Sports

By leveraging our trusted time measurement technology as a watch manufacturer, CITIZEN WATCH supports the official timing of marathons and long-distance relays. We use an automatic measuring device to sense an IC chip attached to the number worn on a runner’s chest. The device conveys in real-time the runner’s time to television stations via the Internet, where it is then displayed on live broadcasts.

The CITIZEN Table Tennis Club holds table tennis lessons and networking events across Japan, with a majority of these events being held in the club’s hometown of Nishitokyo. The club’s players work diligently to build friendships with local community members through table tennis and encourage more people to gain an appreciation for the sport. Participants in the events have made such enthusiastic comments as “I improved my skills a great deal through these lessons” and “I hope that the club comes to my town again.”

CITIZEN WATCH sponsors the Japan Deaf Table Tennis Championship Series. As a company that houses a table tennis team belonging to Japan’s First League, it will continue sponsoring this series to further popularize sports for the deaf in and outside Japan.

The CITIZEN Table Tennis Club is the Group's only corporate team with a history and tradition of more than half a century since its establishment, with table tennis being the Group's only company-sanctioned sport. As a pioneer in corporate table tennis sports, the club has produced many famous players and has always been one of the best in Japan. In terms of community contribution activities, the city of Nishi-Tokyo, where our head office is located, appointed us as a sports PR ambassador in February 2020, and we are registered as a "Health Supporter" of the city, interacting with local students through table tennis and contributing to the spread and improvement of table tennis skills. The "Health Supporters" are businesses and organizations in Nishi-Tokyo that are active in promoting the health of Nishi-Tokyo citizens and are engaged in one of the five key activities of the city's health promotion plan: health awareness, food and nutrition, exercise and sports, mental health and rest, and learning and creativity.

We demonstrate our commitment to fostering an inclusive and intergenerational sports environment within the local community by sponsoring the "Curling Mirai Project," overseen by the non-profit organization Sports Community Karuizawa Club. Through this initiative, we actively contribute to the creation of a regional sports ecosystem that encourages collaboration between diverse generations and integrates seamlessly with the local community.

About Curling Mirai Project

The project carries out the following activities to support the development of curling competitions.

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Activities	Details
Reinforcement support	Supporting club teams
Developing the next generation of athletes	Elite Academy: Instruction for selected promising athletes Holding the CITIZEN U21 Karuizawa Junior Challenge Cup Scholarships Holding the CITIZEN U21 Karuizawa Junior Challenge Cup Scholarships
Coach training and the development of coaching methods	Training promising coaches in cooperation with local competition organizations