Here we outline our four businesses, through which we contribute widely to the lives of people around the world.
Citizen began production of machine tools in 1936, utilizing the technologies and know-how developed through the manufacture of watch parts. Our products contribute to the development of manufacturing industries all over the world.
Loved by citizens, working for citizens.
CITIZEN's corporate philosophy, "Loved by citizens, working for citizens" is to
deeply contribute to the lives of people around the world through the manufacturing of products that are loved and trusted by citizens.
Crafting a new tomorrow Towards sustainable value creation
By further promoting sustainable management, we aim to become a company that can create value sustainably
CITIZEN Group’s Sustainable Management
For FY2022, initiatives with an asterisk (*) at the end were suspended or conducted online due to the coronavirus pandemic.
CITIZEN WATCH
CITIZEN WATCH donated five million yen to Japan Platform, a designated non-profit organization (NPO), to support individuals severely impacted by the earthquake that struck southeastern Turkey in February 2023 and aid in the recovery and restoration of the affected regions.
CITIZEN WATCH
As an effort to support the recovery of areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, CITIZEN WATCH has held an event called the Recovery Market featuring local specialties from Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate Prefectures since 2015. Although the event is held only briefly during lunch breaks, many employees who wish to contribute to the recovery of the area participated in the event, and sales of the famous sake and confectioneries were particularly strong. The event is scheduled to be held continuously in the future as an opportunity to remember the areas still in the process of recovery. (*)
The CITIZEN Group
Since 2011, The CITIZEN Group has been providing continuous support to "ARTS for HOPE," a project aimed at healing the hearts of those affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake through art. "ARTS for HOPE" holds hospital art sessions and workshops in the affected areas to support the recovery and heal the hearts and minds of the affected people.
The CITIZEN Group
The CITIZEN Group donated five million yen to Japan Platform, a specified NPO, for the relief of the victims and the reconstruction of the areas affected by the heavy rain disaster in western Japan in July 2018.
The CITIZEN Group
The CITIZEN Group contributed 3 million yen to Plan International Japan to assist victims and support the reconstruction efforts in the regions affected by the unprecedented heavy rainfall in July 2017, spanning from Fukuoka Prefecture to Oita Prefecture. This rainfall was the most substantial ever recorded up to May 2022.
The donated funds were utilized to furnish evacuation centers with sleeping mattresses, particularly in locations with unforgiving flooring. Additionally, the funds helped establish and operate a "Children’s Plaza," a safe space dedicated to supervising children who were left without adult care due to the focus on recovery activities. This initiative aimed to address critical needs often overlooked within evacuation centers.
Tohoku Soma Plant, CITIZEN WATCH MANUFACTURING
Shinchi Station on the JR Joban Line, which is the nearest station to the Tohoku Soma Plant, was devastated by the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake. The area around the station was raised by 4m as part of the reconstruction project, and the new station building, which was relocated 300m southwest of the old station building, reopened for business on December 10, 2016. CITIZEN WATCH MANUFACTURING, in cooperation with CITIZEN WATCH and CITIZEN TIC, donated a clock monument for the front of the station on January 30, 2017. The clock tower is 5 meters high with three clock faces and a solar-powered radio-controlled clock.
