Yamanashi Hitachi Construction Machinery president, Mr. Amemiya, speaks at VE National Assembly

The assembly this year, on the theme of "shinka" (evolution), attracted a thousand people over the two days. At the close of the first day, the president of Yamanashi Hitachi Construction Machinery, Mr. Amemiya, gave a speech titled "The challenge of demining -- restoring a rich and peaceful land".

Mr. Amemiya, who developed demining equipment, explained using photos and videos how mines were removed from tragic areas suffering mine damage and the land was restored for people to farm there. The meeting room presented the sight of many of the audience drying tears with handkerchiefs, but also there were voices raised in surprise at demining equipment, incorporating various ideas, which clear mines and at the same time convert the land into farmland with a ripper. The splendor of manufacturing and the excitement of farmland restoration support were shared with the participants.