Creating a brand from recycled items – From 2018, JEPLAN, INC., an environmental venture, will begin designing and making clothing using recycled polyester textiles. They have received design offers from over 20 companies and brands for their T-shirt pattern, developed
February 2018
SAWADA, which produces and sells knitting yarn, is developing yarn using Japanese paper, a uniquely Japanese material. Japanese paper, cut into extremely thin strips, is twisted with polyester into yarn to create a lightweight yarn. When this is woven in
Drawing Upon Their Superior Technology and Quality Japan’s production region-based textile manufacturers and processing factories are seizing the opportunities of exhibiting at the Milano Unica (MU) and Premiere Vision (PV) Paris in successive moves to launch full-scale exports to the
Addressing the Social Problem of Rising Medical Costs, etc. The Japanese fibre industry is putting effort into the development of “smart textiles,” due to the high expectations that have been placed on fibres as a technology that can further enhance
Growing Breadth of Business in the West Japanese textile manufacturing wholesalers’ development capabilities and their function of “always having stock on hand” are steadily taking root in Western markets. Progress is underway from luxury brands to medium and small brands,
From JFW-JC2017, PTJ Autumn/Winter 2018-19 The JFW Textile Fair is Japan’s leading textile event. The JFW JAPAN CREATION, a general textile fair, and Premium Textile Japan (PTJ), a textile business negotiation salon are set to be held jointly, bringing together
What can Japanese Companies do Right Now? There is a growing interest in sustainability worldwide. Textile and fashion companies are moving forward, constructing manufacturing and supply chains for sustainable industrial and corporate growth using the techniques and knowledge they have
KOKKA CO., Ltd. KOKKA Co., Ltd. boasts a long history of 70 years as a specialised manufacturer of printed textiles in Japan. This time, we recommend a line-up of printed fabrics that match well with denim. Each season, we offer