Stories from six countries come together at the Ginza Store <\/h4>\n\n- \u2500 You have a lovely store. The colorful products light up beautifully in the sunlight. The softness makes me feel as if I was in nature.<\/li>\n
- Nishiya: <\/span>
\nDesigned by architect Terunobu Fujimori, this space has been created using a great amount of natural materials. We used straw in the plaster wall and jute in the floors, Jute is a material that we have been working with since our establishment.<\/p>\nThat object is a combination of the \u201cvan,\u201d a bicycle-like cart that is used to transport leather, and Fujimori-san\u2019s moss tower, symbolizing the relationship between Japan and Bangladesh. <\/p>\n
At the Ginza Store, customers can see the entire lineup of our products, from leather products to jewelry and apparel, as well as what we are about and what we care about.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n![\"\u5e97\u8217\u7d71\u62ec\u8cac\u4efb\u8005\uff08\u9280\u5ea7\u30a8\u30ea\u30a2\u62c5\u5f53\uff09\u306e\u897f\u8c37\u5ec9\u3055\u3093\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Csr_38_01.jpg\")
<\/p>\nMr. Ren Nishiya, Regional Store Manager (Ginza Area) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n![\"8\u6708\u306b\u30aa\u30fc\u30d7\u30f3\u3057\u305f\u9280\u5ea7\u5e97\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Csr_38_02.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThe Ginza Store, opened in August 2020 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
![\"\u300c\u30d0\u30f3\u300d\u3068\u82d4\u5c71\u3092\u639b\u3051\u5408\u308f\u305b\u305f\u30aa\u30d6\u30b8\u30a7\u30af\u30c8\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Csr_38_03.jpg\")
<\/p>\nA marriage of \u201cvan\u201d and moss tower.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n- \u2500 Beginning in Bangladesh, you now manugfacture your products in six different countries. <\/li>\n
- Nishiya\uff1a<\/span>
\nIn Bangladesh we make bags and smaller leather items using the unique local leather and jute. In Nepal, we manufacture stoles using natural threads, including silk, wool and cashmere. In Indonesia, we make fine jewelry depicting delicate designs using the filigree technique from Jogjakarta, and in Nepal, jewelry using colorful gems.<\/p>\nWe also use Burmese rubies of the highest purity and handspun and handwoven Indian gadi, a textile that is known by the name \u201cFabric of Freedom\u201d. <\/p>\n
The Ginza Store features products made in all six countries.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
\n![\"\u30d0\u30f3\u30b0\u30e9\u30c7\u30b7\u30e5\u3067\u751f\u7523\u3055\u308c\u305f\u9769\u88fd\u54c1\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Csr_38_04.jpg\")
<\/p>\nLeather products manufactured in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Csr_38_05.jpg\")
<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n![\"\u30ab\u30b7\u30df\u30e4\u3068\u30b7\u30eb\u30af\u3067\u4f5c\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3001\u30cd\u30d1\u30fc\u30eb\u7523\u306e\u30b9\u30c8\u30fc\u30eb\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Csr_38_06.jpg\")
<\/p>\nCashmere and silk stoles made in Nepal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
![\"\u4ee3\u8868\u53d6\u7de0\u5f79\u517c\u30c1\u30fc\u30d5\u30c7\u30b6\u30a4\u30ca\u30fc\u306e\u5c71\u53e3\u7d75\u7406\u5b50\u3055\u3093\u304c\u30d7\u30ed\u30c7\u30e5\u30fc\u30b9\u3057\u305f\u300ce.\uff08\u30a4\u30fc\u30c9\u30c3\u30c8\uff09\u300d\u30d6\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9\u306e\u30c7\u30a3\u30b9\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Csr_38_07.jpg\")
<\/p>\ne. (e-dot): a brand produced by Eriko Yamaguchi, CEO and Chief Designer. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n- \u897f\u8c37\uff1a<\/span>
\nFor example, this Burmese ruby comes from a highly pure gemstone found in marble. Almost 90% of rubies on the market have been heat-treated for a more vibrant color. At MOTHERHOUSE, our rubies are untreated, so that the natural beauty of the gemstones can be enjoyed. We have also developed original diamond cuts.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"\u30df\u30e3\u30f3\u30de\u30fc\u3092\u7523\u5730\u3068\u3057\u305f\u5929\u7136\u7121\u51e6\u7406\u306e\u30eb\u30d3\u30fc\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Csr_38_08.jpg\")
<\/p>\nUntreated natural Burmese rubies. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
![\"\u30b9\u30ea\u30e9\u30f3\u30ab\u7523\u306e2\u8272\u306e\u5b9d\u77f3\u3092\u7d44\u307f\u5408\u308f\u305b\u305f\u300cDay](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Csr_38_09.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThe \u201dDay and Night Shizuku\u201d series using Sri Lankan gems of two different colors. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nUnderstanding the times and creating new values <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n- \u2500 As as \u201cinternational brand from the developing world.\u201d MOTHERHOUSE has advocated new values through \u201cmono-zukuri,\u201d or manufacturing.\n<\/li>\n
