Concluded an Official Bronze Partner agreement with NIDEK CO., LTD.

The Japan Goalball Association (President: Michiko Kajimoto, Adachi-ku, Tokyo) is pleased to announce the conclusion of an Official Bronze Partner agreement with NIDEK CO., LTD. (President and CEO: Motoki Ozawa, Gamagori-shi, Aichi). NIDEK CO., LTD. is a medical equipment manufacturer headquartered in Gamagori City, Aichi Prefecture. Since its founding in 1971, the company has expanded its business into three fields: medical, optometric equipment, and coating, driven by the desires to 'make the invisible visible,' 'enable recognition of what is seen,' and 'create excellent devices related to the eyes.' As a leading company in ophthalmic medical equipment and optometric instruments, they support people around the world in leading healthy lives. [Company Name] NIDEK CO., LTD. [Established] July 7, 1971 (Founded August 8 of the same year) [Location] 34-14 Maehama, Hiroishi-cho, Gamagori, Aichi [President and CEO] Motoki Ozawa [Business Overview] Medical field: Development, manufacturing, and sales of ophthalmic medical equipment / electronic medical records, etc. Optometric equipment field: Development, manufacturing, and sales of optometry / processing equipment for opticians. Coating field: Coating processing and sales of eyeglass lenses / optical components, etc. [Website] https://www.nidek.co.jp/ We are extremely pleased to have concluded a partnership with the Japan Goalball Association. Since our establishment, our company has continued to develop products focused on the eyes, and we have advanced our technological development while receiving much inspiration and knowledge from people with visual impairments. Through supporting the Japan Goalball Association on this occasion, we hope to contribute to the realization of a society where we walk alongside visually impaired individuals and deepen mutual understanding. In addition, based on our fundamental stance of 'Spirit, Distinction, and the World,' we are expanding our business globally. We sincerely cheer for the Japanese national team players as they excel on the world stage. NIDEK contributes to society in the vision-related field as an ophthalmic medical equipment manufacturer. We feel tremendous joy in concluding an Official Bronze Partner agreement with such a company that understands and supports our association's activities. For our association, which promotes Goalball as a sport for the visually impaired, collaborating with NIDEK, a company facing society in the same 'ophthalmology' domain, is highly meaningful and encouraging. With this partnership as a great driving force, we will work on the further popularization and development of Goalball, as well as the improvement of competitive abilities, while striving even harder toward promoting understanding of visual impairments and realizing an inclusive society.