2026年09月10日

ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd. (Head Office: Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture; President and CEO: Takashi Kunihara; in the new character form, it is written as "Kunihara") is pleased to announce that "MayMay chan," the corporate PR ambassador for our group, has been entered into the "Kansai manufacturing Company's Favorite Character Grand Prix" hosted by Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun.

The voting period is from September 10th to October 15th, 2026.

"MayMay" is the corporate PR ambassador for ShinMaywa Group, charmingly talking about ShinMaywa Group's products and services that support a "smooth" lifestyle, asking "Did you know ?".

The design for "MayMay" was created by Keiko Shibata, a popular picture book author known for her picture book "The Pan Dorobou." This Grand Prix is an event held with the aim of widely promoting the appeal of companies, products, and technologies through mascot characters owned by manufacturing companies in the Kansai region. Voting is accepted on a dedicated website operated by Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun.

Please vote for "MayMay" and show your support!

We will continue to use "MayMay chan" to communicate the appeal of ShinMaywa Group, which supports manufacturing and social infrastructure, to as many people as possible.

About the "Kansai manufacturing Companies' Favorite Character Grand Prix"

• Organizer: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun
• Voting starts: September 10, 2026
• Voting deadline: October 15, 2026
• How to vote: Vote via the dedicated website.
  • https://nikkan-prj.com/career/2026/mascot/

For more details about "MayMay chan," please see the character introduction page and brand video.

ShinMaywa Group's corporate PR ambassador, "MayMay"　

This section introduces the characters and their origin stories.

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