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| New Year's Greetings by Mr. Hajime Satomi, President of Japan Amusement Machinery Manufactures Association I would like to tell my wishing a very happy new year to all of you. The total amount of the market was 2 trillion and 246.4 billions in the amusement industry 2006. It made a recovery to the 2 billions after 3 years. Both the operation sales and sales of business-use amusement machine were grown slightly over the previous fiscal year and its forth consecutive quarterly rise. On the other hand, there are many severities of the circumstances surrounding and constantly changing business surrounding such as low birthrate and longevity, drastic society conformation changes and tax increase. To do some accurate action, we announced the new mechanism for the first step to reinforce of ability to develop, market expansion and growth and further progression of the amusement industry at the end of 2006. It is for the restructuring of industry group by AOU, NSA and JAMMA which target the integration of the 3 industry groups. Thanks to the new association, it will be easier to have total cooperation and fast response to the foremost task. Also it will be able to promote measure more efficiently. It will be the basis material to become a reality of the improving and it could be the big first step for the industry Here are some our topics for the specific action this year. We will continuously consult on moving ahead on IT network, actual condition survey of amusement industry, investigative research about recycle system and safety ensuring of the amusement machines. We continuously respond the diversification of social situation and amusement needs and make concerted efforts together to tackle the task such as delinquency prevention, sound upbringing of youth so that we will be able to contribute to the further development of AM industry and our life. I was appointed the president of JAMMA again at the 18th ordinary general meeting in May 2006. Furthermore, I will take weighty responsibility and I will navigate AM industry to the further development We look so much forward to receiving the advices and support from the members and may this year happy and prosperity for all of the members. |
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