Wednesday, March 10, 2021 Ricoh has moved to assert its continued commitment to graphics and professional printing after an investor presentation in Japan resulted in headlines about the manufacturer shifting away from paper into digital services. Ricoh: evolving to meet changing customer needs President and chief executive Jake Yamashita presented the group’s 20 th Mid-Term Management Plan and Medium to Long-Term Outlook to investors last week. Subsequently, Bloomberg reported on the meeting, and resulting share price spike, by stating: “Print is dead? Japan’s Ricoh Co, best known as a maker of copiers, printers, faxes and other office mainstays, has joined those saying so.”