Delivered a keynote speech at the 2025 Autumn Research Conference
of the Japan Society of Plant Maintenance.

A keynote lecture titled “Initiatives of the Hitachi-AIST Circular Economy Cooperative Research Laboratory” was delivered at the Autumn Research Conference of the Japan Society of Plant Maintenance, held in Nagoya. During the subsequent Q&A session, views were exchanged on transition strategies toward a circular economy from the perspective of plant maintenance, with reference to regulations such as the European Ecodesign Regulation (ESPR).