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Western Trading Co., Ltd. was started on November 1st, 1948 with a paid-in capital of \1,000,000.-. Since than the Company has experienced various hardships, passing through the turbulent economy of the postwar days to the present period of economic prosperity. The capital has been increased several times, and is at present \200,000,000.- as of November 1st, 1982.
Since its foundation, Western Trading Co., Ltd., aiming at contributing to the industrial development of Japan, constantly accumulated and strengthened its experience and expertise in the import, export and marketing of machine tools, metal processing machinery, wood working machinery, industrial plant, plastic processing machines, electronic and optical instrument, chemical products, etc. Also we have obtained excellent result in international technical licensing, and have received wide attention from various sectors, and this has been a major contribution to consolidation of our present unique position in international trading.
Up to now, under the direction of Naoe Sakai, the founder of our company, we have carried out structural reform within the Company, strengthening of the management, construction of the new company building (head office), opening of branch office in principal cities, in line with our development policy.
Every year Western Trading Co., Ltd. sends some ten young staff members abroad for varying periods. Already the beneficial result of this is evident, and we expect these benefits to continue to contribute to our achievements, now and in future.
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