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PROFILE

Yoshiki Watanabe

President, Tokaibane Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Mr. Watanabe was born in Osaka in 1945. He joined Tokaibane Mfg. in 1971 and was appointed president in 1984. Tokaibane Mfg. produces high quality and highly intricate springs. with its strong technical and development capabilities. Operating on a full custom-made production system, this company can handle single-item orders for a wide variety of styles. Besides specializing in the manufacture of large-size springs, it also conducts research and development, such as for long-life springs.
The company has won the Kansai practical IT application award for three years in a row hosted by the Kansai Economic Federation. It also won the All-Japan top 100 practical IT application award organized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2004, was recognized as one of 300 "Vibrant Manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises Throughout Japan" by the METI in 2006, won the Porter Prize in 2008, and won the "IT Management Award 2009 for Small and Medium Enterprises (METI Minister Award) in 2009.