One day when the new year started At a major trading company, in order to prevent infection with the new coronavirus, instead of canceling the entrance ceremony, top management and expatriates from overseas bases connected online welcomed new employees and celebrated the start. ..
Chairman Masahiro Okafuji and President Keita Ishii stood at the front entrance of ITOCHU's head office in Minato-ku, Tokyo from around 9 am, and welcomed 115 new employees one by one.
Two large monitors were installed at the entrance, which was decorated with about 300 cut flowers of cherry blossoms, and connected online with expatriates at 12 overseas bases such as Shanghai and Singapore.
The new employees were wrapped in a lot of applause, and when they thanked the top executives, they headed to the workplace where they were assigned with a tense look.
Ms. Hinako Fujiwara, a new employee assigned to a food-related department, said, "I am very happy to have such a place despite the corona illness. I take responsibility and pride as a member of a trading company. I want to challenge my work. "
Chairman Okafuji said, "I wanted to make the day of joining the company once in a lifetime a memorable moment, so I set up a place like this. I want you to master it. "