><![CDATA[On February 14, the SEI Group CSR Foundation, in which I am engaged as the President, held a ceremony to present donations to university courses. Established in 2009, this foundation strives to promot...（<a href="http://global-sei.com/president_blog/2013/04/ceremony_to_present_donations.html">more</a>）]]></description><link>http://global-sei.com/president_blog/2013/04/ceremony_to_present_donations.html</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:10:00 +0900</pubDate>
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