Hara Trading Co., Ltd. (HARA TRADING CO., LTD.)
main office
4-33-1 Matsumoto-cho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama 221-0841
contact address
TEL: 045-317-22251 / FAX: 045-317-2252
Established
July 16, 1955 (Showa 30)
Capital
20,000,000 yen
Representative
Masato Emori, President and CEO
Bank
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Yokohama Central Branch Mizuho Bank Yokohama West Exit Branch
[Materials / Materials Business] (Functional Materials / Products Department)
Business content
[Textile / Lifestyle Business] (Textile / Lifestyle Design Department)
History-Business Transition-
Edo Period
Hara Shoten (store name: Kameya), adopted by Tomitaro Hara (Sankei Hara), used raw silk in the Edo period.
Started the business of silk fabrics. After that, it became a general partnership.
1942
Showa 17
The export division was separated from Hara Sangyo Co., Ltd., which was established in accordance with textile control, in 1955.
Hara Trading Co., Ltd. is established.
1955-1975 Showa 30's-Showa 50's
Exports of scarves and mufflers to Europe and the United States are booming, and MARVIN in New York is appointed.
Make it the sole agency in the United States. At the same time, co-found a domestic scarf print factory.
1975-1998 Showa 50s-1998s
Exports of white fabrics for typewriters and computer ribbons to Europe and the United States have flourished, and sales have expanded throughout Western Europe. At the same time, it will develop the business of apparel products (especially knitwear) and establish a subsidiary specializing in knitwear sales in Japan. Became a board member of Japan Silk Fiber Export Association and Japan Textile Products Association.
1989-2008 1989-2008s
Demand for reused toner cartridge components for high-speed laser printers will increase in the Japanese market as well as in the Western market. Became the sole distributor in Japan of Static Control Co., Ltd., the number one in the industry for materials for reuse toner cartridges. Became a distributor of Sumitomo 3M (static electricity countermeasure related products). Mesh filters manufactured with world-class industrial textile technology will be used as fuel pumps for automobiles, ABS brakes, and filters for medical liquids.
~ Present
In order to contribute to the reuse toner cartridge industry, we established the industry's first third-party organization, "Japan Cartridge Standard Testing Center," to conduct standard testing.
Contracted with Desco Industires, Inc. (DESCO) in the United States for anti-static related business.
Further develop manufacturing specialized for babies and kids in the textile-related business.
In addition to overseas brand agency sales, we have started selling apparel miscellaneous goods OEM and original brand textile products. Expanding transactions with department stores, mass retailers, and specialty stores in Japan.