Congratulations to the 2018 Mochitsuki 2018 team for another successful event! This past Sunday marked the 22nd annual occurrence of this favorite Portland family activity. Mochitsuki has come a long way from its humble start in the basement of Oregon Buddhist Temple. The celebration now draws thousands of attendees and has to be held at Portland State University to accommodate [...]
Earlier this month, Hokusei North America's partner Portland Gear announced the launch of a collaboration with Widmer Brothers Brewing, one of Portland's oldest craft beer breweries. The “PDX Pils” collaboration beer will feature Portland Gear's logos and signature teal color. Bottles of PDX Pils will be available in all grocery stores, at local bars, and even at Portland Timbers soccer [...]
2018 marks the 40th anniversary of the founding of Hokusei North America's parent company, Hokusei Products in Japan. Since it's entry into the Japanese aluminum market in 1978, Hokusei Products has expanded beyond its Takaoka (Japan) head office to open branches in Hokkaido (Japan), Okinawa (Japan), Stockholm (Sweden), and Portland (USA). The staff at Hokusei North America would like to [...]
The Hokusei North America team wishes you a Happy New Year! May your 2018 be filled with good fortune and success. We've set some ambitious goals for ourselves for the coming 12 months. As you can see we've painted in one eye of our Daruma doll to mark the commitment. Here's to the fun and hard work it will take [...]