
{"id":11671,"date":"2024-01-19T07:31:44","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T07:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whiteriversmediasolutions.com\/Sony\/decoding-efficient-infusion-of-self-supervised-representations-in-automatic-speech-recognition-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T15:07:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T15:07:46","slug":"a-visit-to-the-hub-of-innovation-sonys-headquarters-in-tokyo-and-the-vibrant-city-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whiteriversmediasolutions.com\/Sony\/a-visit-to-the-hub-of-innovation-sonys-headquarters-in-tokyo-and-the-vibrant-city-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"A Visit to the Hub of Innovation: Sony\u2019s Headquarters in Tokyo and the Vibrant City Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11671\" class=\"elementor elementor-11671\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd44eb5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd44eb5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f11b70\" data-id=\"9f11b70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-215a70e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"215a70e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BLOGS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28dc161 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28dc161\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63cf269\" data-id=\"63cf269\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6837436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6837436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Visit to the Hub of Innovation: Sony\u2019s Headquarters in\nTokyo and the Vibrant City Beyond<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bd1630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bd1630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Ravi Kolla (Research Scientist, Sony Research India), Abhinav Thorat (Engineer, Sony\nResearch India)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a034cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a034cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t19<sup>th<\/sup> January 2024\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7d1e72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7d1e72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/whiteriversmediasolutions.com\/Sony\/uvaftoap\/elementor\/thumbs\/Revised-Cover-image-qij8wc10zacb2wtt2w8ju3poxi25wns3525at0tgw4.png\" title=\"Revised Cover image\" alt=\"Revised Cover image\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/250;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acbeaeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acbeaeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn 3<sup>rd<\/sup> December 2023, we travelled to Japan to visit the Sony offices in Tokyo for the very first time.\nIn this blog, we will take you through the highlights of our trip.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d95d9a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d95d9a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom the day our business trip was finalised, we were uncertain of everything coming together\nwithin 3 weeks. But, with the support we received from our manager and the travel administration\nteam at Sony, everything from our flights to our stay, and itinerary was taken care of.\nOn our first day in Tokyo, we visited the Sony Research office in Akasaka, Minato City which gave us\nan opportunity to witness the exciting work being done there. This was inspirational to us because\nwe witnessed top-notch research activity being conducted there. It was productive to meet our\ncounterparts in Tokyo where we exchanged ideas about the global vision of Sony Research and our\nfuture roadmaps.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a51851b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a51851b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On our second day, we were invited to attend the \u2018AI Conference\u2019, internal to Sony at the Sony City Osaki Office, where we addressed the audience, followed by a poster session which attracted many Sony researchers and provided an opportunity for us to interact and present our research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0518a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0518a1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b15be70\" data-id=\"b15be70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e5327 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94e5327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/whiteriversmediasolutions.com\/Sony\/uvaftoap\/2024\/01\/Ravi-Kolla-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11679\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whiteriversmediasolutions.com\/Sony\/uvaftoap\/2024\/01\/Ravi-Kolla-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/whiteriversmediasolutions.com\/Sony\/uvaftoap\/2024\/01\/Ravi-Kolla-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" style=\"width:100%;height:133.25%;max-width:400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c22261\" data-id=\"7c22261\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5946472 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5946472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/whiteriversmediasolutions.com\/Sony\/uvaftoap\/2024\/01\/Paper-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11680 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/whiteriversmediasolutions.com\/Sony\/uvaftoap\/2024\/01\/Paper-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/whiteriversmediasolutions.com\/Sony\/uvaftoap\/2024\/01\/Paper-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/533;width:100%;height:133.25%;max-width:400px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b69060 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b69060\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfbe302\" data-id=\"cfbe302\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7132bf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7132bf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Poster presentation by Ravi and Abhinav at the AI Conference at the Sony City Osaki Office<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d045fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d045fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur third- and fourth-day schedules were jam packed with the Sony Technology Exchange Fair (STEF)\n2023, an internal event, where Sony teams from around the globe exhibit their technological\ncontributions to Sony Group at the Sony Headquarters in Shinagawa.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f97c4c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f97c4c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur experience at the headquarters was truly immersive, offering a glance into the pioneering\ninnovation and global impact of Sony. The atmosphere buzzed with creativity and technological\nprowess as we visited and engaged with some of the cutting-edge product demos at STEF 2024.\nSony&#8217;s unwavering dedicated commitment to push the horizons of technology and entertainment are\nvisible throughout the headquarters, reflecting the dedication to providing transformative\nexperiences to its global consumers.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa7ea74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa7ea74\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2c37fd\" data-id=\"d2c37fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a88cd91\" data-id=\"a88cd91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0ccc9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0ccc9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"728\" data-src=\"https:\/\/whiteriversmediasolutions.com\/Sony\/uvaftoap\/2024\/01\/Sony-HQ.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11681 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/whiteriversmediasolutions.com\/Sony\/uvaftoap\/2024\/01\/Sony-HQ.png 544w, https:\/\/whiteriversmediasolutions.com\/Sony\/uvaftoap\/2024\/01\/Sony-HQ-224x300.png 224w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 544px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 544\/728;width:100%;height:133.82%;max-width:544px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a075f55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a075f55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Abhinav at the Sony Headquarters in Shinagawa<br \/><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10f1225\" data-id=\"10f1225\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85bbfff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85bbfff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8881599\" data-id=\"8881599\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554e7da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"554e7da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe also attended in person meetings with researchers from the Data science department in Tokyo\nwhich provided an opportunity to finally meet the teams we have been talking to online.\nThese meetings were highly productive and promise to shape our future endeavours. We delved into\nthe data, figuring out some actionable insights and identified key performance indicators to guide\ninformed decision-making. Forging close collaboration was our main action point, as we emphasized\ncross-functional teamwork to align data science efforts with broader business goals.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f08046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f08046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDuring our time off from work, we spent time exploring the bustling streets of Tokyo, sampling\nvegetarian Japanese delicacies. We visited the iconic Shibuya crossing in Shinjuku and few popular\nelectronics and toy shops. We also made a quick visit to the famous Tokyo Skytree ( 634 meter tall)\nfrom where we could see most of city . While we only made it to the 350 meter tall observatory deck\ndue to limited time, the views were breath-taking and offered a birds eye view of Tokyo. Finally, we\nended the day with some quality team conversations over a delicious dinner at an Indian restaurant.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bc3f42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8bc3f42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc7e3da\" data-id=\"dc7e3da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a5f7eb\" data-id=\"0a5f7eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df20861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df20861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"725\" data-src=\"https:\/\/whiteriversmediasolutions.com\/Sony\/uvaftoap\/2024\/01\/Tokya-Skytree-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11687 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/whiteriversmediasolutions.com\/Sony\/uvaftoap\/2024\/01\/Tokya-Skytree-1.jpg 544w, https:\/\/whiteriversmediasolutions.com\/Sony\/uvaftoap\/2024\/01\/Tokya-Skytree-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 544px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 544\/725;width:100%;height:133.27%;max-width:544px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7c9d92\" data-id=\"b7c9d92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dca0a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1dca0a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aca0c9\" data-id=\"3aca0c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e44e3b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e44e3b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>A view from the 350-meter level observatory deck of the Tokyo Skytree<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e7639 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40e7639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe were blown away by the convenience of rail transportation for commute, meticulous planning,\nand helpful nature of the local people. On our last day, we purchased a few souvenirs, gifts,\ntraditional Japanese confectionery, and Matcha chocolates for our loved ones back home.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48a96d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48a96d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis trip provided us an opportunity to spend time with our team and allowed us to have meaningful\nwith our manager on how our work can positively contribute to Sony. 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