- Oda\uff1a<\/span>
\nEntering the \u201cWith Corona\u201d era, we have had many discussions on where we were headed within our company. For example, the very slim \u201cMinimatou\u201d collection was created in response to the changing times.<\/p>\nCOVID-19 has changed the way we work and the way we possess things. \u201cMinimatou\u201d has become a popular item in these new times.\n<\/li>\n
- \u897f\u8c37\uff1a<\/span>
\nWe have also released the RINNE series, remade from recovered used leather bags. It is a part of our Social Vintage program, under which we demonstrate how products can be used over a long period of time through care and repair. We have always offered repair services, but with RINEE, we are very conscious about the value people will discover when products are reborn as new products. <\/p>\nEach product comes in a different shade. It arouses that special feeling of having something that is one-of-a-kind that you will never find anywhere else in the world.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n![\"\u30b3\u30df\u30e5\u30cb\u30b1\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u30c7\u30b6\u30a4\u30f3\u90e8\u9580\u30de\u30fc\u30b1\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u30fb\u5e83\u5831](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Csr_38_10.jpg\")
<\/p>\nMr. Haruyuki Oda, Marketing and Public Relations Manager
Communications Deisgn Unit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n![\"\u56de\u53ce\u3057\u305f\u30ec\u30b6\u30fc\u304b\u3089\u751f\u307e\u308c\u305f\u4e16\u754c\u306b\u4e00\u3064\u306e\u30ea\u30e1\u30a4\u30af\u30d7\u30ed\u30c0\u30af\u30c8\u300cRINNE\u300d\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Csr_38_11.jpg\")
<\/p>\n\u201dRINNE\u201d – one-of-a-kind items made from recycled leather <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Csr_38_12.jpg\")
<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n- Oda:<\/span>
\nTo customers who bring in their used bags for recycling we offer \u201csocial points\u201d that can be used for discounts worth 1,500 yen, accompanied by a donation of 1,000 yen to improve public health in developing countries. <\/p>\nThis is a form of \u201cmono-zukuri\u201d that we seek to achieve, bringing together the voices of our customers who are reluctant to throw away their favorite items and our corporate ideals to wisely circulate our precious raw materials. We hope to increase such products and services in the future.\n<\/li>\n
- \u2500 Although you may have had limited opportunities this year due to COVID-19, you invite local manufacturers to Japan, showing your appreciation for creating forums of exchange between customers and producers.<\/li>\n
- \u5c0f\u7530\uff1a<\/span>
\nWe find much potential in fostering \u201cconnections.\u201d Our eleven business locations around the world are connected together under the name MOTHERHOUSE. <\/p>\nWe establish local corporations and communicate directly with the local workers at our local factories. We believe that building environments where each individual can make products that they themselves can be satisfied with leads to good \u201cmono-zukuri.\u201d <\/p>\n
We wish to make each workplace, factory and store a \u201csecond home.\u201d <\/p>\n
We hope that people will come to the Ginza Store to explore the unique and engaging space that we have here.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
\n![\"\u751f\u7523\u56fd\u306e\u8077\u4eba\u305f\u3061\u3002\u6bce\u5e74\u751f\u7523\u8005\u3092\u65e5\u672c\u306b\u62db\u3044\u3066\u5e97\u8217\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u3092\u958b\u50ac\u3057\u3066\u304d\u305f\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Csr_38_13.jpg\")
<\/p>\nLocal craftsmen. MOTHERHOUSE invites local manufacturers to Japan to hold an event at its stores .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
![\"\u6614\u306a\u304c\u3089\u306e\u65b9\u6cd5\u3067\u751f\u5730\u3092\u7e54\u308a\u4e0a\u3052\u308b\u30a4\u30f3\u30c9\u306e\u8077\u4eba\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Csr_38_14.jpg\")
<\/p>\nAn Indian artisan weaving textile using traditional techniques. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nCommunicating our passion from Ginza<\/h4>\n\n- \u2500 I was touched by how Ms. Eriko Yamaguchi, CEO and Chief Designer talked about opening the Ginza Store with tears in her eyes on YouTube. Please tell me how we you feel about Ginza.\u3002<\/li>\n
- Nishiya:<\/span>
