Tokyo, 30 August 2018 – The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
(Tokyo 2020) today welcomed KOKUYO Co., Ltd. (KOKUYO) as a Tokyo 2020 Official Supporter, the
third domestic tier of the Tokyo 2020 Sponsorship Programme.
The company has been attributed the category "Office Furniture & Stationery." Its addition brings the total
number of Tokyo 2020 domestic partners to 52*, including 15 Gold Partners, 30 Official Partners, and 7
Official Supporters, all of whom will play vital roles in the successful delivery of the Games.
Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori welcomed the announcement, commenting, "We are delighted to
have KOKUYO as an Official Supporter. KOKUYO supports the growth of their individual and corporate
customers based on their corporate philosophy of "enriching the world through our products".
At Tokyo 2020 we are getting busier each day and the number of staff is increasing; we are confident that
KOKUYO’s support will help create a more effective work environment for us that will in turn help ensure
the successful delivery of the Tokyo 2020 Games."
Hidekuni Kuroda, Representative Director of the Board, President and CEO of KOKUYO, commented, "I
am proud that we have the opportunity to be involved as a Tokyo 2020 Official Supporter. KOKUYO aims
to be a lifestyle & work style company that enriches society by providing value through our products and
services to enhance customers' creativity and to deliver improvements to their quality of life so that they
can work, learn and live better. We will support the Tokyo 2020 Games as an Official Supporter, and
apply our creativity and full efforts to help drive Tokyo’s future evolution and the prosperity of the world."
Notes to Editors:
About the Tokyo 2020 Sponsorship Programme: The Olympic sponsorship programme is divided into
four separate categories, with the IOC’s The Olympic Partner (TOP) programme constituting the very
highest level of Olympic sponsorship. The Worldwide TOP Partners who support the Olympic Games
Tokyo 2020 are Coca-Cola, Alibaba, Atos, Bridgestone, Dow, GE, Intel, Omega, Panasonic, Procter and
Gamble, Samsung, Toyota and Visa.
The three remaining categories are designated for domestic sponsors. The highest domestic tier
comprises Gold Partners, the second tier consists of Official Partners and the third tier is made up of
Official Supporters. Domestic sponsors will also be core components of Tokyo 2020’s Marketing
Programme, and until 2020 they will be indispensable partners both for the successful delivery of the
Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and as partners of Japan’s Olympic and Paralympic teams.
Accordingly, they will be accorded the rights to use Tokyo 2020’s Olympic and Paralympic designations
and imagery, including emblems, mascots and slogans. In collaboration with all sponsors who take part
in the Marketing Programme, the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee will work to contribute to a brighter
tomorrow for both Japan and the world.
Please click the following link to learn more about the rights granted to the Tokyo 2020 Games' Sponsors:
https://tokyo2020.org/en/organising-committee/marketing/sponsorship/
About KOKUYO Co., Ltd.: Ever since our foundation in 1905, the corporate purpose (corporate
philosophy) has been "Contributing to society." In other words, by supporting the success and growth of
each and every individual, we steadily enrich society as a whole. Working and learning are acts that are
essential for human growth and societal development. Moving forward as well, KOKUYO aims to be a
company that continues to be chosen by customers in a manner befitting our name, "honor of the country
(KOKUYO)," by providing products and services that enrich the intellectual activities of people who work
and people who learn.
* In addition to these 52 Tokyo 2020 domestic partners, the Tokyo 2020 sponsorship programme also
includes six Worldwide Olympic Partners – Atos, Bridgestone, Omega, Panasonic, Procter and Gamble
and Toyota – as Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Gold Partners.
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