Lotte Co., Ltd. (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Hideki Nakajima; hereinafter “Lotte”) held a ceremony on Monday, May 11, 2026, with Okinawa Prefecture (Naha City, Okinawa; Governor: Yasuhiro Tamaki) and the Okinawa Dental Association (Haebaru Town, Shimajiri District, Okinawa; Chairperson: Atsuko Komesu) for the “Partnership Agreement on Promoting Dental and Oral Health for Okinawa Residents.” The agreement was concluded on Thursday, February 26, 2026. This marks Lotte’s 26th oral health-related partnership agreement. The three parties will collaborate to promote dental and oral health initiatives, helping maintain and improve the oral environment of Okinawa residents so they can lead healthy and fulfilling lives. The main contents of the agreement include: health promotion projects in Okinawa through dental and oral health; promotion of residents’ health through dental and oral initiatives; awareness-raising on the importance of chewing; and other matters related to promoting dental and oral health. Lotte will contribute to the dental and oral health of Okinawa residents by utilizing tools related to “chewing” and “xylitol,” which the company has developed since its founding in 1948. The agreement signing ceremony was held on Monday, May 11, 2026, at the Okinawa Prefectural Government Office. Attendees included Okinawa Governor Yasuhiro Tamaki, Okinawa Dental Association Chairperson Atsuko Komesu, and Lotte Kyushu Regional Branch Manager Takahiro Nakamura. Takahiro Nakamura commented that the company name Lotte derives from “Charlotte,” the woman loved by the protagonist in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s classic novel The Sorrows of Young Werther. Lotte’s well-known corporate message, “The Sweetheart of Your Mouth,” reflects the company’s wish to remain beloved by people forever, just like Charlotte, who is described as an eternal sweetheart. He said Lotte aims to support oral health through the functions of chewing gum, in line with its c