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<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stability, longevity and long-termism are key attributes of many Japanese companies, particularly family-run businesses. Japan has clearly mastered the art of business longevity. The island nation has more than 33,000 companies with over 100 years of history, accounting for over 40% of the global total. Akihiro Taniguchi, president of the 102-year-old wire manufacturer Taiyo Cabletec, takes pride not only in Japan\u2019s reputation for enduring enterprises, but also in the distinct entrepreneurial spirit of the Kansai region. \u201cIn Osaka, we have a relatively \u2018free\u2019 culture that follows its own independent rules. Also, there are generally more businesses that are owned and run by families in the Kansai region, compared to Kanto,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The company was founded in the early 1900s as Taniguchi Densen Works, when Taniguchi\u2019s great-grandfather recognized a growing demand for electric wire production, crucial to Japan\u2019s rapid industrialization at the time. Looking back, Taniguchi said, \u201cThere were many visionaries at that time who sought to meet this demand, including the Furukawa and Tsuda families, as well as of course, our great-grandfather.\u201d Since those early days, Taiyo has gone on to become Japan\u2019s premier manufacturer of high-performance cables for varying use cases. And while today\u2019s cables must be thinner, stronger and more durable, Taniguchi emphasizes that some fundamentals remain unchanged. \u201cWe are still reliant on craftsmanship in the industry. Although robotics and factory automation help somewhat, we are still a human-centric field. Particularly when it comes to quality control and small-lot production, we need the skills of craftsmen who understand the capabilities of each machine,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
One of the company\u2019s key focus points is the robotics sector, a field in which Japan excels, exporting over 160,000 industrial robots annually. Taiyo\u2019s patented robot cables are made using a special copper-forming process that produces strands as thin as 0.05 mm in diameter, finer than a human hair. This, Taniguchi believes, is essential as robots increasingly need to make complex, repetitive movements. \u201cWe need to work toward thinner cables that can be used in lightweight products. Durability is a key concern in the industry, ensuring that cables do not break from bending or twisting,\u201d he said. In recent years, Taiyo Cabletec has expanded its global footprint, connecting its Osaka headquarters with facilities in China and Thailand. With ambitious goals for the future, Taniguchi is focused on attracting top talent by offering competitive wages and improved working conditions. When entering new markets, he emphasizes the importance of building long-term, trust-based partnerships. \u201cIn Southeast Asia, we plan to expand our facilities further, working from our current production base in Thailand. Of course, this cannot be done by only us; we need strong relationships with local partners in each market,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Despite a wealth of change and new opportunities on the horizon, Taniguchi remains grounded in the legacy built over the past 100 years. \u201cThere is always a push to preserve heritage in the long run,\u201d he said, reflecting on the nature of a family-run business. \u201cSimilar to the confectionery makers and craft workshops of Kyoto, we are committed to keeping tradition alive over the generations.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Stability, longevity and long-termism are key attributes of many Japanese companies, particularly family-run businesses. Japan has clearly mastered the art of business longevity. The island nation has more than 33,000 companies with over 100 years of history, accounting for over 40% of the global total. Akihiro Taniguchi, president of the 102-year-old wire manufacturer Taiyo Cabletec, takes pride not only in Japan\u2019s reputation for enduring enterprises, but also in the distinct entrepreneurial spirit of the Kansai region. \u201cIn Osaka, we have a relatively \u2018free\u2019 culture that follows its own independent rules. Also, there are generally more businesses that are owned and run by families in the Kansai region, compared to Kanto,\u201d […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":7783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[91,23,190,52],"class_list":["post-7782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manufacturing","tag-cables","tag-japan","tag-osaka","tag-technology"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/global-kigyo.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/global-kigyo.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/global-kigyo.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/global-kigyo.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/global-kigyo.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7782"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/global-kigyo.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7785,"href":"https:\/\/global-kigyo.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7782\/revisions\/7785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/global-kigyo.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/global-kigyo.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/global-kigyo.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/global-kigyo.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}