Research: ATLANTA HAWKS

The Atlanta Hawks are a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia.
They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the NBA.
They play their home games at Philips Arena.
In 1946, Hawks joined NBL. Since 1949, Hawks joined NBA.

To survive the current NBA team Atlanta Hawks team with the oldest one single among.

In 1968, the team moved to Atlanta, Georgia and it was renamed with Atlanta Hawks following the current team name.


Hawks has three retired number :

9. Bob Pettit Forward 1954-65

21. Dominique Wilkins Forward 1982-94

23. Lou Hudson Forward, Guard 1966-77

Reflection: Aflac

Today, many Aflac employs followed us. 

[Aflac overview]

The company's business is Insurance business.

The company founded in 1955. In 2015, The company is celebrating 60th anniversary.

Japan branch establishes in 1974 in Chofu of Tokyo.

The company is providing financial protection for more than 50 million people. The number is one provider of voluntary insurance at the worksite in the U.S.A. Insures one in four households in Japan.

Total Assists

Aflac U.S.A...$18.4 billion

Aflac Japan...$98.5 billion

Total Revenues

Aflac U.S.A...$5.9 billion

Aflac Japan...$16.6 billion

Pretax Operating Earnings

Aflac U.S.A...$1.1 billion

Aflac Japan...$3.5 billion

Japan operation is more large than U.S.A operation.

Aflac has a private nursery. Only Aflac employ's can use it.

Research: AFLAC

AFLAC stand for American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus.

AFLAC was founded in 1995 in Columbus of Georgia by Johns, Paul and William Amos brothers.


In the first year, the company singed over 6000 policyholders.
The company offers many types of insurance policies in the U.S.A now ,for example, Accident, Dental and Life. However in Japan, the company offers just two type of insurance which are Life insurance and Medical insurance. 
The company's total assents were more than $124 billion, and the company insured more than 5 million people all over the world in September 30, 2012.


The company made a main mascot which is Aflac Duck in 2000.

Reflection: YKK

Mr. Kobayashi talked us today. He is a factory director of Macon factory.

[YKK Group]

YKK group's spirit; 
"Cycle of Goodness"
"No one prospers unless he renders benefit of others"

YKK group was established in 1943 by Tadao Yoshida.

YKK has three departments which are Fastening department, Building materials business department and Machinery business department.

YKK has 111 brunches for 71 countries all over the worlds and 81 brunches are foreign countries.

YKK divide business area which are North-Middle America, South America, EMEA( Europe, Middle-East and Africa), China, Japan and Asia. 

Fastening Business is making Zipper, Plastic Parts, Snap and button.
Their products are using for Jeans, outdoor products, clothes, interior of car, army's clothes, 
medical clothes and YKK can make vacuum Zipper.

[History of Zipper]

A american made Zipper for boots. 

[YKK U.S.A]

YKK U.S.A has many brunches for 9 countries between Canada and Columbia. 

YKK's purpose is it wants to make 100 billions Zipper per year. 

Now, YKK is making 84 billions Zipper so, it's making 180 million Zipper  per day.

If YKK make one Zipper, it need 5 days.

Zipper has three type of Zipper which are Metal Zipper, Resin Zipper and Resin Eject Zipper.

Macon factory opened 40 years ago.

After lecture we inspected factory.

Before; YKK

[About YKK]

The YKK Group is a Japanese group of manufacturing companies.
As the world's largest zipper manufacturer.
The initials YKK stand for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushiki Gaisha, meaning Yoshida Manufacturing Shareholding Company.

YKK produces fasteners and architectural products at 109 YKK companies in 71 countries around the world with 40,708 employees.

In 1934, San-ens Shokai founded by Tadao Yoshida in Higashinihon, Tokyo; production and marketing of fastening products begins. 

[YKK in ATLANTA]

In 1988, YKK opened new branch in Atlanta.

Their purpose...

・Individual in-office consultations
・Design proposal drawings and sketches 
・Educational seminars
・Express shipping
・National account programs 
・Phone-in design assistance
・Will call available
・continuing education box lunch presentations

Reflection: DELTA AIRLINES

Today, I went to DELTA FLIGHT MUSEUM and Mr. Kart talked us.

