Japanese knife maker opens doors to foreign buyers

Japanese knife maker opens doors to foreign buyers

OSAKA, Japan - A representative of Jikko Co., a maker of high-quality traditional Japanese knives in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, demonstrates how to properly sharpen a knife at the company's factory on Dec. 11, 2014. The company welcomes foreign buyers to visit its factory for hands-on experience in sharpening knives and plans to host lessons in the future such as on how to use Japanese knives to dress fish.

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