4th Notice on the damage from the flood in Thailand

This is to advise you of the latest situations of Nikon (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a consolidated manufacturing subsidiary of Nikon Corporation in the Rojana Industrial Park in Ayutthaya Province located in Central Thailand, which is suffering damages from the flood.

Latest situations

Water pumping-out by the Rojana Industrial Park authority around Nikon (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has completed on November 26. Following this development, we are putting all our energy into restoring infrastructure and production equipment of the factory aiming for some part of factory operation to resume from January 2012. Alternative and limited production at our partner factories in Thailand has started earlier than expected, and we have started shipment of certain digital SLR cameras and interchangeable lenses since November 30.

Estimated impact to our business performance

The impact of the flood to our business performance for the financial period ending March 31, 2012 is estimated, within the scope of our current findings and understanding, to push down net sales by 65 billion yen and operational income by 25 billion yen due to sales opportunity loss. While this estimation remains unchanged from our announcement on November 4, we assure you to immediately advise new findings once it is judged there will be an important change for it. We are continuing our minute investigation on the damage to the buildings and production equipment/tools from the flood.

Recovery

We have set up support and recovery system under the Emergency Headquarters for Disaster Control headed by the president and continuing our endeavor for recovery and normalization of production as early as possible. Our plan to resume production of digital SLRs and interchangeable lenses to the normal level of volume by the end of March 2012 remains unchanged.

We deeply apologize you for any inconvenience cause by the disaster such as short supply of our products.

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Release of NSR-S320F, ArF Scanner with the Streamlign Platform

Nikon Corporation (Makoto Kimura, President, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) released the latest ArF scanner, "NSR-S320F," with the concept of achieving high productivity and high accuracy.
NSR-S320F ensures early realization of stable operation and high productivity in the customers' fields with its platform proven in Nikon's immersion scanner.

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Canon U.S.A. Celebrates Another Award-Winning Year

Company Receives More Than 30 Awards for Superior Product Quality, Exceptional Customer Service and Support and Ranked Among the Best Global Brands for 2011

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., December 1, 2011 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to mark 2011 as another award-winning year in which the company was selected by key publications and customer groups as providing outstanding products and services. Marking the highest ranking to date, Canon placed among the top five companies in the computer industry and in the Asia/Pacific region on Fortune Magazine's 2011 World's Most Admired Companies list and ranked among the top 50 of the 100 Best Global Brands for 2011 by Interbrand, the leading brand consultancy.

Among the company's key awards, Canon has been placed in the Leaders Quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services Worldwide1 report; PCMag.com Readers' Choice awards for service and reliability for the eighth consecutive year for Canon digital cameras and printers, and the first year for camcorders in a new category for 2011; and for the third consecutive year, BenchmarkPortal's2 Center of Excellence certification, demonstrating Canon's dedication to providing the most comprehensive service and support to customers.

Additionally, several Canon products received awards from outlets including Professional Photographer, CNET, PC World, Buyers Laboratory, the Technical Image Press Association and BERTL, an independent office-equipment testing lab and business consumer advocate.

"It has always been a top priority of Canon to provide the highest quality and most advanced products and solutions, backed by the finest customer service," said Bunji Yano, senior director and general manager, Corporate Communications, Canon U.S.A. "We are very proud to have received such distinctive awards across various product lines, which proves Canon's dedication to exceptional quality and innovation."

Continuing a long tradition of quality and performance, Canon cameras and lenses were highlighted by numerous outlets and publications throughout 2011. Professional Photographer named the EOS 60D DSLR camera, the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens and the Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L USM Wide Zoom Lens to its 2011 Hot One Awards list. The PC World Best Products of 2011 featured the EOS Rebel T3i, the PowerShot G12 and the PowerShot SX230; and the Technical Image Press Association named the Canon EOS Rebel T3i Best DSLR Entry Level and the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS the Best Superzoom Camera. CNET named the VIXIA HF G10 Best Prosumer Camcorder, while the PowerShot S95 was named Best Prosumer Compact. In addition to the Hot One Award list, the EOS 60D was the About.com Readers' Choice Awards Finalist.

Canon imagePROGRAF, imageRUNNER, SELPHY and imageCLASS printer lines and imageFORMULA scanners all received top honors from industry-leading publications and independent testing groups. For 2011, Canon printers received seven "Best" Fall, and eight "Best" Spring awards from BERTL for models from its imagePROGRAF large format printer, imageRUNNER and imageRUNNER ADVANCE multifunction system, and imageCLASS printer product lines. Professional Photographer 2011 Hot One Awards include the Canon PIXMA MG8120, Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6350 and the Canon SELPHY CP800. In addition to the Hot One Award, the PIXMA MG8220 was named to the 100 Best Products of 2011 by PC World. The Canon PIXMA MX882 Wireless Inkjet Office All-in-One was named to PCmag.com's Editors Choice for Multi-function printers along with the Canon REALiS SX80 Mark II projector. Select imageFORMULA scanners were recognized by Buyers Laboratory as Highly Recommended and Reliability Certified, including the new imageFORMULA DR-C125 Document Scanner, and the imageFORMULA ScanFront 300/300P received its Outstanding Network Scanner award. Business Solutions awarded imageFORMULA scanners its Best Channel Vendor award, and named the imageFORMULA DR-7550C production scanner as its Best Channel Product.

