Haseko Corporation Co-sponsors 'Fencing Experience Class' Hosted by Asuka Village ~ 227 Children Experience the Speed and Skill of Japanese National Team Players ~

On July 14 (Tue), a 'Fencing Experience Class' (hosted by Asuka Village, hereinafter referred to as this event) was held at Asuka Village Elementary School. Haseko Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and President: Satoshi Kumano, hereinafter referred to as 'our company') co-sponsored this event with the Nara Prefecture Fencing Association (President: Yoshio Ogita) and Dainippon Printing Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and President: Yoshinori Kitajima). This event was held for the second time, following last June.

The event was attended by our company's employees and Japanese national fencing team members, Seiya Asaka and Tamae Terayama, as well as Yoshi Taeda, a Japanese national fencing team member currently studying at Waseda University. The event explained the basic movements and rules of fencing to 227 children from the first to sixth grades and had them experience Smart Fencing※1. Furthermore, through a powerful mock match and a Q&A session by the players, the children deepened their exchange and experienced the speed and skill of the world level while touching the charm of fencing.

Our company has signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Asuka Village and the Asuka Village Regional Revitalization Public Corporation in September 2017 and has been working in cooperation with the historical preservation activities of the ancient capital of Asuka and the industrial and regional revitalization projects of Asuka Village. We will continue to promote activities that lead to regional revitalization and activation through active exchange with the region and society.