\nIn the first catalogue that we compiled after our establishment, we included an illustration that connected Ginza and Dhaka. That shows how strongly we looked at Ginza as one of our goals from the very beginning. <\/p>\nThis space is full of dreams. It was only possible with the efforts of Yamaguchi-san and craftsmen, as well as our customers who have supported us.<\/p>\n
Ginza is home to many high-end brand shops and has many customers who know the very best. It is a special excursion just to visit the area. In these times, we hope to take on new challenges through the Ginza Store and communicate our ideas and new values through our products and services.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n- Further details can be found at: <\/li>\n
- MOTHERHOUSEhttps:\/\/www.mother-house.jp\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"\u897f\u8c37](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Csr_38_profile01.jpg\")
<\/p>\n\nRegional Store Manager (Ginza Area), MOTHERHOUSE Co., Inc.<\/p>\nRen Nishiya<\/p>\n
Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1993, Mr. Nishiya graduated from the Department of International Policy Studies, School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University. After experiencing internships in Malaysia and Zambia as a student, he became concerned about how differences in nationalities, religious, and where someone grew up lead to unconscious discrimination and prejudices. Wishing to pursue a career that would involve communicating the potential that people possess and connecting people with other people, he joined MOTHERHOUSE just after graduating from university in 2017. He has worked as Store Manager are two other stores before the Ginza Store,.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
![\"\u5c0f\u7530](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Csr_38_profile02.jpg\")
<\/p>\n\nMr. Haruyuki Oda, Marketing \/Public Relations \/ Intern Recruitment Manage, MOTHERHOUSE Co., <\/p>\nHaruyuki Oda<\/p>\n
Born in Ueno, Tokyo in 1979. Inspired by the environment and lifestyle of California, which he visited for the first time as a junior high school student, he went to university in California from the age of 19 to 23 while working at jobs on movie sets. He developed an interest in art, photography, and fashion. After returning to Japan, he was employed in the photography industry but left his job after one month, as he came to question the industrial structure and the way people worked. After experiencing apps development and starting a think-tank in Nagatacho, he launched his own business at the age of 25 with the aim of bringing into the world what he sought to create. Beginning with a company specializing in gifts, he launched various businesses, including those in advertising, food services, apps development, and school management. After ten years, feeling lost in terms of his connection to society and who his business or work was helping, he sold his company to a friend, when he happened to meet MOTHERHOUSE. After working for six months as a store staff, he is currently in charge of marketing, public relations and recruiting interns. He is also a father of three children.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
![\"\u4eca\u4e95](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/csr_imai.jpg\")
<\/p>\n\nWriter<\/p>\nMakiko Imai <\/p>\n
alterna<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.alterna.co.jp<\/a\n>
\nHaving worked for several foreign IT firms, Imai shifted the target of her work to
\nenvironmental and social issues after participating in the tenth meeting of the Conference of
\nthe Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity as an NGO memb
\ner. She
\ncurrently conducts interviews, edits and writes articles, develops educational programs and
\noffers interactive counselling sessions. <\/div>\n<\/div>\nWritten by: Makiko Imai
\n\uff0f
\nPlanned and edited by: alterna <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Stories from six countries come together at the Ginza Store \u2500 You have a lovely store. The colorful products l … Continue reading
\nDesigned by architect Terunobu Fujimori, this space has been created using a great amount of natural materials. We used straw in the plaster wall and jute in the floors, Jute is a material that we have been working with since our establishment.<\/p>\n
That object is a combination of the \u201cvan,\u201d a bicycle-like cart that is used to transport leather, and Fujimori-san\u2019s moss tower, symbolizing the relationship between Japan and Bangladesh. <\/p>\n
At the Ginza Store, customers can see the entire lineup of our products, from leather products to jewelry and apparel, as well as what we are about and what we care about.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
