September 2015
Thank you for all your comments and feedback
Please accept our wholehearted gratitude for helping us make Arc Communications what it is today.
We couldn't have reached our current position without your precious guidance.
Communicate Locally, Market Globally
This slogan didn't yet exist when we launched the company. Although, as I was concerned with the amount of fascinating information on products and services created throughout the world that wasn't living up to its full potential, I wanted to create a brand of communication that would convey the essence of their splendor.
At the time, we already had the keywords "translation" and "Web" but hadn't organized them into tangible services. Fortunately, customers got in touch with us, and I remember promising my team to work following this motto: to receive ten projects from one customer rather than one project each from ten different customers. Thusly, we drew up the seven pillars of our corporate philosophy, which became "to work toward increasing happiness amongst ourselves, our company and our society."
Thanks to the support of many customers, we have managed to grow and evolve during this past ten years.
Your requests allowed us to always reach further and expand our areas of business.
Your words of gratitude enabled us to push ourselves even further.
Your comments gave us the opportunity to rethink and adapt our behavior.
Thank you very much for all of your feedback. It was a true source of encouragement and growth.
We can now strive to contribute to society.
As such, we started two CSR activities: 1) a portal website dedicated to increasing the number of study abroad students in Japan; and 2) supporting young athletes who are trying to take on the world with sports.
We intend to pursue our daily efforts in order for us and our customers to put our slogan into practice: Communicate Locally, Market Globally.
We count on your continuing feedback which, in ten years' time, will allow us to thank you again for our consecutive growth.
Mariko Ohsato
President & CEO
History
Communicate Locally, Market Globally
In the global age we are living in, breaking through the walls of language, time and distance infinitely broadens possibilities. Since its establishment in 2005, Arc Communications has strived to provide high quality communications services to help convey our customers' messages.
Here is a look at the main events that took place at Arc Communications and on in our society over the last ten years.
| Highlights at Arc Communications | Meanwhile, in the rest of the world | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Launch of Arc Communications on July, 15 Launch of our three services: translation, Web solutions and temporary staffing Appointment of outside directors First large scale project using CMS architecture |
Launch of the Tsukuba Express line Opening of the Expo 2005 Aichi Japan |
| 2006 | Launch of the separated department system Launch of our business publications translation service Our Web team's participation in 10 consecutive successful calls for bid First large scale global website creation First issue of our corporate newsletter, funNOTE |
Launch of the mobile number portability (MNP) system Torino 2006 Winter Olympics |
| 2007 | Launch of our temporary staffing service 20 consecutive successful translation trials Launch of a Web service to help create/manage websites directed at foreign-owned Japanese companies We were awarded the Privacy Mark |
First Tokyo Marathon |
| 2008 | Launch of our multi-language translation service Mrs. Ohsato took a two month-long maternity leave |
Opening of the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin line Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics |
| 2009 | Launch of our interpretation service Launch of a CMS audit service for companies considering the inclusion of the CMS architecture Launch of an English-language website evaluation service Logo renewal |
Change of government from the Liberal Democratic Party in favor of the Democratic Party |
| 2010 | Launch of our graphic design service Launch of our website audit service Publication of our first Survey Report First child-care leave for a male employee (one year) |
Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Highest heat wave in history |
| 2011 | Launch of our English writing service Launch of our 44 language global website Launch of our Ski Team Transfer of cross country skier Yuichi Onda to Arc Communications' Ski Team |
Great East Japan Earthquake |
| 2012 | Launch of UNIV. IN JAPAN, a portal website presenting English-based programs taught at Japanese universities Launch of our English training course |
Opening of the Tokyo Skytree London 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 2013 | Launch of our French language website Opening of a collection of short introductory sentences in 44 languages |
Mt. Fuji named a World Heritage Site |
| 2014 | Yuichi Onda competed in the Olympics for the third time in a row Achievement of Arc Communications' best sales and highest profit |
Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Consumption tax raise from 5 to 8% |
| 2015 | 10th Anniversary | Opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen |
