Starting in March 2025, NEXTY Electronics Corporation (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Yasuhiro Kakihara; hereinafter “NEXTY Electronics”) began sponsoring the “Mimamori-tai” community service activity of rugby team RICOH BlackRams Tokyo (hereinafter “BlackRams Tokyo”), a member of the NTT JAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONE.

 

NEXTY Electronics begins sponsoring BlackRams Tokyo’s “Mimamori-tai” (©RICOH BlackRams Tokyo)

 

Held during morning rush hour every second and fourth Tuesday of the month, BlackRams Tokyo’s “Mimamori-tai” traffic safety activity involves participants watching over the safety of local children and residents at crosswalks and other busy areas in the vicinity of their practice grounds in Setagaya-ku. Participants also carry out litter removal in the area after the activity. The “Mimamori-tai” has been continuously contributing to the promotion of local traffic safety and the improvement of the environment since 2020.

 

As an electronics trading company that boasts top-of-class scale in the automotive industry globally, NEXTY Electronics will “strive for the elimination of traffic casualties and contribute to the creation of a safe and comfortable mobility society,” one of the Key Sustainability Issues of the Toyota Tsusho Group*, through its sponsorship of the “Mimamori-tai.” Additionally, participation by NEXTY Electronics’ employees in this activity will help further its vitalization.

 

NEXTY Electronics will continue to contribute to the realization of its vision of “the creation of an ethically good society” by promoting the development of local communities through sports.

 

©RICOH BlackRams Tokyo

 

©RICOH BlackRams Tokyo

 

©RICOH BlackRams Tokyo

 

■About the “Mimamori-tai” traffic safety activity

Organizer: BlackRams Tokyo

Activity details: Watching over pedestrians during morning rush hour and litter collection

Activity location: Around the Ricoh Ground, Setagaya-ku

When held: Second and fourth Tuesday of each month

Participants: Include members of nearby elementary school PTA, students from nearby university and an officer from the Tamagawa Police Station.

Sponsorship details: Creation of high-visibility fluorescent vests for participants to wear during the activity (vests and banner display the NEXTY Electronics logo)

 

 

*Toyota Tsusho official website: Sustainability “Strive for the elimination of traffic casualties and contribute to the creation of a safe and comfortable mobility society”
https://www.toyota-tsusho.com/english/sustainability/ttc/business/case01.html

 

 

■About NEXTY Electronics

Company name: NEXTY Electronics Corporation

Address: Shinagawa Front Building, 2-3-13, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo

 

NEXTY Electronics, an electronics trading company within the Toyota Tsusho Group, boasts top-of-class scale in the automotive industry. By actively deploying cutting-edge technologies such as autonomous driving into other industries, NEXTY Electronics focuses on technologies and commercial products that meet customer and social needs in a variety of areas while also helping to provide solutions to the challenges faced by society. NEXTY Electronics also offers optimum solutions that transcend regions and business sectors by leveraging the Toyota Tsusho Group’s global network.

Please visit the link below for more information.

NEXTY Electronics Official Website: https://www.nexty-ele.com/english/