DELTA's slogan is 

            "KEEP CLIMBING"

[IMPORTANT THREE THINGS FOR DELTA]

1. Operation of Airplane

   

   ・DELTA is doing to departure on time because Time is most important thing for      passengers.

2. Things what passengers want to

   ・DELTA wants to adopt many new generation systems, for example, on line check-in system.

   ・DELTA is including about Atlanta Airport to become cozy good. 

   

3. Employs' happiness

    ・DELTA hopes DELTA's employs become happy.

    ・DELTA guess employs' happiness is worth doing for job.

    ・If employs feel worth doing for job, it will connect to deal with passengers.

    ・Finally, they those things connect to business. 

[ABOUT ASIA]

・Mr.Kart said Asia is bigger market than other areas and Asia's business is big so, DELTA focus on Asia.

・In July 9th, DELTA will open a new route that fly Seattle to Shanghai.

・Now, DELTA focus on Seattle and Detroit because they are located near Asia.

[About Japan]

・DELTA's flights are flying to Narita from 7 The U.S' cities.

・DELTA focus on Japan about member of employs and routs next The U.S.

・DELTA is supporting for Kei Nishikori who is Japanese tennis player and Yomiuru Giants which is a Japanese professional baseball team. 

・DELTA supported for Japanese earthquake, too.

[My Opinion]

・DELTA is a good company because it take care of employs at first.

・I guess Asia will become big so, their choice is good.

・After saw DELTA museum, I knew DELTA has long long history.

               

Before: DELTA AIRLINES

[DELTA HISTORY]

Delta Airlines was created Huff Daland Dusters, incorporated, an aerial crop dusting operation in 1924 in Macon of Georgia.
Formed with Huff Daland Duster, the first true crop duster, the plan was deployed to combat the boll weevil in 1925. Delta Air Corporation owned the plane. Delta Airlines moved to Monroe in 1925.
Collett E. Woolman, is one of the original directors, purchased the company in 1928, and renamed it for Delta Air Service.
In 1929, it begin to carry passengers.
In 1941, the company moved to Atlanta.
The company renamed it for Delta Airlines in 2008.

[OPERATING]

Delta's corporate headquarters is located on Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport. This location has served Delta's headquarters since 1941. To housing Delta's corporation headquarters, Heartsfield- Jackson is also the home of Delta's technical Operation center which is Airline's primary maintenance repair and overhaul arm.

[DELTA AND JAPAN]

Delta airlines is opening of maintenance field in Narita International airport of Japan in 2014.  Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka are connected to the U.S  by Delta airlines.

Reflection: Four Seasons Hotel

Today, Mr. Nakaishi talked us about Four Seasons Hotels.

[About Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta]

・It opened Atlanta in 1992.

・You can order Room service 24 hours.

・It has massage room and it has 10 rooms.

・It has huge party room and bar.

・It is doing house garden and it is making honey. To make honey is only Atlanta.

・Employs' restaurant is free.

・Four Seasons Hotel think dogs are a member of family so, dogs can stay hotel.

・The sweet room is $4300 per night.

・Atlanta is business city so, weekday are more expensive than Saturday and Sunday.

・If guests like furniture, the guests can buy it from Four Seasons Hotel.

[About Four Seasons Hotel all over the world]

・1st Four Seasons Hotel built at dangerous area of Toronto.

・The CEO is 83 years old but, he still move around the world.

・Four Seasons Hotel have to get 5 star every year.

・Four Seasons Hotel has 94 hotels in 39 countries all over the world.

・All Four Seasons Hotel have different colors, for example, in Costa Rica, the hotel is 　　　　     situating in a jungle. 

・They can make many corresponding allergy food or religion food .

・Four Seasons Hotel can share about all guests' information.

[Many  Department ]

・Marketing/Sales Department

   Sales/ Catering /Restaurant 

・Administration & General Department

   Accounting/ Purchasing / Human Resources / IT

・Food & Beverage Department

   Restaurant / Lounge / Banquet / Kitchen / Stewarding/ Room Service  

[My Opinion]

・I guess Four Seasons Hotel is good hotel and they want to become more luxury hotel.

・The mind what dogs are member of family is good mind, I guess.

・I want to stay at Four Seasons Hotel once.

