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“Quality education” is an education philosophy that has gained much attention in present-day China. Our plan is to work with Japanese education institutions and aim for new market expansion in the ever-growing Chinese education market.
We will explore and pursue new ways of doing retail business in China and Southeast Asia in the post-COVID-19 era. Eventually, we will also aim to re-import these new modes of retail to Japan.
In these businesses, we will strive to use smart technologies to solve energy, environmental, safety, administrative and other such societal issues that urban centers in Asia face. In doing so, we will contribute to the development of more livable communities in Asia.
Furthermore, we will develop high-quality industrial parks in Asia that are safe and environmentally friendly, and that contribute to the sharing of technology, human resource development, and the creation of industries and jobs. These businesses will support corporate supply chain management strategies and new overseas expansion.
These businesses will facilitate the creation of next generation battery businesses and contribute to achieving low-carbon and recycle-based societies.
We will promote our DX service business abroad, looking towards the realization of values expected by society and corporations.
This Division is leading growth in the medical market―a market with clear regional disparities.
Beginning as a CSO (Contract Sales Organization), and developing into a CRO (Contract Research Organization), we will look to expand our expertise and network in the pharmaceutical and medical device fields, and pursue the creation of a product portfolio.
We pursue solutions to medical infrastructure related issues. By supporting and constructing medical infrastructure such as general hospitals, specialized hospitals, and checkup centers, we will work to enhance medicine and healthcare. Through the adoption of an advanced digital outsourcing model, we will provide value by simultaneously pursuing economic rationality and high quality.
We will participate in e-sports businesses, which are rapidly growing on a global level, and by forging connections to next generation (Millennial and Gen Z) consumers through media, we will expand this business model in Japan and Asia.
We plan to incorporate the Clean Beauty brand (which has an awareness of wellness functionality and understands the industry’s consumer tendency towards SDGs) into the Division, and develop it for next generation consumers in digital and physical stores in Japan and Asia.
Here we will aim to launch businesses in high-growth fields that account for mega trends such as retail finance, circular economy ventures, and education.
As a division newly established in 2019, we will pursue growth themes in domains that are expected to see explosive growth in the future, emphasizing speed to engage in the creation of new business models.
By anticipating the future need for social infrastructure and technological foundations (e.g. blockchain and next generation batteries), we will be able to create new business models.
Through collaboration with the other business divisions, we will promote businesses that fully utilize all of Marubeni’s resources. By promoting horizontal expansion (entering new domains and linking them with existing ones), we will engage in the creation of new platform functions.
We will use startup ecosystems and innovation centers to cultivate knowledge and experience related to the world’s most cutting-edge technologies and innovations, and develop revolutionary business models that have been proven in Europe and the U.S. as new businesses in Asia.
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