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- 11 elementary school athletes from Iwate Prefecture in Japan's Tohoku reg1xbet 후기 have been chosen*1to experience 1xbet 후기 world-class atmosphere of Asia's largest sports event. 1xbet 후기 youngsters will travel to Incheon to serve as Escort Kids for 1xbet 후기 men's soccer final to be played on October 2. 1xbet 후기y will also have an opportunity to observe 1xbet 후기 support infrastructure for national team athletes during 1xbet 후기 Asian Games.
Tokyo, Japan: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; President : Taro Iwamoto) will invite junior athletes to 1xbet 후기 17th Asian Games to be held in Incheon Korea starting September 19, 2014, where POCARI SWEAT will support athletes and attendees as 1xbet 후기 official beverage for Asia's largest sports event. Conceived as a program to give junior athletes an opportunity to experience 1xbet 후기 atmosphere of world-class competition, 1xbet 후기 Otsuka "Next Generation Athlete Development Project" invited 11 sixth-grade elementary school students from Iwate Prefecture in Japan's Tohoku region to 1xbet 후기 Incheon Asian Games. In addition to serving as Escort Kids for 1xbet 후기 men's soccer final to be played on October 2, 1xbet 후기 young athletes will also have an experience of a lifetime to watch world-level play and observe 1xbet 후기 conditioning and support infrastructure for national team athletes at 1xbet 후기 Games.
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On Sept. 15, Otsuka Pharmaceutical staff visited 1xbet 후기 Iwate Prefecture town of Hanamaki to present items such as POCARI SWEAT and Calorie Mate to support 1xbet 후기 conditioning of local children who are active in sports. At 1xbet 후기 presentation ceremony, Ayana Tahara, a top-ranking athlete in local track-and-field competitions, spoke on behalf of 1xbet 후기 participants. Sharing her dream with us, she said, "This is 1xbet 후기 first international competition I'll see in person. I hope to see how top athletes prepare before competition, including what 1xbet 후기y eat and drink. I would like to apply what I learn for my own races so that I can compete in international events when I'm in high school."
Reiichi Mikata of Iwate Super Kids, 1xbet 후기 Iwate Prefecture chapter of 1xbet 후기 National Talent Identification & Development program, commented, "I think it would be a great experience for 1xbet 후기 children to meet with national team athletes and see 1xbet 후기ir support regimens while 1xbet 후기 children are still young, even as 1xbet 후기y look forward to performing internationally. I hope 1xbet 후기y will apply what 1xbet 후기y learn to 1xbet 후기ir own training, and make an effort every day to better 1xbet 후기mselves as people and shine on 1xbet 후기 world stage."
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- *Planned supply quantities: POCARI SWEAT: Approx. 500,000 bottles (500ml PET), SOYJOY: Approx. 130,000 bars
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Otsuka Pharmaceutical began its overseas business with expansion into Asia, beginning with a joint venture in Thailand in 1973, followed by o1xbet 후기rs in Taiwan and Indonesia in 1974. In 1980, POCARI SWEAT debuted as a health beverage. True to 1xbet 후기 concept "beverage for sweat," it was developed to smoothly replenish fluids and electrolytes (ions) lost through perspiration. From its Japanese beginning, POCARI SWEAT has become a global product that is sold in 17 countries and regions worldwide, and overseas sales have grown to surpass domestic sales*5. For over thirty years, 1xbet 후기 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Saga Nutraceuticals Research Institute has continually sought insight on beverages that rapidly replenish fluids and electrolytes lost through perspiration.
In South Korea, 1xbet 후기 host nation and stage of 1xbet 후기 2014 Asian Games, POCARI SWEAT has been produced and sold since 1987 by Dong-A Otsuka Co., Ltd. It has become highly popular in sport-related activities as evidenced by four straight years as 1xbet 후기 No. 1 brand in national customer satisfaction surveys, and it continues to be widely supported as a beverage that contributes to health. 1xbet 후기 Asian Games will be a springboard for boosting 1xbet 후기 advocacy of replenishing fluids and electrolytes lost through perspiration from exercise and sports. As part of this initiative, POCARI SWEAT bearing 1xbet 후기 Asian Games logo will be sold and special Asian Games commercials aired.
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- *4Countries and reg1xbet 후기s where SOYJOY is marketed: Japan, China, USA, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium.
- *51xbet 후기 number of bottles sold outside Japan surpassed 1xbet 후기 number sold in Japan in fiscal 2008 (company data incl. unconsolidated data).