1.An overview of the Japan Textile Finishers' Association (as of October 1, 2025)
1) Established in June 1969
2) Members: 37 including 28 firms and 9 organizations (which include 175 firms)
3) Board of Directors: 12 Board members and 2 Auditors
4) President: K.Goto (President, GISEN CO., LTD., Gifu)
Vice-President:
H.Sasaki (President, KOMATSU MATERE Co., Ltd., Ishikawa)
Vice-President:
Y.Washi (President, Tokai Senko K.K., Aichi)
Vice-President:
Y.Takagaki (President, WAKAYAMA SENKO Co., Ltd., Wakayama)
Vice-President:
I.Yamauchi (Executive Officer, Kurabo Industries Ltd., Osaka)
5) Office address:
Kanda Ocean Building 2F
1-15-2 Uchikanda Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-0047
Director: Mr.M.Terashima
Tel:+81-3-5577-6876
Fax:+81-3-5577-6877
Email:
nisen.tokyo@moon.email.ne.jp
THE TEXTILE EXPORTERS HOUSE 7F
3-4-9 Bingomachi Chuo-ku
Osaka 541-0051
Director: Mr.N.Ohshima
Tel:+81-6-4963-2315
Fax:+81-6-4963-2319
Email:
nisen.osk@moon.email.ne.jp
2.An Overview of the Industry
1)Our industry constitutes the dyeing and finishing (covering mechanical dyeing
and hand dyeing) of yarn and woven and knitted fabrics.
Number of firms
Number of employees
Output value
(¥100millions)
Major locations
Mechanical dyeing of woven and
knitted fabrics of cotton, staple fiber and linen
87
3,136
569
Shizuoka, Aichi, Kyoto, Osaka, Wakayama, etc
Mechanical dyeing of woven and
knitted fabrics of silk and artificial silk
70
3,871
864
Fukui, Ishikawa, Toyama, Niigata, etc
Finishing of woven and knitted
fabrics
77
1,490
173
Ryomo region (Gunma and Tochigi), Shizuoka, Hyogo, etc
Hand dyeing and finishing of woven
and knitted fabrics
358
2,796
205
Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Kyoto, etc
Finishing of woven and knitted
fabrics and lace
74
2,608
420
Ryomo region(Gunma and Ibaraki), Hokuriku region (Toyama,
Ishikawa, Fukui, and Niigata), Osaka, etc
2) Features of the Industry
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Brings together knowledge from a wide range of fields including physics,
chemistry, electronics and design, and heightens the added-value of textile products
by raising their functionality.
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Majority of business transactions are conducted under a commission basis("Itaku").
- Consists of those firms ranging from small-scale manual and mechanical enterprises
to some large mechanical dyeing enterprises.
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Consumes a large amount of water, energy and chemicals.
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Requires antipollution measures.
3) Trends in mechanical processing volume and value.
Item
Trends in processing volume
(millions of m2)
Trends in processing value
(¥100millions)
Year
Total
Year-on-year
Filament
Staple Fiber
Total
Year-on-year
2019
1,763
97.2
756
605
1,659
98.3
2020
1,514
85.9
601
567
1,346
81.2
2021
1,555
102.7
619
557
1,416
105.2
2022
1,552
99.9
606
558
1,500
105.9
2023
1,548
99.7
610
548
1,560
104.0
2024
1,462
94.4
593
516
1,544
99.0
(Source: Textile Statistics, METI)
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