[Q&A with Partner Companies #9] What message would you like to communicate to your future 2075 selves?
A large number of companies are taking part in the signature pavilion, Future of Life, each of which endorses the themes of the pavilion and the approaches of Producer ISHIGURO Hiroshi. In this series of articles, we intend to showcase what ideas, visions, and initiatives these companies have come up with in response to the themes of the pavilion and of the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan as a whole.
In this ninth article, the question we posed was: “What message would you like to communicate to your future 2075 selves?”
HASEKO Corporation
Our mission is to create housing and lifestyles for a future society in which, thanks to the latest scientific technologies, humans, robots, and avatars coexist. Previously, we focused on comfort in the home for humans; going forward, however, we will also need to consider comfort for non-humans. Through our sponsorship of this EXPO, we aim to become a corporate group that understands the housing of the future, connecting to the HASEKO of 50 years from now.
KOKUYO Co., Ltd.
How many of our YOKOKU from 50 years ago have been realized? We hope that those of you working at KOKUYO in 2075 will feel proud to be part of the company. The future of our company relies on both individual efforts and collective cooperation. We encourage you to continue respecting one another and embracing KOKUYO’s culture of mutual growth.
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
https://www.shionogi.com/jp/ja/
At EXPO ’70 in Osaka, a time capsule containing 2,098 items and records was buried, to be opened in 5,000 years’ time. Pharmaceuticals produced by SHIONOGI were among the items placed in the capsule. Already 55 years have passed since then, but those same pharmaceuticals continue to benefit humankind. For the EXPO 2025, we have imagined products that might be used in 50 years’ time. It is our greatest wish that, in 2075, SHIONOGI will continue to be a company that profits humankind, delivering health to people around the world.
Sysmex Corporation
At Sysmex, our mission is “Shaping the Advancement of Healthcare.” In 2075, we hope Sysmex will fully embody this mission, advancing healthcare by applying the knowledge and technologies we have cultivated while embracing the same free-thinking and pioneering spirit that fueled our ideas in this pavilion’s co-creation project.
Japan Federation of Kaigo Business Providers Consortium Expo 2025
Is there a clearer sense of fulfillment in the elderly care industry? Has the status of elderly care work improved? Are patients receiving elderly care happier now?
DENSO CORPORATION
At DENSO, we specialize in three distinct areas: as a mobility company, focusing on the mobility of people and things; as a manufacturing company, optimizing energy and resources; and as the inventor of the QR Code®, specializing in data generation and management. To ensure that we remain an essential company a century from now, we aim to recycle limited resources and energy, while contributing to a society where happiness circulates, and individuals are empowered to express their creativity more freely. We promise to continue refining ourselves, pursuing innovation, and staying true to our purpose.
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.
https://www.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp/en/
For more than 100 years, together with our customers we have established new value and culture through public transport and urban planning. In the 50 years leading up to 2075, we wish to continue growing alongside our customers; and, as an infrastructure company that provides public transport services and urban services, we intend to continue delivering “Safety and Comfort” and “Dreams and Excitement.”
KYOCERA Corporation
To the KYOCERA of 2075: Are you caring for your employees’ mental and physical well-being? Is your business contributing to the advancement of humanity and society? Are you striving to build communities that significantly enhance the possibilities of life? Keeping with the KYOCERA tradition, we hope you continue valuing emotional connections and working toward a brighter future.
HEART-S HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.
We look forward to a future that exceeds the expectations of 2025—a future in which technological advances, in such fields as medicine and nature control, will facilitate the amplification of humankind, and enable humans to coexist more harmoniously with the global environment. HEART-S HOLDINGS will celebrate its 129th anniversary in 2075. Let us seize the opportunities presented by our participation in this EXPO, let us continue to draw on our strengths to embrace new ideas and challenges, and let us continue to deliver our company’s purpose of “creating excitement” to our customers.
Fujikin Incorporated
In 2030, Fujikin will celebrate its 100th anniversary. We cannot imagine what the world will be like in 2075, 50 years from now, but we are eager to see what technologies will emerge, and how the world will change. We have focused on the words “With the Flow, Beyond the Flow.” In 50 years’ time, we hope to continue evolving with our customers’ requests and “With the Flow” of the times and, by embracing new challenges, going even further “Beyond the Flow.”
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HORIBA, Ltd.
HORIBA has established the vision “Joy and Fun for All” to look ahead to our 100th anniversary in the next 30 years. With our one-of-a-kind “Analytical and Measurement” technology, we seek to realize the idea of “HONMAMON,” which is born out of our corporate motto of “Joy and Fun.” Using our unique technologies, we will continue to deliver new solutions that enable all living beings to thrive in harmony—not only for the next 50 years, but for generations to come.
*HONMAMON : derived from the Japanese word “Honmono” (meaning authentic), is an expression used in Kyoto which indicates the highest class of real and eternal pursuit of creating something from the heart that is one-of-a-kind.
Iwase Cosfa Co., Ltd.
Looking ahead 50 years, our vision is to continue contributing to human happiness. To achieve this, we are dedicated to fostering a corporate culture that empowers every Iwase Cosfa employee to live a fulfilling life. However, creating such a culture requires each of us to embrace challenges and drive innovation. Through technological advancements and social contributions, we will continue working across our supply chain to address global issues and help build a truly sustainable society. Let us join forces to create new value and shape a better future for all.
TOYO BEAUTY CO., LTD.
In 2025, we were engaged in the production of cosmetics in line with our management philosophy of “creating a future full of smiles by giving shape to our desire for beauty and health.” In 2075, our 135th year, technological advances will have resulted in significant changes in lifestyles and worldviews—yet even in such a society, let us continue to abide by this management philosophy. To the TOYO BEAUTY of the future: never give up!
OSP HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Society is forever changing, and at the OSP Group we are continuously evolving to adapt to these changes, too. Doubtless we will still be embracing new challenges even in 50 years’ time, so that we can continue to play an important role in society. We are genuinely excited to see what the future will bring—and we hope that our future employees will share this excitement in 2075 and beyond.
SHIONO KORYO KAISHA, LTD.
To the employees of SHIONO KORYO in 2075, 50 years after the Osaka-Kansai Expo: Congratulations on 267 years of establishment! Have you continued to refine your technology and sensibilities with sincerity? Have you not forgotten the desire to enrich people’s lives with fragrances? The challenge that began in Osaka, the birthplace of our company, led to the creation of the “Future of Life” fragrance at the Ishiguro Pavilion. Please continue this challenge on Earth and in space, connect it to the future! Continue to be a company that your family and friends can be proud of!/p>
SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES CO., LTD.
Since our founding, at ALSOK we have maintained two core management principles: “a feeling of gratefulness and gratitude,” where we remember to be thankful at all times; and “a samurai spirit,” which is tough, fair, and generous. In 50 years’ time, no matter how much the world has changed, let us continue to possess “a feeling of gratefulness and gratitude” and “a samurai spirit,” and let us do our best to ensure the safety and security both of our customers and of society as a whole.
Nishogakusha, School Juridical Person
https://www.nishogakusha-u.ac.jp/
The new societies of the next 50 years will be built by the students who attend junior high schools, high schools, and universities today. Our founding philosophy is “fostering individuals that contribute to society by gaining the ability to think and act by themselves.” Over the next 50 years, we will continue to educate our students, and help them acquire the skillsets required by the times.
