Soon after graduating from Soka University nine years ago, I began working at my current workplace, Meisei Industry, Co., Ltd.

九年前从创价大学毕业后不久，我就开始在我目前的工作单位明请产业(股份)有限公司工作。

Our company has been in business for 51 years this year (2020). We produce value-added products with our manufacturing equipment, using our own technology and machine design system.

到今年（2020年）为止，我们公司已经营51年。我们利用自己的制造设备、技术和机械设计系统生产增殖产品。

One of the main products we manufacture is called copper foil thread, in which copper wire in the form of foil is wound around the thread core. Because it demonstrates excellence in its elasticity, flexibility, and lightweight properties, it has been widely adopted for use in industrial robots, semiconductor production equipment, audio cables and more recently in space, aviation, and medical fields.

我们制造的主要产品之一被称为铜箔线，其中箔形铜线缠绕在线芯上，具有出色的弹性、柔性和重量轻的特点，因而被广泛应用于工业机器人、半导体生产设备、音频电缆的生产。近来，它还被应用于航天、航空和医疗领域。

Currently, our company is able to manufacture copper foil thread as thin　as 50？in diameter. This is the thinnest in the world. We also process ultra-fine assembled wires as thin as 9？ in diameter designed for cables to be inserted into the body, such as for gastroscopes.

目前，我们公司能够制造直径薄至50？的铜箔线。这是世界上最薄的铜箔线。此外，我们还加工直径薄至9？的预装线，专用于插入体内的线缆，比如胃镜。

Reflecting on my life, I remember that when I was in junior high school, I deepened my conviction to someday work in a field where I could contribute to world peace. Since I began working at my current company, I have kept that resolve close at heart while doing my best to contribute to society and doing whatever I could for the development of my company, which has been to produce ultra-fine copper foil wires. As a result of being recognized at work for my commitment, I was recommended by my co-workers and have been appointed as the CEO of my company in late March 2020.

回顾我的人生，我记得，初中时，我深信有一天我会在一个可以让我促进世界和平的领域中工作。自从我开始在现在的公司工作以后，我始终牢记这一决心，同时努力为社会作出贡献，为公司发展尽我所能。我公司一直在生产超细铜箔线。后来，我的工作获得认可，在2020年3月下旬，在同事的推荐下，我被任命为公司的首席执行官。

As soon I was appointed, I had to confront the COVID-19 crisis. When I was wondering what I should do about work, my employees, how to handle things from now on, etc., Professor Hideyuki Itabashi of the Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, suddenly contacted me. He said, “I’d like us to jointly develop a ‘copper fiber sheet’ that would drastically reduce infection risk for the current novel coronavirus.”

任命后不久，我不得不面对新冠病毒危机。我不知道从现在开始我该如何对待工作和员工，如何处理事情。这时，群马大学科技研究生院的板桥秀幸教授突然联系我。他说，“我希望我们联合开发‘铜纤维板’，以大幅减少当前感染新型冠状病毒的风险。”

This March, research teams at UCLA and Princeton University reported that the survival period of the novel human coronavirus depends on the type of surface it adheres to. According to their study, the virus remained viable on plastic and stainless steel between 48 and 72 hours. On copper, no viable virus was measured after 4 hours, which was much shorter than on other surfaces.

今年3月，加州大学洛杉矶分校(UCLA )和普林斯顿大学的研究团队报告称，新型人类冠状病毒的存活期取决于其依附的表面类型。根据他们的研究，该病毒可在塑料和不锈钢表面上存活48到 72小时。经测定，与其他表面相比，病毒在铜表面上的存活期更短，不足4小时。

In fact, our company had been focusing our attention on copper as having bactericidal effects and we had been considering using copper foil thread for product development. This is precisely what Professor Itabashi was setting his eyes on.

实际上，我们公司一直将注意力集中在具有杀菌效果的铜上。我们一直考虑将铜箔线用在产品开发上。这正是板桥教授所关注的。

But it was a sudden request, nonetheless. The more I thought about it, the more I felt that our company should do whatever we can to help people as soon as possible. All the employees came together to implement smooth and effective product development. And we were able to succeed with unprecedented speed.

