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CANON ANNUAL REPORT 2015
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Research on ultra-miniature endoscopes at Healthcare Optics
Research Lab. (Massachusetts, United States)
New Canon ecommerce sites in Europe allow customers to purchase
products and access services direct from Canon online.
Strategy 4
Enhance R&D capabilities through open
innovation
The pace of technological advancement gets faster with each
passing day and, in the process, is becoming more sophis-
ticated and complex. Additionally, we are seeing increased
diversity in the needs of our customers, which has made it
necessary to integrate technologies from different fi elds. We
are therefore building a more open R&D structure, harvest-
ing information on state-of-the-art technologies from around
the world and applying it with the aim of accelerating devel-
opment processes and generating effective results. Also,
particularly in the fi eld of basic research, we are promoting col-
laborative and sponsored research, forming a wide-reaching
network through collaborations with universities, research insti-
tutions and business ventures in Japan and abroad.
Strategy 5
Complete the Three Regional Headquarters
management system capturing world
dynamism
During Phase IV, we made strides toward realizing the Three
Regional Headquarters management system, which spans
Japan, the United States and Europe. In terms of scale and
volume, however, we still have a long way to go. We will
therefore newly acquire multiple promising businesses via
M&A activities focused on Japan, the United States and
Europe while leveraging the distinctive features unique to
each region to accelerate diversifi cation. In this way, we will
complete the Three Regional Headquarters management
system under which Japan, the United States and Europe
will each roll out businesses globally.
Additionally, we are working to establish a structure that
will enable us to more effectively discover and cultivate com-
petent human resources capable of managing and execut-
ing their duties from a global perspective. We also aim to
re-instill the entrepreneurial spirit and San-ji (Three Selfs)*
Spirit that have been passed down since the Company’s
inception as a foundation for new growth.
In these ways, we will work in Phase V to reform all
aspects of development, production and sales to boost prof-
itability while further promoting diversifi cation and the cul-
tivation of new businesses. In doing so, we will overcome
changes in the market environment and transform ourselves
into an all-new Canon to realize new growth.
* San-ji, or the Three Selfs, are: self-motivation (taking the initiative and
being proactive in all things), self-management (conducting oneself with
responsibility and accountability), and self-awareness (understanding
one’s situation and role in all situations).