Global Employees

Q1: What prompted you to join the company? Reasons

Expand Your Potential and Grow

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  Marana

  We'd love to hear what led you to join Macnica!

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  helicopter

  Before joining Macnica, I was involved in project management for the development of cameras for ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) at a Japanese automobile manufacturer. However, Macnica is a company that provides cutting-edge solutions to customers in a variety of industries, not just the automotive industry, so I decided to join the company with the hope that "I can put my experience to good use here" and "I can further expand my potential."

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  Sue

  Macnica is a very attractive company for employees who want to achieve something through their work. I've been with Macnica for eight years now, but before I joined, I wanted to work hard in a team that could work globally from a young age. Macnica does a lot of business with overseas companies, and has a Macnica culture that trusts its employees and entrusts them with challenging work, so I remember feeling during my job search that "here I can work globally and grow tremendously at the same time."

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  Marana

  Macnica is the perfect company to make Su's dream come true!

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  Sue

  That's right! What was also appealing about the team I was offered was that it provided an environment where I could utilize my Chinese, English, and Japanese skills.

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  helicopter

  Indeed, there are quite a few positions at Macnica that require communication in languages other than Japanese.

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  Marana

  I also feel very fortunate to have been able to join Macnica! Macnica is a global company that uses cutting-edge technology to solve global issues, and employees come from a variety of backgrounds, yet they all get along really well. I'm very happy to be able to work here.

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  Sue

  Sometimes I don't understand what the other person is trying to say. As someone from China, Japanese communication seems to me to be ambiguous, and there are many times when I don't know whether the person is saying "Yes" or "No" to a question. So, if there's even the slightest bit of ambiguity about the other person's intentions, I try to confirm that my understanding is correct.

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  helicopter

  Language and cultural differences are inevitable, so it's important to find ways to bridge those gaps.

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  Sue

  You're right. Does your team ever read the booklet that lists Macnica 's core values, "TEAMS"?

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  helicopter

  We read through the document in groups and regularly discuss with our colleagues how we understood it. By confirming Macnica 's unique values and having all employees share a common understanding, we can all exert our strengths in the same direction. This is extremely useful when we work as a team, despite being born and raised overseas and having different backgrounds!

Q3: Future outlook

More Global, More Innovative

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  helicopter

  What potential do you see in Macnica?

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  Marana

  Macnica 's strength lies in its position as a "hub" that connects suppliers and customers through its wide-ranging global network. I believe that it is this strength that will enable Macnica to continue to grow as a company.

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  helicopter

  I agree! I feel that Macnica 's main value is building a pipeline between customers and suppliers, that is, between Japanese companies and overseas companies. Japanese companies face many barriers, including language barriers, when expanding overseas, but Macnica has business connections with companies all over the world and can act as a bridge between Japanese and overseas companies, which is of great value to customers and suppliers.

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  Sue

  I agree with both of them. I feel that one of Macnica 's strengths is its ability to bridge the gap between Japan and other countries, such as the language barrier and differences in business practices. Macnica is already a top-level Japanese semiconductor trading company, but I think that in the future it will expand its business even more globally and grow in size as a company.

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  Marana

  I would also like to emphasize that "our willingness to take on new technological challenges" is one of Macnica 's strengths! Macnica is also a company that goes beyond the framework of a trading company, developing a variety of products. For example, in the AI project I am involved in, we are developing monitoring technology to automate plant cultivation. We are using AI to efficiently grow crops that are difficult to grow. Macnica is also proactive in creating such innovations through in-house development.

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  helicopter

  We look forward to seeing Marana's team change the world!

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  Sue

  Macnica provides an environment that makes it easy for us, people born and raised in different countries, to take on the challenge of realizing something new, so I want each and every one of us to work aggressively to bring about innovation!