Approximately 490 Participants Join MOL Open Day Featuring Workplace Tours, Ship-Handling Experiences, and Other Activities

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Jotaro Tamura; Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo) held an MOL Open Day ^*1 from 28 to 30 July 2026 as part of the BLUE ACTION for ALL Campaign ^*2. Approximately 490 MOL Group employees and their loved ones participated over the three-day event.

The event featured a variety of programs, including workplace tours of facilities such as the Safety Operation Supporting Center, which guides the safe operation of vessels from shoreside 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, a lunch experience at the employee cafeteria, a quiz rally, ship-handling experiences, a wheelchair rugby experience, and a children's item exchange event. Through these activities, participants were able to deepen their understanding of the MOL Group's businesses and workplace environment. The event also provided opportunities for employees, their families, and loved ones to interact, allowing them to experience firsthand the sense of connection and unity within the MOL Group.

At the wheelchair rugby experience event, MOL welcomed players from the wheelchair rugby team AXE ^*3, of which MOL employee Kae Kurahashi ^*4 is a member. Participants had the opportunity to try sport wheelchairs and experience tackles from the athletes, creating an exciting and energetic atmosphere.

Wheelchair rugby is a sport in which athletes with different levels of disabilities each play their own role and compete as a team by leveraging their individual strengths. It embodies the principles of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I), where people with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and values respect one another and generate a greater combined strength by maximizing individual abilities. Through this experience, participants gained a deeper understanding of the value of diversity and the possibilities it can create.

The event also featured a children's item exchange event, where children's clothing, picture books, toys, and other items donated by employees were made available to visitors and enjoyed by many participants.

This initiative was first launched at the end of 2025 in response to employee feedback expressing a desire to make effective use of reusable children's items and to create opportunities for employees raising children to connect with one another. Held for the second time in conjunction with MOL Open Day, the event also gave children visiting the headquarters the opportunity to experience the joy of selecting items they liked for themselves.

In addition to promoting the reuse of children's items and contributing to resource circulation, the initiative helped create opportunities for interaction among employees and their families. Items that remained at the end of the exchange event will be put to good use through donation programs^*5.

Children's item exchange event

The MOL Group aims to maximize the power of people and organizations by creating an environment in which diverse human resources can fully leverage their strengths and expertise, respect one another, and collaborate effectively. Going forward, the Group will continue to engage in social contribution activities, including initiatives for next-generation human resource development and efforts to enhance employee engagement, while fostering a corporate culture and environment in which every individual associated with the MOL Group can find fulfillment in their work, thrive, and create new value.

*1 This event was held following the successful event in 2025. To better communicate that participation is open not only to family members but also to anyone who is important to MOL employees, the event was renamed "MOL Open Day" (formerly "MOL Family Day") beginning this year. Please also refer to the 18 August 2025 notice, "550 People Attend 'MOL Family Day,' Featuring Workplace Tours and Wheelchair Rugby Experience."
*2 The BLUE ACTION for ALL Campaign is a social contribution initiative undertaken by the entire MOL Group. This event was held as an initiative contributing to next-generation human resource development, one of the priority areas of MOL's social contribution activities. For details on the FY2025 BLUE ACTION for ALL Campaign initiatives, please refer to the notice dated 17 November 2025 entitled "blue-action-for-all-campaign.pdf"
*3 Since 2022, MOL has served as an official supporter of the wheelchair rugby team AXE. In addition, since 2018, MOL has sponsored the Japan Wheelchair Rugby Federation as an official partner, supporting the continued development of wheelchair rugby.
*4 Kae Kurahashi joined MOL in 2016. In 2017, she became the first and only female athlete selected for Japan's national wheelchair rugby team. She contributed to Japan's victory at the 2018 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship, the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, and the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Kae Kurahashi Official Site: Kae Kurahashi Official Site | MOL
*5 The remaining items were donated to "Ii-koto Ship (eco to ship)," a charity service for donating reusable goods operated by the general incorporated association Ii-koto Farm. Donated items are reused, and the proceeds are contributed to organizations supporting children facing economic hardship in Japan and abroad. For details on this donation, please refer to "MOL Donates Clothing and Sundries to Ii-koto Ship."

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"BLUE ACTION MOL" is the collective name for the MOL Group's sustainable actions, which aim to achieve both corporate growth and a sustainable society. Reflecting the Group's shared commitment to promoting social contribution activities for the global environment and living organisms through the words "for ALL," the MOL Group has positioned its social contribution activities as "BLUE ACTION for ALL" and is advancing initiatives based on its priority areas.
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