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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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iPhone app helping to promote export of sake overseas

An iPhone app called "sakefan World" is used Oct. 16, 2015, to recognize a sake label to display information in Japanese and English on items including alcohol content and recommended ways of drinking the Japanese rice wine. The app was developed mainly by label manufacturer Takakuwa Art Printing Co. in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Para-athletics competition in Japan

Saki Takakuwa (R) runs during the women's 200 meters race at a track and field competition of athletes with physical disabilities in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 19, 2015. The 23-year-old Takakuwa, whose lower left leg was amputated while in junior high school, looks to make it to her second consecutive Paralympic team at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Haneda airport unveils 2020 Tokyo Olympics decor

Japanese Paralympic runner Saki Takakuwa shows a sign drawn by Japanese artist Hidekichi Shigemoto at an inaugural event for 2020 Tokyo Olympics decor unveiled at the Haneda airport domestic terminal in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Para-Sports Association unveils new logo in Tokyo

Japanese Para-Sports Association head Mitsunori Torihara (far R) unveils its new logo at a ceremony in Tokyo on May 26, 2015, to mark the 50th anniversary of the association's foundation. Track and field Paralympian Saki Takakuwa (far L) was among the attendees. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World Para Athletics Championships

Saki Takakuwa of Japan competes in a first-round heat of the women's T64 100 meters at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai on Nov. 12, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Rio Paralympics

Saki Takakuwa of Japan bows after competing in the women's 100-meter T44 heat at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro on Sept. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Takakuwa finishes 7th in women's 200-meter

Japan's Saki Takakuwa (R) competes in the women's 200-meter T43-44 class final at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 15, 2016. Takakuwa finished seventh. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo