Companies

Located in Higashi Mino, Gifu Prefecture, where more than half of Japan’s ceramics are produced, Maruasa Porcelain Factory Co., Ltd. is the industry leader in manufacturing cups and saucers. All ceramics are baked at 1,300 degrees Celsius or above for 22 hours, resulting in high-endurance products. The OEM products produced by Maruasa are design unique to Japan. Customers range from major tableware manufacturers in Japan, to the United States and Asia, delivering more than 250 million items worldwide.

Maeda Shell Services, leader in compressed air.  Maeda Shell Services provides the up-most I quality air compression across a wide range of industries. They provide dynamic solutions that are proven to reduce defects and machine malfunctions, effectively reducing costs. 3 in 1 Multi Dry Filter – Three-stage processing in one filter body – Removes up to 99.99% of airborne impurities as small as 0.01μm – Auto drain – HACCP, FSSC22000, ISO8573-1 compliant  

Control panels and electricity go hand-in-hand, with all electrical instruments requiring one to function. Control panels have to be manufactured according to each country’s unique standards. In the international control panel industry, one company that boasts an unusually wide playing field, Mikasa Co. Ltd.

Introducing Beauty and Health Equipment to the World  Japanese startup company, MTG Co. Ltd., is growing rapidly as it continues to develop innovative products in the field of beauty and health equipment. ReFa have already seen cumulative sales of five million units and has become a must-have item for Japanese women. Wearable training gear, SIXPAD, wearable training gear for a stronger, more beautiful body, had also became one of the popular hits for MTG. How did MTG managed to grow in such a short time. Let’s explore their success story.

Down Town Tokyo, Home for Start-up Companies Hamano Products Co., Ltd., based in the heart of down town Tokyo, is working on innovative projects utilizing its cutting edge technologies. Keiichi Hamano, CEO of Hamano Products, founded Garage Sumida, a facility for companies and research institutions to research, create prototypes and develop products, which has drawn attentions of many start up companies.

The first overseas store opening in Taiwan Paperglass is a Japanese eyeware brand produced by Nishimura Precision Co., Ltd. Paperglass products have become an anchor product for Nishimura Precision, with sales over 25,000 units in three and a half years. Paperglass have also been awarded to several design awards. Paperglass is sold in parts of Japan, with stores located in Fukui and Tokyo Imperial Hotel, etc.  It is also proactively developing business abroad and has been exported to 10 areas in eight countries, with its long-awaited first overseas store in Taipei, Taiwan. The company began exporting to Taiwan three years ago. Paperglass were particularly popular in Taiwan, as 12 TV broadcasters […]

Long-Awaited US-Japan Giant Robot Showdown About to Begin New Entertainment Envisioned by Two Americans Becoming a pilot and controlling big robots is something many people have dreamt of at least once, especially those who grew up with Japanese anime culture. Two creative engineers from the United States, who also grew up playing video games and watching movies featuring giant, were no different. But they didn’t just dream it, they turned their dreams about giant robot combat into reality. Gui Cavalcanti and Matt Oehrlein, co-founders of MegaBots Inc., developed a giant robot weighing 5.4 tons, big enough for a person to ride and control, and shoot paintballs at a speed of 160 km/h. Unfortunately, […]

Speed is critical to support modern engineering as time is of the essence for new product development. Sembokuya Corporation, prototype manufacturer based in Yokohama, offers their customers the shortest delivery time domestically. Processing starts within two hours after receiving the CAD data and the entire prototype completed within a week to be delivered to their  compared to their customers, while it usually takes three weeks for other competitors within Japan. Their fast delivery is what differentiates Sembokuya from the most. Sembokuya supplies prototype components for the aerospace, automotive, and transportation industries, as well as industrial equipment. Semboyuka is distinctive on a global scale, they excel in precision processing of metals such as aluminum “Al […]