Expert Material Laboratories Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Yusuke Noda; hereinafter referred to as "Exmate") is pleased to announce that an interview with CEO Yusuke Noda has been published in the July 2026 issue of "Nikkei Top Leader," a specialized magazine for SME managers published by Nikkei BP. Publication: Nikkei Top Leader July 2026 Issue Publisher: Nikkei BP Co., Ltd. Featured Section: "Communication Techniques for Introverted Presidents" Special Feature Article Title: CASE 2 "Overcoming Indifference to Your Conversation Partner" Nikkei Top Leader Official Website https://project.nikkeibp.co.jp/nvc/mag/ Magazine Introduction Page https://www.fujisan.co.jp/product/1281679709/ This article, featured in the special section on "Communication Techniques for Introverted Presidents," introduces Noda's journey of confronting his own challenges while receiving sessions from business voice trainer Ayako Tsuchiya. The article highlights Noda's background, who has primarily focused on manufacturing and technology development for many years, and the strong need he felt to convey the value of technology and products to others as his new business expanded. In highly specialized fields, the value has often been conveyed through the technology and achievements themselves. On the other hand, to deliver value to new markets and people in different fields, he realized that not only technical skills but also the ability to understand the other party's interests and challenges and communicate them in one's own words is essential. The featured article introduces Noda's process of working not only on "speaking" but also on "observing the other person," "receiving the other person's interest," and "deepening mutual understanding through dialogue." At our company, we consider communication to deliver value to society to be one of our important management challenges, alongside technological development. We will continue to work on the social implementation of new v