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Yamanwa Seisakusho signage and logo

(Taken at JIMTOF2024) YAMANWA MFG. signboard and logo. (Taken at JIMTOF2024)=November 6,2024,Tokyo,Japan

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Signboard and logo of Kato Manufacturing Co.

Signboard and logo of Kato Manufacturing Co.=October 30,2024,Tokyo

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Signboard and logo of Kato Manufacturing Co.

Signboard and logo of Kato Manufacturing Co.=October 30,2024,Tokyo

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Signboard and logo of Kato Manufacturing Co.

Signboard and logo of Kato Manufacturing Co.=October 30,2024,Tokyo

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Signboard and logo of Kato Manufacturing Co.

Signboard and logo of Kato Manufacturing Co.=October 30,2024,Tokyo

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Name bars of new parliamentarians produced

TOKYO, Japan - Calligraphers create name bars for new House of Representatives members for use in the lower house's plenary chamber. Nine calligraphers from Nushisa Seisakusho, a lacquered tableware company in Tokyo's Taito Ward, on Sept. 2, 2009 worked on completing the bars for a total of 158 new lower house members by Sept. 9, company president Eiji Takemata said. The next parliamentary session is to begin Sept. 16.

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Name bars of new parliamentarians produced

TOKYO, Japan - Calligraphers create name bars for new House of Representatives members for use in the lower house's plenary chamber. Nine calligraphers from Nushisa Seisakusho, a lacquered tableware company in Tokyo's Taito Ward, on Sept. 2, 2009 worked on completing the bars for a total of 158 new lower house members by Sept. 9, company president Eiji Takemata said. The next parliamentary session is to begin Sept. 16.

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Koizumi visits high-tech factory in downtown Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (pool photo) bends an aluminum sheet at a Kitajima Sibori Seisakusho Co. factory in Tokyo's Ota Ward on April 17. He visited the metal-processing plant with the aim of reflecting the experience in future measures to boost the small and midsize firms.

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Governor Koike's administrative tour

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike (right) inspects the first plant of Garage Sumida (Hamano Seisakusho), guided by President Keiichi Hamano. (June 25, 2020, Sumida-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images; A TV station microphone is pictured below Governor Koike's feet.

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Governor Koike's administrative tour

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike (right) inspects the first plant of Garage Sumida (Hamano Seisakusho), guided by President Keiichi Hamano. (June 25, 2020, Sumida-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images; A TV station microphone is pictured below Governor Koike's feet.

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A booth to experience VR (Virtual Reality) badminton utilizing the high speed and large capacity of 5G

NTT DOCOMO's Kyushu branch office (Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City) opened the FGN 5G Laboratory at Fukuoka Growth Next (FGN), a business start-up support facility in Fukuoka City, on April 2. The lab will provide a demonstration environment for a wide range of companies, including those residing at FGN, in advance of the launch of 5th generation communication (5G) commercial services. At the opening event, Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima announced the priority development of the 5G communication environment for the 2009 World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka. Examples of demonstrations by Seiko Denki Seisakusho, Living Robot (Date City, Fukushima Prefecture), and Quand (Yahatahigashi Ward, Kitakyushu City) were introduced. Fukuoka Growth Next (FGN), a support facility for business startups in Fukuoka City, December 2, 2019; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Electrical discharge machine introduced by Nagatsu Manufacturing as part of its work automation efforts.

Nagatsu Seisakusho will begin automating its main plant to improve the efficiencyof machining die parts. The company will introduce work changers for 5-axis machining centers (MC) and other equipment to replace processed parts. The company plans to introduce several 5-axis MCs and work changers as a set if they are utilized smoothly. The installation cost is about 10 million yen. Workers without machining skills only need to take the workpiece and electrodes in and out of the shelves at the site. The company's domestic sales are about 1.6 billion yen. However, the domestic mold market is shrinking. Rather than expanding sales, this automation initiative is aimed at strengthening cost competitiveness and promoting work style reform. Once the automation at the head office plant gets going, the company plans to start automation at the Niigata plant in Mitsuke City, Niigata Prefecture in two to three years. (= September 18, 2019, photo credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Punch and fiber laser multifunction machine introduced by Hamabe Manufacturing Co.

Hamabe Seisakusho has installed a punch/fiber laser multifunction machine at its main factory, which will be operational within the month. The investment will amount to 200 million yen. The combined punch and fiber laser machine will be operated unmanned 24 hours a day, including die changes, to improve processing efficiency and save manpower. The machine is also equipped with a material feeder and product accumulator, which automatically feeds six types of materials at the right time to handle small-lot, high-mix sheet metal processing. With the introduction of a punch/fiber laser multifunction machine, the company aims to increase productivity in sheet metal processing, improve its ability to respond to single-part orders and short delivery times, and also acquire new orders. Photo taken on October 29, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Manufacturing process of hydraulic equipment at Konno Manufacturing

Konno Seisakusho (Adachi-ku, Tokyo) will automate the inspection of three types of hydraulic equipment using an automatic inspection machine developed by the company. The company expects to be able to automate most of the inspection work that is currently done manually by one employee at the Fukushima Plant (Shinchi-machi, Fukushima Prefecture), and improve production efficiency by 5-10% compared to the current system at the plant. Konno Seisakusho has been actively promoting the linkage of information management systems and data both internally and externally, and has linked its PSI (production, sales, and inventory) management system with the ordering system for its Taiwan plant. By linking the inspection data to be acquired this time to the same system, it will also contribute to the sharing and efficiency of production schedule management. Photo taken on July 26, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Nagasawa's "Keylex" series of mechanical cryptographic locks

