On July 19, 2011, H.E. Marcos Bezerra Abbott GALVÃO, Brazilian Ambassador to Japan, visited MANA and met two MANA Principal Investigators to exchange information on the present status of research.

The ambassador was given an explanation about the outline of MANA by Dr. Yoshio Bando, MANA Chief Operating Officer. On a subsequent　laboratory tour, the ambassador received an explanation about research for the next generation LSI materials by Dr. Toyohiro Chikyow, MANA Principal Investigator.