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traditional techniques to the prints to produce
works almost indistin
g
uishable
f
rom the ori
g
inals.
In 2008, Canon app
l
ie
d
its own
h
i
gh
-precision
co
l
or matc
h
ing system to rea
l
ize great
l
y s
h
ortene
d
p
roduction times and the faithful re
p
roduction of
original colors. Between 2007 and March 2009,
replicas of 10 historic items were completed and
donated to associated temples and museums
.
Nurturing Diverse Human Resources
To
b
ecome a tru
ly
exce
ll
ent
gl
o
b
a
l
corporation,
Canon is committed to creatin
g
fair worker-man
-
a
g
ement re
l
ations an
d
usin
g
communication an
d
e
d
ucation to motivate eac
h
emp
l
oyee to continue
growing as an “excellent person.
”
Canon nurtures human resources and actively
develops the abilities o
f
its emplo
y
ees while provid
-
in
g
various certi
fi
cation pro
g
rams and reco
g
nizin
g
emplo
y
ee achievements. The Compan
y
also estab
-
l
is
h
es an
d
active
ly
supports trainin
g
centers
throu
g
hout the Group to raise the technical skills of
emplo
y
ees and contribute to the expansion of
emp
l
oyment opportunities in
l
oca
l
communities.
In 2008, Canon began construction of the Oita
Manufacturing Training Center in Japan, to be
Established in 2008, Canon Wind is
f
ocusing e
ff
orts on
s
upportin
g
people with disabilities.
R
eproduction o
f
Sesshu’s scroll,
Landscapes o
f
the
F
our Seasons
:
the
co
m
b
in
at
i
o
n
o
f
d
igita
l
tec
h
no
l
ogies
a
n
d
t
r
ad
i
t
i
o
n
a
l
tec
h
niques ma
k
es
p
ossible the faithful
reproduction o
f
o
ri
g
inal works.
equipped with such manu
f
acturin
g
equipment as
g
rindin
g
machines
f
or lens processin
g
, plastic
-
mo
ld
in
g
mac
h
ines an
d
automation contro
l
equip
-
ment. T
h
e Company a
l
so constructe
d
t
h
e Canon
Workforce Development Center in Virginia, which
is e
q
ui
pp
ed with to
p
-of-the-line facilities to
p
rovide
technical skills training.
Oita Canon teamed up with a social wel
f
are
corporation in Oita and established the
j
oint
compan
y
Canon Wind Inc. to promote the emplo
y-
ment o
f
disabled people, especiall
y
those with
m
e
n
tal
d
i
sab
i
l
i
t
i
es
.