monozukuri

Business / Corporate | Taking the Lead Apr 15, 2018

Hands-on Toyota exec passes down monozukuri spirit

by Shusuke Murai

Mitsuru Kawai drops by a bathhouse for factory workers at Toyota Motor's headquarters in Aichi Prefecture each day before work. After washing, the 70-year-old executive dons a helmet and heads for its noisy forging plant instead of his corporate office suite. There, he passes on ...

People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Nov 25, 2017

Nobuhiro Seki: Espousing the spirit of craftsmanship abroad

by Matthew Hernon

"The Japanese manufacturers need new business opportunities from overseas, but are reluctant because they can't negotiate in English or any other language," says Seki.

Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Feb 4, 2017

Put the pedal to the metal for Valentine's Day

by Mio Yamada

If you haven't sorted out your loved one's special gift yet, On: Design this month has mined a few new ideas from Japan's metalworking industry.