<\/p>\nMr. Ren Nishiya, Regional Store Manager (Ginza Area) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/p>\nThe Ginza Store, opened in August 2020 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/p>\nA marriage of \u201cvan\u201d and moss tower.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
- \n
- \u2500 Beginning in Bangladesh, you now manugfacture your products in six different countries. <\/li>\n
- Nishiya\uff1a<\/span>
\nIn Bangladesh we make bags and smaller leather items using the unique local leather and jute. In Nepal, we manufacture stoles using natural threads, including silk, wool and cashmere. In Indonesia, we make fine jewelry depicting delicate designs using the filigree technique from Jogjakarta, and in Nepal, jewelry using colorful gems.<\/p>\nWe also use Burmese rubies of the highest purity and handspun and handwoven Indian gadi, a textile that is known by the name \u201cFabric of Freedom\u201d. <\/p>\n
The Ginza Store features products made in all six countries.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/p>\nLeather products manufactured in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/p>\nCashmere and silk stoles made in Nepal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/p>\ne. (e-dot): a brand produced by Eriko Yamaguchi, CEO and Chief Designer. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n- \n
- \u897f\u8c37\uff1a<\/span>
\nFor example, this Burmese ruby comes from a highly pure gemstone found in marble. Almost 90% of rubies on the market have been heat-treated for a more vibrant color. At MOTHERHOUSE, our rubies are untreated, so that the natural beauty of the gemstones can be enjoyed. We have also developed original diamond cuts.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p>\nUntreated natural Burmese rubies. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/p>\nThe \u201dDay and Night Shizuku\u201d series using Sri Lankan gems of two different colors. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nUnderstanding the times and creating new values <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n- \n
- \u2500 As as \u201cinternational brand from the developing world.\u201d MOTHERHOUSE has advocated new values through \u201cmono-zukuri,\u201d or manufacturing.\n<\/li>\n
- Oda\uff1a<\/span>
\nEntering the \u201cWith Corona\u201d era, we have had many discussions on where we were headed within our company. For example, the very slim \u201cMinimatou\u201d collection was created in response to the changing times.<\/p>\nCOVID-19 has changed the way we work and the way we possess things. \u201cMinimatou\u201d has become a popular item in these new times.\n<\/li>\n
- \u897f\u8c37\uff1a<\/span>
\nWe have also released the RINNE series, remade from recovered used leather bags. It is a part of our Social Vintage program, under which we demonstrate how products can be used over a long period of time through care and repair. We have always offered repair services, but with RINEE, we are very conscious about the value people will discover when products are reborn as new products. <\/p>\nEach product comes in a different shade. It arouses that special feeling of having something that is one-of-a-kind that you will never find anywhere else in the world.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n<\/p>\nMr. Haruyuki Oda, Marketing and Public Relations Manager
Communications Deisgn Unit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p>\n\u201dRINNE\u201d – one-of-a-kind items made from recycled leather <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n- \n
- Oda:<\/span>
\nTo customers who bring in their used bags for recycling we offer \u201csocial points\u201d that can be used for discounts worth 1,500 yen, accompanied by a donation of 1,000 yen to improve public health in developing countries. <\/p>\nThis is a form of \u201cmono-zukuri\u201d that we seek to achieve, bringing together the voices of our customers who are reluctant to throw away their favorite items and our corporate ideals to wisely circulate our precious raw materials. We hope to increase such products and services in the future.\n<\/li>\n
- \u2500 Although you may have had limited opportunities this year due to COVID-19, you invite local manufacturers to Japan, showing your appreciation for creating forums of exchange between customers and producers.<\/li>\n
- \u5c0f\u7530\uff1a<\/span>
\nWe find much potential in fostering \u201cconnections.\u201d Our eleven business locations around the world are connected together under the name MOTHERHOUSE. <\/p>\nWe establish local corporations and communicate directly with the local workers at our local factories. We believe that building environments where each individual can make products that they themselves can be satisfied with leads to good \u201cmono-zukuri.\u201d <\/p>\n
