Word: kureha
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...where couples can still get married. Every building, from old post offices to police posts, butcher shops to banks, is fronted with an English-language plaque explaining its history. Within, dioramas depict life in the Meiji era (1867-1912). Many displays are interactive: a Kabuki troupe performs in the Kureha-za Theater, while an antique Kyoto streetcar runs to sake tastings at the city's former Nakai Brewery...
Last week, seeking to improve their fortunes through consolidation and streamlining, two of Japan's leading cotton-spinning companies decided to become one. Toyobo Co., the leading spinner (1964 sales: $250 million), announced that it would merge with fourth-ranking Kureha Spinning Co. (1964 sales: $100 million). The surprise merger was the best evidence yet that Japan's tradition-bound cotton industry is at last beginning to meet the challenges that face...
Concentrating for Efficiency. The Toyobo-Kureha combine is the first instance in which the ailing industry has adopted the drastic solution that the government has been urging: concentration of capital and increased efficiency through merger. "We should have done this a long time ago," says Toyobo President Toyosaburo Taniguchi, 64, who will head the new venture with the assistance of Kureha's Kyoichi Ito, 51. The new company, which will keep the name Toyobo, will have a combined capital of $51 million and 32,000 employees in 33 mills. The merger, almost sure to be followed by others, will...
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