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SPACE was pleased to host the board meeting of SPACE Japan in New York City and to review the very successful operation of the business under the leadership of Kenji Hirao. We are also pleased to welcome Yukitoshi Shirotani, President of Kokuyo Office Systems as our newest member of the Space Japan board.
SPACE sends our most thankful appreciation to Kingo Koruda, COO of Kokuyo, who had the vision to create SPACE Japan, 5 years ago as a partnership between Kokuyo and SPACE. Kokuyo, the leading office supply company of Japan has most recently entered into the US, India and Chinese market, bringing innovative products to the office supply market. Kokuyo, has been receiving positive attention by the business community as they reported $3 Billion in sales revenue and a growth in profitability of more than 850% in 2004.
Congratulations to Kokuyo!
SPACE Welcomes Hideyuki Imai
We welcome Hideyuki Imai, otherwise known lovingly as Harry, to SPACE. His home is Tokyo, Japan where he graduated from the Tokyo Zokei University . His passion for good design and focused attention endear him to our team. He enjoys baseball and soccer in his free time.
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