Kubota Corporation Becomes First Japanese Company Named to CSS Design Awards Website of the Year Ranking

Kubota Future Cube named Best Innovation Site

OSAKA, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#CSSdesignaward—Kubota Corporation (Head Office: Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan; President and Representative Director: Yuichi Kitao; hereinafter, “Kubota”) (TOKYO:6326) today announced that Kubota Future Cube, the website that introduces the company’s activities to create a better future, was ranked eighth in 2022 CSS Design Awards Website of the Year rankings while also being named Best Innovation Site. This marks the first time a Japanese company’s website was ranked in the top ten for websites of the year.

https://www.kubota.com/futurecube/ 

Spurred on by this award, Kubota will continue our work in food, water, and environment to create sympathy and spur participation among our stakeholders as we strive to solve societal problems.

About CSS Design Awards

CSS Design Awards is one of the top three global web design awards alongside FWA (Favorite Website Awards) and awwwards. Judges from around the world evaluate websites on three categories: UI Design, UX Design, and Innovation. Kubota’s Kubota Future Cube was ranked eighth out of 365 entries for 2022’s Website of the Year. Furthermore, the cutting-edge website was awarded the Best Innovation award. Kubota is the first Japanese company to receive the annual award from CSS Design Awards.

About Kubota Future Cube

Kubota Future Cube is a website that embodies the “Future Earth and Technology” envisioned by Kubota. The company is committed to “For Earth, For Life” and contributes to the benefit of life on a global scale through the food, water, and environmental fields.

The website depicts activities the company is undertaking on a global scale with our passion and philosophy that has not wavered since our founding to show “Future Earth and Technology” to a wider audience.

Kubota Future Cube leverages full CG to show Kubota’s vision and activities for the future to a global audience. Currently, “The Future of Agriculture – Fully Automated Electric Tractor,” “The Future of Air – Large-Space Air Purification Technology,” and “The Future of Resource – Surface Melting Furnace” are available for viewing. Various content will be added to this space.

Staff

Planning and Production: Dentsu, Dentsu Kansai Office, mount, and jitto

Executive Creative Director: Shingo Nishida

Creative Director: Daisuke Aoki

Project Director, Planner: Takuro Yamawaki

Copywriter: Takahito Aono

Web Director: Jeong-ho Im

Art Director, Designer, Planner: Masahiro Yonemichi

Technical Director, Developer: Kenji Okabe

Designer: Andreas Bryant Wutuh

Developer: Nana Terada

Assistant Designer: Reina Megan, Marin Yamasaki

Producer: Ko Yoshida

Project Manager: Tsubasa Makino

Concept Artist, Illustrator: James Gilleard

CG Director: Takeshi Yoong

CG Designer: Koudai Takiguchi, Qishu Zhu, Kazuyuki Sakamoto, Hina Ishikawa, Tomomi Yoshida

CG Producer: Tokihiko Tsukamoto

CG Project Manager: Natsumi Maki

Music Composer: Satoshi Murai

Translator: Jeff Shigematsu

Account Executives: Hiroshi Tatewaki, Yohei Yamasaki, Takahiro Takahashi, Naonori Yoshida

Kubota Corporation

President and Representative Director: Yuichi Kitao

Revenue (Consolidated): 2.6788 trillion yen (Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2022)

Number of Employees (Consolidated): 50,352 (as of December 31, 2022)

Head Office: 2-47, Shikitsuhigashi 1-chome, Naniwa-ku, Osaka

Kubota Corporation website: https://www.kubota.com/

Kubota Corporation was established in 1890 as a metal casting business. When cholera was spreading through Japan, Kubota began mass domestic production of the nation’s first cast iron pipes to help people avoid the disease.

The company’s founder Gonshiro Kubota believed, “Products that help the country prosper cannot be born without pouring all of your knowledge and soul into its development.” He also believed, “Our products should not only be technically excellent, but also useful for the good of society.” Inheriting these philosophies, the company has always stood up to social issues. Kubota Corporation developed agricultural machinery to combat the food shortage in post-war Japan, and established water and waste management, as well as an urban infrastructure development business to deal with the rapid economic growth of the country.

Starting at the turn of the century, Kubota Corporation began expanding its global operations. In 2021, overseas revenue ratio reached 78%, spanning 120 countries and regions around the world where it is tackling sophisticated local climate and environmental challenges. Currently, Kubota Corporation treats food, water, and environment as one business area that leverages each other and is developing new solutions to combat the challenging and complex issues.

Contacts

For inquiries about this release:
Kubota CSS Design Awards PR Office

Motoki Maeda (PR Consulting Dentsu)

+81-80-9263-9270

motoki.maeda@dentsuprc.co.jp