Ochiai Cutlery: Here's to the next 100 years

Ochiai Cutlery Manufacturing Company has been delivering high-end technology to its clients in the tea industry and beyond since 1919.

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In the 100 or so years since it first introduced a manual tea picking shear to the market, industry giant Ochiai has been obliged to adapt to many challenges.

Perhaps that is why company president Masunao Ochiai remains bullish in the face of Japan's much-discussed demographic situation: "While it is true that the domestic market is limited (due to the aging population), there are great opportunities overseas not only for tea, but also in other industries such as flower harvesting."