We wish to make each workplace, factory and store a \u201csecond home.\u201d <\/p>\n
We hope that people will come to the Ginza Store to explore the unique and engaging space that we have here.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/p>\nLocal craftsmen. MOTHERHOUSE invites local manufacturers to Japan to hold an event at its stores .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/p>\nAn Indian artisan weaving textile using traditional techniques. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nCommunicating our passion from Ginza<\/h4>\n
- \n
- \u2500 I was touched by how Ms. Eriko Yamaguchi, CEO and Chief Designer talked about opening the Ginza Store with tears in her eyes on YouTube. Please tell me how we you feel about Ginza.\u3002<\/li>\n
- Nishiya:<\/span>
\nIn the first catalogue that we compiled after our establishment, we included an illustration that connected Ginza and Dhaka. That shows how strongly we looked at Ginza as one of our goals from the very beginning. <\/p>\nThis space is full of dreams. It was only possible with the efforts of Yamaguchi-san and craftsmen, as well as our customers who have supported us.<\/p>\n
Ginza is home to many high-end brand shops and has many customers who know the very best. It is a special excursion just to visit the area. In these times, we hope to take on new challenges through the Ginza Store and communicate our ideas and new values through our products and services.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
\n- \n
- Further details can be found at: <\/li>\n
- MOTHERHOUSEhttps:\/\/www.mother-house.jp\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n\nRegional Store Manager (Ginza Area), MOTHERHOUSE Co., Inc.<\/p>\n
Ren Nishiya<\/p>\n
Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1993, Mr. Nishiya graduated from the Department of International Policy Studies, School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University. After experiencing internships in Malaysia and Zambia as a student, he became concerned about how differences in nationalities, religious, and where someone grew up lead to unconscious discrimination and prejudices. Wishing to pursue a career that would involve communicating the potential that people possess and connecting people with other people, he joined MOTHERHOUSE just after graduating from university in 2017. He has worked as Store Manager are two other stores before the Ginza Store,.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/p>\n\nMr. Haruyuki Oda, Marketing \/Public Relations \/ Intern Recruitment Manage, MOTHERHOUSE Co., <\/p>\nHaruyuki Oda<\/p>\n
Born in Ueno, Tokyo in 1979. Inspired by the environment and lifestyle of California, which he visited for the first time as a junior high school student, he went to university in California from the age of 19 to 23 while working at jobs on movie sets. He developed an interest in art, photography, and fashion. After returning to Japan, he was employed in the photography industry but left his job after one month, as he came to question the industrial structure and the way people worked. After experiencing apps development and starting a think-tank in Nagatacho, he launched his own business at the age of 25 with the aim of bringing into the world what he sought to create. Beginning with a company specializing in gifts, he launched various businesses, including those in advertising, food services, apps development, and school management. After ten years, feeling lost in terms of his connection to society and who his business or work was helping, he sold his company to a friend, when he happened to meet MOTHERHOUSE. After working for six months as a store staff, he is currently in charge of marketing, public relations and recruiting interns. He is also a father of three children.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/p>\n\nWriter<\/p>\nMakiko Imai <\/p>\n
alterna<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.alterna.co.jp<\/a\n>
\nHaving worked for several foreign IT firms, Imai shifted the target of her work to
\nenvironmental and social issues after participating in the tenth meeting of the Conference of
\nthe Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity as an NGO memb
\ner. She
\ncurrently conducts interviews, edits and writes articles, develops educational programs and
\noffers interactive counselling sessions. <\/div>\n<\/div>\nWritten by: Makiko Imai
\n\uff0f
\nPlanned and edited by: alterna <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Stories from six countries come together at the Ginza Store \u2500 You have a lovely store. The colorful products l … Continue reading
- \u897f\u8c37\uff1a<\/span>
- \u897f\u8c37\uff1a<\/span>