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