Hitoshi Mimura

Master shoemaker Mimura starts his own brand

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Yelnats at 12:03 PM JST - 30th September

I bet if he was not forced to retire at 60 and be rehired back at substantially lower wages, he would not be going into his own business. Maybe the stupid retirement unwritten law worked out well for this guy, but it sure does not for others in this system.
ebisen at 05:11 PM JST - 30th September

20000 for a pair of custom made sports shoes is extremely low...
ca1ic0cat at 08:33 PM JST - 30th September

As long as they don't say "made in China" on them I wish him luck.
spudman at 12:30 AM JST - 1st October

good luck to him. Asics made some great shoes under his direction. My first track spikes were awesome things made in the late 70's
bdiego at 04:12 AM JST - 1st October

First shoes are free for his customers. Sounds pretty confident he'll outdo himself, good luck! =)
Osakadaz at 01:13 PM JST - 1st October

size 11 please mate.People ARE known to survive with feet larger than 28 cm.
Mittsu at 01:27 PM JST - 6th October

ASICS sell for 20,000 yen a pair - he will never make money doing 5 or so pairs a day.
bdiego at 06:17 AM JST - 15th October

I think the point is people like him aren't in it for the money.