Akimoto was invited to give a lecture for next generation company owners at Mito City. The seminar sponsored by Joyo Bank, a major local bank, attracted over 50 participants. The title of the lecture “Training Elite Carpenters!”. -Customer Satisfaction is Value Added. -Real materials don’t fade, but change as…
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I am proud to announce that we have been featured in the most prestigious English news paper in Japan. In Japan, the Japan Times which was established in 1897 is distributed with THE NEW YORK TIMES. The article clarifies our position in this turbulent economic circumstance. We…
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Delegation from a major construction company in Korea visited our company, our construction sites, and Akimoto. Many technical terms used in Korean are imported from Japanese e.g. scaffold足場、formwork型枠、lengthタテ・ヨコ、building area坪 etc. which makes our conversation very smooth. The delegation was inspired by our motivated young people. Not…
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For the start of the new year, Akimoto was interviewed by a major Japanese business magazine, and made a forecast for 2017. The magazine featured “Forecast competition 2017 by Red(female) and White(male) team” . Each team was represented by top CEOs of Japan, and Akimoto was a member of the…
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At the beginning of the year, Akimoto gave a message to all employees: From my experience, warm & sunny year end / new year like this one around this area may be a sign of turbulence. My article will be published on the next issue of Nikkei Business…
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Our governor, Mr Kawakatsu holds a forum with company owners in Shizuoka Prefecture three times a year. The purpose of this forum is to learn what each companies do, what their challenges are, and to better understand the industries. This time, Akimoto represented the construction industry. Five other representatives…
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It is good to know that our God is not only for humans. It is for the lions. The dragon. The crane. The crow. This legendary crow with three legs guided the legendary first emperor in the conquest of our land. He is now guiding our…
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The mighty MINKA took three weeks to assemble. In three days, it was gone. Sadly, the time is near to say good-bye to all the pillars, the ceiling, the history, and of course all the time, works and efforts of our Daiku carpenters. But this…
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Adding to the story of beautiful goddess representing Mt Fuji; “Praise for Cherry Blossoms” (Kono-hana-sakuya-hime 木花開耶姫命), her father meant to have her big sister (Princess Iwanaga) getting married to the bridegroom (grandson of the God of Sun) , too. The Womb of Mt Fuji. It may be strange to…
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MINKA 民家 is an old wooden Japanese house, and sadly most MINKA is destroyed when the owner decides to build a new house. The Show Begins. Some development in the preparatory set up of this project. High tower crane is deployed to carry the pillars. Still the adjustments are…
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