YSEP LOGO Tokyo Institute of Technology Young Scientist Exchange Program

Study on Japanese Companies and Industries
 (coordinated by Associate Prof.Yuriko SATO)



Study on Japanese Companies and Industries 2013 Spring

Syllabus: Study on Japanese Companies and Industries II (2013 Spring)

SJCI No. 1;
Date: May 8(Wed) 12:15-19:00
Place: Tsukuba Space Center of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)



Study on Japanese Companies and Industries 2012 Autumn

Syllabus: Study on Japanese Companies and Industries I (2012 Autumn)

SJCI No. 1;
Date: November 28 (Wed.) 13:00 -17:00
Place: Fujitsu Ltd

SJCI No. 2;
Date: December 25 (Tue.) to 26 (Wed.)
Place: Atami

SJCI No. 3;
Lecture by Mr. Hidekazu Takakura, Director of the International Affairs Office, Industrial Science and Technology
Date: January 09 (Wed.) 13:20-14:50
Place: West building 9, O-okayama campus

SJCI No. 4;
Date: January 16 (Wed.) 13:00-18:00
Place: Nissan Motor Company at Oppama Factory

SJCI No. 5;
Date: January 23 (Wed.) 12:40-17:00
Place: JFE Steel

Study on Japanese Companies and Industries 2012 Spring

Syllabus: Study on Japanese Companies and Industries II (2012 Spring)

SJCI No. 1;
Date: May 30, 2012(Wed) 13:00 - 18:00
Place: Japan Tabacco Group Central Research Institute, Yokohama

SJCI No. 2;
Date: June 6, 2012(Wed) 13:20-14:45
Place: West 8 Bldg. on O-okayama campus

SJCI No. 3;
Date: June 27, 2012(Wed) 12:30-19:00
Place: Hitach Plant Technologies, Ltd., Tsuchiura, Ibaraki prefecture

SJCI No. 4;
Lecture by Ms. Tomoko Hasegawa, the Deputy Director of Public Relations Bureau of KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation)
Date: July 11, 2012(Wed) 13:20 - 14:50
Place: West 8 Bldg. on O-okayama campus

SJCI No. 5;
Date: July 18, 2012(Wed) 13:00 - 18:00
Place: Bridgestone, Kodaira





FST: List of the Tours

Revised on Oct 24, 2011
Factory Study Tour 2011 - 2012

FST No. 1;
Date: October 11, 2010(Tue) 13:00 - 18:00
Place: Life Safety Learning Center





Factory Study Tour 2010 - 2011

FST No. 1;
Date: October 12, 2010(Tue) 13:00 - 18:00
Place: Life Safety Learning Center

FST No. 2;
Date: November 30, 2010(Tue) 13:00 - 18:00
Place: Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited

FST No. 3;
Date: December 07, 2010(Tue) 12:45 - 19:00
Place: Kanebo Cosmetic Co.

FST No. 4;
Date: Feb 08, 2011(Tue) 12:50 - 18:30
Place: JFE Steel Corporation

FST No. 5;
Date: May 25, 2011(Wed) 12:50 - 18:30
Place: Kawasaki Eco Town

FST No. 6;
Date: June 22, 2011(Wed) 13:00 - 18:30
Place: Asahi Breweries Limited

FST No. 7;
Date: June 29, 2011(Wed) 13:00 - 18:30
Place: Konica Minolta Holding Inc.



Factory Study Tour 2010 Spring

FST No. 5;
Date: April 21, 2010(Wed) 13:00 - 18:00
Place: Nissan Advanced Technology Center

FST No. 6;
Date: May 12, 2010(Wed) 13:00 - 18:00
Place: Toshiba, Keihin Product Operations

FST No. 7;
Date: June 09, 2010(Wed) 12:30 - 19:30
Place: Nippon Steel Co., Ltd. / Kimitsu Works

FST No. 8;
Date: July 14, 2010(Wed) 13:00 - 18:30
Place: Asahi Breweries Limited/Ashigara factory



Revised on April 15, 2010
Factory Study Tour 2009 Fall

Factory Study Tour Report 2009(fall)


FST No. 1;
Date: October 13, 2009(Tue) 13:00 - 18:00
Place: Life Safety Learning Center/Honjo,Tokyo
FST No. 2;
Date: November 10, 2009(Tue) 13:00 - 18:00
Place: Bridgestone Co.
FST No. 3;
Date: December 8, 2009(Tue) 12:40 - 18:30
Place: Tokyo Gas Co.
FST No. 4;
Date: January 19, 2010(Tue) 12:50 - 18:00
Place: Ebara Co.

