ADDIS ABABA – As Ethiopia champions in the implementation of Kaizen in Africa, Japan will use it as a center of excellence to further expand the philosophy to Africa and beyond, said Japanese Ambassador to the African Union.
In an exclusive interview with The Ethiopian Herald, Ambassador Horiuchi Toshihiko said that Ethiopia is a champion of Kaizen as it is one of the first countries to learn the method.
He further noted that he has visited the Horizon Addis Tire Factory which is one of the best examples in the implementation of Kaizen which he described as “I was really impressed by their implementation of the Kaizen”.
According to Ambassador Horiuchi, Kaizen is one of the fruits of the longstanding Ethio-Japan cooperation. As a result he indicated that “Kaizen was born in Japan and grew up in Ethiopia. Hopefully, it will be expanded to Africa and beyond”.
“Addis Ababa is the capital of Africa with many international organizations, diplomatic missions or institutions working with Africa for Africa”. Therefore, he said Ethiopia will serve as a center of excellence for the expansion of Kaizen in the continent.
BY ZEKARIAS WOLDEMARIAM
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD FRIDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2023