Highlighting energy efficiency, Canon was granted the 2011 Energy Star Award for Excellence in Energy Efficient Product Design with the imageRUNNER ADVANCE Series being recognized for reducing power consumption and carbon emissions. Buyers Laboratory awarded the Canon imageCLASS MF5880dn and Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5051 for "Outstanding Achievement" for Energy Efficiency.

Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions. With more than $45 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks fourth overall in patent holdings in the U.S. in 2010†, and is one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2011. Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it distributes. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss.

† Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office.

All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of their respective owners.

1 Gartner, Inc.: Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services, Worldwide, Ken Weilerstein, Cecille Drew, 25 October 2011.

2 The "Center of Excellence" distinction is awarded by BenchmarkPortal in conjunction with the Center for Customer-Driven Quality, founded by Purdue University.

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Singapore Printer Brands Launch First-Ever Joint Recycling Initiative - Project Homecoming

Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson and Lexmark join hands to raise public environmental awareness through Singapore's first joint cartridge recycling project

Singapore, 1 December 2011 – Five major printer brands based in Singapore: Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson and Lexmark, with the support of the National Environment Agency (NEA) and National Library Board (NLB), have announced the launch of Singapore's first-ever joint funded and managed printer brand ink and toner cartridge recycling initiative: Project Homecoming.

As the first international expansion of a successful joint printer brand recycling project (called "Ink Cartridge Satogaeri") started in Japan three years ago, the project aims to encourage community awareness and environmental responsibility among Singaporeans through convenient cartridge recycling initiatives and education.

Project Homecoming will provide easily accessible cartridge recycling bins at 13 NLB libraries where the public can deposit used ink and toner cartridges from printers of any brand for recycling – even those of other brands not in the Project Homecoming partnership. The cartridges are then periodically collected for proper recycling.



"We aim to bring greater convenience to the public who are keen on making a personal contribution to recycling efforts across the island, and are proud to be working together as a team to jointly fund and promote the culture of recycling in Singapore," said Andrew Koh, lead spokesperson for Project

Homecoming and Senior Director and General Manager, Consumer Imaging & Information Products Division, Canon Singapore. "With strong support from the NEA and NLB, we will be able to give back to society through this initiative as socially responsible organisations, while driving home the message of environmental awareness through cartridge recycling as part of joint sustainability efforts from the printing industry."

Joseph Hui, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of NEA said, "We are proud to support Project Homecoming, which is an exemplary initiative by the five brands and the National Library Board to bring greater convenience to the community to recycle used printer cartridges so that they will not go to waste. Together with the support of the community, we hope to see more organisations promote waste reduction, reuse and recycling and to form partnerships where common sustainability objectives can be found."

Elaine Ng, Chief Executive Officer of NLB said, "The National Library Board is pleased to participate in Project Homecoming, the first-of-its-kind initiative outside Japan and in Singapore. This partnership allows NLB to contribute and reinforce our commitment to environment sustainability for the greater good of future generations. Through our network of public libraries, we hope to bring the message of the importance of recycling closer to the community and foster a green mindset. We also encourage our library users to play their part in protecting the environment."

Recycling vendors of the joint initiative will collect the cartridges from the boxes and break down recyclable parts including plastics and metal. These recycling processes will help minimise waste, landfill and pollution while maximising the recovery of valuable resources.

Project Homecoming's partners and supporting government agencies hope that the project will achieve a similar measure of success in Singapore, and that similar schemes will be replicated throughout the world in the future.

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About Project Homecoming
Project Homecoming is an ink and toner cartridge recycling initiative that is led, managed and jointly funded by five brands - Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson and Lexmark. Together, these brands aim to make it easier for the public to recycle their used ink and toner cartridges. This is the first time globally outside Japan that these five brands have come together to initiate a joint recycling project. Through this initiative, the brands aim to contribute to the community as socially responsible organisations by educating and encouraging the public on recycling while cultivating a green mindset.

About Canon Singapore Pte Ltd
Canon is a global leader in photographic and digital imaging solutions. Canon Singapore Pte Ltd is the headquarters for South & Southeast Asia driving sales, marketing and service strategies. Besides handling the domestic market, the company leads 18 other countries including subsidiaries in India, Malaysia, Thailand and a representative office in Vietnam. The parent company Canon Inc has a global network of more than 200 companies and employs more than 160,000 people worldwide. It is dedicated to the advancement in technology and innovation and commits about 10% of its total revenue each year to R&D. Canon is consistently one of the top few companies to earn the most number of patents over the last 18 years. As a Fortune Global 500 company, Canon is guided by its kyosei philosophy that focuses on living and working together for the common good.
More information is available at www.canon.com.sg

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