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The Nagaoka Zen Training Center (Nagaoka Zen Juku) was established in 1936 by Katsujiro Iwai, the founder of Iwai & Co. Ltd., one of Sojitz's predecessor companies, for the purpose of promoting a Zen-based background to education and providing scholarships. Numerous students and working people active in many fields have partaken of Zen teachings at the center. As a member of the Saishokai Group, which is the corporate group of Iwai & Co., Ltd., Sojitz will continue to support the center and carry on the spirit in which it was founded.
Saishokai
Saishokai is a company group consisting of nine companies, founded in 1953 to recognize the virtues of the founder of Nagaoka Zen Training Center, Katsujiro Iwai, and to deepen cooperation and friendly relationships among member companies listed below.
- Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
- Toabo Corporation
- Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.
- NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
- Sojitz Corporation
- Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.
- Tokuyama Corporation
- Japan Bridge Corporation
- FUJIFILM Corporation