Before: Four Seasons Hotel

[INFORMATION OF FOUR SEASONS HOTEL]

・Head office is in Toronto of Canada.

・CEO is Isadore Sharp.  He is chairman, too.

・It established in 1960.

・Four seasons hotel has about 100 hotels all over the world.

・There is only one hotel in Marunouchi of Japan.

・The company's vision is "The hotel which is luxurious on a middle scale"

・The company has a BOEING 757.

[HISTORY]

・The first hotel in the world opened at Toronto in 1961.

・The first hotel in Asia opened at Tokyo in 1992.

  After that the company opened many other countries.

・The first hotel in Africa opened at Cairo in 2000.

[IN JAPAN]

・Four seasons hotels Marunouchi Tokyo is opening now.

・Four seasons hotels Tubakiyamasou Tokyo opened.

・Four reasons hotels Kyouto will open in 2015.

[QUESTION]

・Why do you have BOEING 757 and could you tell me advantage and disadvantage .
・Why did you decide to open in Kyoto?
・Do you have plans to open new hotels in Japan?

Reflection:THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

Today, Mr. Imai talked us about Coca-cola at THE COCA-COLA COMPANY.

[Information of COCA-COLA]

Coca-cola is drank by 207 countries in the world.
North Korea and Myanmar are not drinking Coca-cola now.
Coca-cola is the most famous cola in the world and 2nd is Pepsi cola.
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY's CEO said employs we will achieve two-fold sales until 2020.
The founder didn't think for profit. He thought please drink good taste drink.

[Georgia coffee]

Georgia coffee is the most famous canned coffee in Japan.

It is a large part of the sales.

Now, convenience store is selling brewed coffee so, it is a enemy of Georgia coffee.

[I・RO・HA・SU]

[I・RO・HA・SU] is the most famous mineral water in Japan.
Mr. Imai said us water is not different other one.
Coca-cola made new plastic bottles that is can smash for I・RO・HA・SU.

[Important things for COCA-COLA]

Bland value is more important than employes for Coca-cola.

SNS are good tools to spread about Coca-cola.

YouTube is a good tools, too because the cost is cheep if you make movie.

To development package is important.

Coca-Cola wants to make happy life for people.

[My opinion]

Coca-Cola is a good company because its purpose is to make happy life for people.

Coca- Cola has hungry spirit so, Coca-Cola thinks I want to grow up more!!

Finally,I really passed good time.

Before: COCA-COLA

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

[About COCA-COLA]

・Establishment: 1919
・Type of business: Grocery
・Employs: 71,000
・Headquarters: One Coca-cola Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia

[HISTORY]

First of Coca-cola was medicated liquor.
This flavor was wain, cocaine and extract of coca.
In 1885, John S. Pemberton sold them as "French Wine COCA".


After that, no alcohol campaign was begin so, the coca-cola's employs thought "French Wine Coca will not sell".
They used soda water instead of wine.
In 1886, M・Robinson named "COCA-COLA" and they sold them.

[NOW]

Coca-cola's flavor is top secret so, almost employs don't know Coca-cola's flavor.
Coca-cola is drank all over the world.

[Question]

How do you change flavors for each countries?
What do you think why Coca-cola is drank all over the world?

Reflection: Georgia Department Of Economic Development

In May 9th, I went to Georgia Department Of Economic Development and I learned many things from　Mr. Joseph.

[Why Georgia has many companies' Headquarters]

・Georgia is a good place for business.

・Georgia can transport easily for Europe and South Africa by ships.

・Georgia has many harbors.

・Regulations are loose.

・Quick start in Georgia trains employs.

[About Japanese companies in Georgia]

・KuBoTa, TOYOTA, YAMAHA, MISTUBISHI HITACHI and more Japanese companies advance to Georgia.

・First Japanese company is YKK.

・Mr.Joseph said Japanese companies cherish their employs so, Japanese companies are the best country in another countries' companies.

・Japan is number 5 about trade.

[About Georgia]

・8,000 Japanese people are living in Georgia now.

・Georgia is number 8 about population in the U.S.

・Georgia has 11 international office.

・Georgia is the largest in East coast.



These are many things, I learned from Mr.Joseph.



I learned many interested things, especially, I interested in relationship about Japan and Georgia.

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