The effects of globalization are visible everywhere you look. An incident in a single country or region can ripple through lives and economies around the world.

With operations worldwide, Canon enjoys the support of its customers across the globe. As a corporation that has achieved continued growth thanks to our basic strategy of globalization, a strategy adopted shortly after the company's founding, Canon must continue responding to the progress of globalization. Therefore, it is critical that we cultivate a workforce that can excel in a global environment.

One example where this applies is manufacturing, an area in which Canon excels. To develop future leaders capable of fulfilling active roles at our production sites across the world, we conduct global training programs to instill personnel with advanced technological knowledge and the organizational skills required at manufacturing facilities. Trainees spend about one year with experienced Japanese instructors, gaining the knowledge and skills for product manufacturing, and receiving practical experience using advanced equipment and measuring instruments. In addition, trainees study Canon's management style and the Japanese language. Through interaction with instructors and colleagues, trainees get exposed to various cultures and values while learning about manufacturing approaches and different communication methods.

It is important for global employees to remain conscious of the broader world around them. Therefore, it is essential they have contact with people from other cultures and be able to accept differing values while also successfully conveying their own values to others.

For personnel who will take on management responsibilities at Canon in the future, we conduct training to provide deep international knowledge and broad global perspectives.

To survive and excel in the era of globalization, Canon cultivates truly global personnel all around the world.