Hasegawa Cutlery Co., Ltd.

Hasegawa Cutlery Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer of scissors and other household daily necessities, based in Seki, Gifu. According to its company profile, it was founded in September 1933 by Shunichi Hasegawa as a polishing business, began making scissors in 1945, was reorganized as a corporation in 1949, and changed its name to Hasegawa Cutlery Co., Ltd. in 1984. The company states that it has continued manufacturing since 1933 by combining craftsmen's skills with advanced production technology, and it operates the CANARY and HARAC brands.

According to the company profile, Hasegawa Cutlery traces its origin to 1933, when Shunichi Hasegawa founded a polishing business in Aioi-cho, Seki. In 1945 the business began manufacturing scissors under the name Hasegawa Cutlery Manufacturing Works. In 1949 it was reorganized as a corporation, Hasegawa Cutlery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. A first factory was added in Aioi-cho in 1950 and a second factory (casting division) in Asahi-cho in 1952. In 1953 it began manufacturing cast-iron pinking shears, and in 1956 it registered CANARY as a trademark. In 1984 it opened and relocated its head office and factory to 3664 Hidase, Seki, and changed its name to Hasegawa Cutlery Co., Ltd. In 1987 Katsuhiko Hasegawa became representative director and president; in 2011 Naohiko Hasegawa became the third representative director and president. The company registered HARAC as a trademark in 2004. In 2016 it began in-house production of nail clippers, and in 2020 it obtained JIS D 5716 certification for automotive emergency escape tools and launched RE-20-J. In 2023 it launched HONSEKITO.

Product categories. Office scissors · Fabric scissors · Tool scissors · Craft scissors · Recycling scissors · Paper craft scissors · Kitchen scissors · Cardboard cutters · Nail clippers · Automotive emergency escape tools · Machine blades · Special blades

1. 1長谷川刃物株式会社 関の刃物（CANARY・HARAC）hasegawacutlery.com
2. 2会社概要 | 長谷川刃物株式会社 関の刃物（CANARY・HARAC）hasegawacutlery.com
3. 3Hasegawa Cutlery Co., Ltd.wikidata.org