Revised on April 07, 2009
Factory Study Tour 2008-2009

FST No. 1;
Date: October 14, 2008(Tue) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Life Safety Learning Center/Honjo,Tokyo
FST No. 2;
Date: October 28, 2008(Tue) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Bosch Japan/Tomioka,Gunma
FST No. 3;
Date: December 9, 2008(Tue) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: IHI Corporation /Yokohama,Kanagawa
FST No. 4;
Date: January 20, 2009(Tue) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: NTT Advanced Technology /Musashino,Tokyo
FST No. 5;
Date: April 1, 2009(Wed) 9:00 - 18:00
Place: Naka Fusion Institute of Japan Atomic Energy Agency/Naka,Ibaraki
FST No. 6;
Date: May 13, 2009(Wed) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Nippon Steel Co.,Ltd./Kimitsu,Chiba
FST No. 7;
Date: June 10, 2009(Wed) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: JAXA./Tsukuba,Ibaraki
FST No. 8;
Date: July 8, 2009(Wed) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Asahi brewery Co./Ashigara,Kanagawa

Revised by July 19, 2008
Factory Study Tour 2007-2008

FST No. 1;
Date: October 2, 2007(Tue) 12:30 - 19:00
Place: Life Learning Center
FST No. 2;
Date: November 13, 2007(Tue) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: TDK Corporation/Narita
FST No. 3;
Date: December 11, 2007(Tue) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Yamatake Corporation/Fujisawa
FST No. 4;
Date: January 22, 2008(Tue) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Nippon Sheet Glass Co.,Ltd./Ichihara Factory
FST No. 5;
Date: April 23, 2008(Wed) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Fujikura Ltd., /Sakura
FST No. 6;
Date: May 14, 2008(Wed) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: JAXA /Tsukuba
FST No. 7;
Date: June 18, 2008(Wed) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Sony EMCS Corporation /Kisaratsu
FST No. 8;
Date: July 16, 2008(Wed) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Asahi brewery Co. /Odawara


Factory Study Tour 2006-2007

FST No. 1;
Date: October 3, 2006(Tue) 12:30 - 19:00
Place: Life Safety Center
FST No. 2;
Date: November 7, 2006(Tue) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Fuji Film Co.
FST No. 3;
Date: December 19, 2006(Tue) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Hitachi Communication Technology, Ltd.
FST No. 4;
Date: January 23, 2007(Tue) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Honda Motor Co.,Ltd.
FST No. 5;
Date: April 25, 2007(Wed) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Yokohama Thermal power plant of Tokyo Denryoku Co.,Inc.
FST No. 6;
Date: June 06, 2007(Wed) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Kao Co.,Ltd.
FST No. 7;
Date: June 20, 2007(Wed) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Sanoh Industrial Co.,Ltd
FST No. 8;
Date: July 11, 2007(Wed) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Asahi brewery Co.


Revised by May 14, 2007
Factory Study Tour 2005-2006

FST No. 1;
Date: October 3, 2005(Mon) 12:30 - 19:00
Place: Life Safety Center
FST No. 2;
Date: November 1, 2005(Tue) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Sharp Co., Ltd.
FST No. 3;
Date: December 13, 2005(Tue) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: AJINOMOTO Co., Inc.
FST No. 4;
Date: January 24, 2006(Tue) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Ono Sokki Co.
FST No. 5;
Date: April 26, 2006(Wed) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Nippon Sheet Glass Co. Ltd
FST No. 6;
Date: May 24, 2006(Wed) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Railway Technical Research Institute
FST No. 7;
Date: June 21, 2006(Wed) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
FST No. 8;
Date: July 12, 2006(Wed) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Asahi brewery Co.


Revised by November 1, 2005
Factory Study Tour 2004-2005

FST No. 1;
Date: October 12, 2004(Tue) 13:00 - 18:30
Place: Life Safety Learning Center
FST No. 2;
Date: November 9, 2004(Tue) 12:30 - 19:00
Place: Miyagase Dam.
FST No. 3;
Date: December 7, 2004(Tue) 13:00 - 18:00
Place: NHK Science & Technical Research Lab.
FST No. 4;
Date: January 11, 2005(Tue) 12:30 - 18:30
Place: Nissan Shatai Co., Ltd.
Hanami Party;
Date: April 10, 2005
FST No. 5;
Date: April 13, 2005(Wed) 12:30 - 19:30
Place: JAL International Ltd.
FST No. 6;
Date: May 18, 2005(Wed) 12:30 - 20:00
Place: Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.
FST No. 7;
Date: June 15, 2005(Wed) 12:30 - 19:30
Place: Nippon Steel Corporation
FST No. 8;
Date: July 13, 2005(Wed) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Asahi Beer Co., Ltd.


Revised by May 31, 2005
Factory Study Tour 2003-2004

FST No. 1;
Date: October 14, 2003(Tue) 13:00 - 18:30
Place: Life Safety Learning Center
FST No. 2;
Date: November 4, 2003(Tue) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
FST No. 3;
Date: December 9, 2003(Tue) 13:00 - 19:00
Place: Panasonics Center and Fuji TV Network, Inc.
FST No. 4;
Date: January 27, 2004(Tue) 12:30 - 18:30
Place: Kao Co., Ltd..
FST No. 5;
Date: April 21, 2004(Wed) 13:00 - 18:00
Place: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
FST No. 6;
Date: May 26, 2004 (Wed) 9:30 - 18:00
Place: Fanuc Co., Ltd.
FST No. 7;
Date: June 23, 2004(Wed) 12:30 - 19:00
Place: Nippon Steel Co., Ltd.
FST No. 8;
Date: July 14, 2004(Wed) 12:30 - 18:00
Place: Asahi Brewery Co., Ltd.





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