不过，这个请求有些突然。我越想越觉得我们公司应尽快竭尽全力地帮助他人。所有员工要齐心协力，顺利有效地开发产品。我们能够以前所未有的速度取得成功。

The copper fiber sheet we developed used copper foil thread in both the warp and weft directions and the surface of the copper is coated with photocatalyst, which is known to be highly antibacterial and antiviral. Our experiments found that compared to copper alone, this sheet was a thousand times more antibacterial.

我们开发的铜纤维板是从经纬两个方向上使用铜箔线，铜表面涂有光催化剂。众所周知，光催化剂具有良好的杀菌性和抗病毒性。我们的实验发现，这种铜纤维板的杀菌效果是单铜的1000倍以上。

The copper fiber sheet is very lightweight, and we would be able to make ‘mask covers’ to be worn over regular face masks, surgical gloves, as well as covers for elevator buttons, light switches, leather straps on trains and buses, and doorknobs, etc.

铜纤维板的重量非常轻，所以，我们可以制造用于常规口罩的“口罩套”、手术手套以及升降机按钮套、电灯开关套、列车和巴士的皮带套和门把手套等。

On April 8, only two weeks after Professor Itabashi contacted me, I was making a press release for the copper fiber sheet. It was a breakthrough product, so it attracted a lot of media attention. My press conference was not only covered in Gunma prefecture, but it also aired on national television.

4月8日，也就是板桥教授联系我之后两个星期，我在写关于铜纤维板的新闻稿。这是一个突破性产品，吸引了大批媒体的关注。我的这场新闻发布会不仅在群马县报道，而且还在国家电视台上播出。

Our company is not only drawing attention for the copper fiber sheet we developed. Medical cables we have been supplying from before are being used for ultrasound imaging in medical examinations for patients. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, inquiries from the United States and European countries have increased so we are operating our facilities at full capacity.

我们公司之所以受到关注，不只是因为我们开发的铜纤维板。我们一直以来供应的医用电缆也将用于患者检查中使用的超声成像。新冠病毒爆发后，欧美询盘越来越多，因此，我们正全力以赴进行生产。

What matters most for our company is the people. When I became the CEO, I shared with all the employees something I learned from my mentor in life and honorary president of the Soka Gakkai, Mr. Daisaku Ikeda. He said that these five points are crucial in protecting and developing an organization as if it has been made over. They are as follows:

对于我们公司来说，人是最重要的。当我成为首席执行官时，我与所有员工分享了一些我从我的人生导师兼创价学会名誉会长池田大作先生那里学到的东西。他说，要保护和发展一个企业，就像对企业进行改革一样，以下五个要点是至关重要的。

1. Act with a sense of responsibility

做事要有责任感

2. Speak clearly and politely

说话要清晰、有礼貌

3. Be kind and gentle

要友善、温和

4. Have a neat and clean appearance

外表要整洁、干净

5. Communicate precisely and accurately

沟通要精准、明确

  Profits sometimes must be prioritized in business. But through developing the new copper fiber sheet, we were able to base ourselves on these five points, as well as be a source of hope for people fighting COVID-19 and achieve success in our business.

有时，在企业经营中，要优先考虑利润。但是，通过开发新的铜纤维板，我们能够立足这五个要点，成为人们抗击新冠病毒的希望来源，并在业务中取得成功。

COVID-19 is still prevalent throughout the world—I am praying sincerely that it will be contained soon. Mr. Ikeda said, “Our personal happiness and the well-being of society comes down to what is in our hearts and minds.” With flames of hope and courage ignited in my heart, I am determined to continue contributing to world peace and to make advances in my work and in my life.

目前，新冠病毒仍然在全球范围内蔓延-我真诚地祈祷尽快遏制病毒的传播。池田先生说，“我们的个人幸福和社会福祉归根结底就是我们在精神层面上的追求。”随着心中的希望和勇气之火被点燃，我决心继续为世界和平贡献力量，并在工作和人生中取得进步。