Support of Employee's Sport Activity

Support of Employee's Sport Activity

TOTO Group has a program to support employees who are active at international and national sports tournaments and events.

The Chigasaki Plant Women's Basketball Team began as an internal club activity, gradually building up experience to expand their activity to the SB2 (East Japan) of the Japan Society Basketball League (SBL) and beyond to national tournaments.

Kasumi Fukui of the Shiga Plant (General Affairs G)

Following the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, she will compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, where she placed 5th in the 4x100m mixed freestyle relay. She will continue to represent Japan on the world stage, and continues to train hard every day while also juggling her work and athletics.

Toma Ebina from Utsunomiya AG of the Kitakanto Branch was selected as a member of the national team for the 31st FISU World University Games.He won prizes at the 31st FISU World University Games held in Chengdu, China, in 2023. (Event: Wushu Taijiquan (3rd place (bronze medal) in Taiji Sword) and 4th place in Men’s Taijiquan of Self-Selected Difficulty)He is engaged in both sales operations and sports every day on the daily basis.

The badminton club at the Head Office and Kokura 1st Factory has participated in the All Japan Corporate Badminton Championships 17 times in 15 consecutive years (as of 2024) and is aiming to enter the S/J League. In addition, as individuals, they have been involved in a wide range of long-term activities, including participating in the All Japan Adult Badminton Championships and the All Japan Senior Badminton Championships.

The soft tennis club at the head office and Kokura 1st Factory has a history of over 40 years, and last year it received an award for outstanding organization from the Japan Soft Tennis Federation. The club members, both male and female, range from teenagers who love soft tennis to seniors in their 50s, and they have a goal in mind when practicing and competing, working hard to reach the top 16 in the All Japan Corporate Championships. Individual members, from young players to seniors, have won prizes in various tournaments, and a senior member has been selected to represent Japan in the Senior Asian Games to be held in Korea this year.

Aiko Kosao, who belongs to the Kitakyushu Branch Market Development Department, started weight training for the purpose of losing weight during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Since starting JBBF Bikini Fitness in 2021, she has improved her results every year, and placed 4th in the Masters (40-44 years old) at the 2024 World Championships. She is currently working hard to balance her sales work with competition.