Turning fictional technology into a reality The recent boom in the development of smart textiles and smart clothing is producing a range of textiles incorporating sensors and flexible wiring using special conductive fibers, dyes and other materials. These textiles are
September 22, 2017
Toban Textile Co., Ltd. The Banshu production region of Japan has an over 200-year history of creating yarn-dyed cotton fabric. Toban Textile Co., Ltd. is a local company currently doing everything from dying to weaving and processing all in-house. Its
Japan’s only cotton spinning mill Unitika Textiles Co., Ltd.’s Tokiwa Mill has made continuous efforts to improve its techniques as a domestic cotton spinning mill, and as a result it can now produce yarn that would be impossible to create
Aiming for the continuous growth of domestic mills Succeeding in overseas markets requires a dedication to true “Made-in-Japan” manufacturing, from the yarn to the finished product. This fall, Maker’s Shirt Kamakura will start full-fledged sales of jointly-produced dress shirts with