A new product with a stylish design added to the "Keylex" series of mechanical cryptographic locks is a hot topic. Nagasawa Seisakusho (Arashiyama-cho, Saitama Prefecture), the manufacturer and distributor of the product, has released the "Keylex 3100" as a successor model to the type in which the PIN number can be easily changed from inside the room. It has a slender body called a narrow frame with a streamlined design at the bottom. The width of the body has been reduced by 40%, from 66mm to 40mm. "In order to make the parts smaller, assembly was very difficult. Akimaru Watanabe, director of the company, says, "It was very difficult to assemble to make the parts smaller, so we made the design as small as possible. Matte black is the first color variation. Combined with a slender body, it will be "easy to match with various scenes. (May 30, 2019, Nagasawa Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Arashiyama-cho, Saitama Prefecture; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun/Communications Images)

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A sake cup processed by Takakuwa Seisakusho (left: cross section)

Takakuwa Seisakusho (Ota-ku, Tokyo, President: Eiji Takakuwa, 03-3731-4647) is engaged in spatula forming of various metals. The company is now producing titanium drinking cups for the general public using a new technology called "Hitohira-shibori," which is a more advanced version of spatula shibori. Hera-shibori is a three-dimensional processing technique in which a spatula is pressed against a metal plate while it is being rotated. The company's uniquely developed single-piece buckle makes it possible to form double-structured vessels from a single metal plate. Generally, double-layered metal vessels are made by welding. President Takakuwa says, "At first glance, it's hard to tell the difference between our products and others, but when we explain our technology, people often find value in it. (May 16, 2019, Takakuwa Works, Ota-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Concept Crawler Robot for Plant Inspection

Nine robot-related companies in Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, havebegun development of a new plant inspection crawler-type robot. With the help of a 15 million yen subsidy from Fukushima Prefecture to strengthen the robot industry infrastructure, they began designing the robot in June and will complete a prototype in December. The goal is to complete the robot in 2008 and introduce it to plants and disaster response organizations in 2009. Takawa Seimitsu, Sakae Seisakusho, Takeru Software, Winding Fukushima, Kikuchi Seisakusho Minamisoma Plant, YUBITOMA, Hanazawa Giken, Kousakusho, and Shinko, all based in Minamisoma City, are participating in the development. 9 companies are members of the Minamisoma Robot Industry Council established by Fukushima Prefecture's third sector, Dream Support Minamisoma. . = April 24, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Koizumi visits high-tech factory in downtown Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (pool photo) bends an aluminum sheet at a Kitajima Sibori Seisakusho Co. factory in Tokyo's Ota Ward on April 17. He visited the metal-processing plant with the aim of reflecting the experience in future measures to boost the small and midsize firms.

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Old, new models of 'Bullworker' fitness device shown together

Shown in this photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2014, are (from top to bottom) Fukushima Hatsujo Seisakusho's first model of the "Bullworker" fitness device released half a century ago in Japan in 1965, and the latest models for men and women, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pocket-sized 'Bullworker' fitness gear developed by Fukushima firm

A 13-centimeter "Miniworker," a small-sized "Bullworker" fitness device, shown in this file photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2014, is the product of Fukushima Hatsujo Seisakusho in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Old Japanese ad for 'Bullworker' still kept

The Japanese-language version (R) of an advertisement for the first model of the "Bullworker" fitness device is shown in this file photo taken on Dec. 29, 2014. Its manufacturer Fukushima Hatsujo Seisakusho based in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, created the ad based on the original English version when it released the first model half a century ago in 1965. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Bullworker' maker's president demonstrates 1965 model

Shoichiro Sato, president of Fukushima Hatsujo Seisakusho, a manufacturer of springs and "Bullworker" fitness devices based in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2014, the way to use the company's first model released in Japan in 1965, exactly half a century ago. He says only a 7-second workout makes him tired. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Name bars of new parliamentarians produced

TOKYO, Japan - Calligraphers create name bars for new House of Representatives members for use in the lower house's plenary chamber. Nine calligraphers from Nushisa Seisakusho, a lacquered tableware company in Tokyo's Taito Ward, on Sept. 2, 2009 worked on completing the bars for a total of 158 new lower house members by Sept. 9, company president Eiji Takemata said. The next parliamentary session is to begin Sept. 16. (Kyodo)

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Name bars of new parliamentarians produced

TOKYO, Japan - Calligraphers create name bars for new House of Representatives members for use in the lower house's plenary chamber. Nine calligraphers from Nushisa Seisakusho, a lacquered tableware company in Tokyo's Taito Ward, on Sept. 2, 2009 worked on completing the bars for a total of 158 new lower house members by Sept. 9, company president Eiji Takemata said. The next parliamentary session is to begin Sept. 16. (Kyodo)

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Beefed-up Haneda airport may help Tokyo artisans leap beyond sea

TOKYO, Japan - A precision lathe operator manufactures a part of a dish antenna at Kitajima Shibori Seisakusho Co.'s factory in Tokyo's Ota Ward on Dec. 16, 2010. (Kyodo)