The Osaka Marathon is held in Osaka City every February. Before the marathon, the "Osaka Marathon "Clean UP" Operation" is held every year throughout the city under the concept of "welcoming visitors to Osaka with a clean city". This year, too, our employees and other volunteers took part in the cleanup before the marathon on the 26th.
　On the day of the cleanup, more than 50 people from the JFE Shoji Group, including Mr. Kitajima, General Manager of the Osaka Branch Office, gathered under a cold sky with light snow flurries to pick up empty cans, paper scraps, and other trash around the Dojima Avanza building where the company is located.
　This year, the ban on public participation in the marathon, which had been suspended due to the Corona disaster, was lifted, and 10 people in their 20s to 50s, both men and women, from the JFE Shoji Group entered the race. The employees who participated in the marathon ran briskly through the streets of Osaka, cheered on by people along the route, according to their individual pace and physical condition.
　We will continue to participate in activities such as community cleanups and actively promote the creation of opportunities for interaction among employees through participation in local events.