Press Releases 2014

TEPCO announced today that it has invited Mr. Susumu Uchikawa (Honorary Advisor of Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc), who has been involved in the improvement of manufacturing sites for decades, as special advisor (tentative). TEPCO has been tackling initiatives to double its productivity and to win in the competitive environment as well as fulfilling its commitment towards Fukushima revitalization. The company hopes to learn from Mr. Uchikawa's knowledge and experience in improving workplace productivity.

Mr. Uchikawa will be visiting the sites from January 2015, cooperating closely with the board members, and will be constantly offering guidance towards doubling productivity.

Accordingly, a "Kaizen" (continuous improvement) activity team will be set up with members from the Power Grid Company and the Fuel and Power Company which will work under Mr. Uchikawa, deploying his instructions at the front line.