It was great to see so many Oregon companies featured in Hanshin Department Store's Portland Fair. Our friend Tommy Sho snapped these pictures during the multi-day event. Hokusei North America says "Job well done!" to our friends at Portland Gear, Cycle Dog, Ex Libris Anonymous and Allport Editions whose products are featured in these pictures .
Representatives from Hokusei North America's parent company will be visiting Portland later this month. From May 29 to June 3, Japan-based Hokusei Products' CEO (Shotaro Tomita) and his team will meet with a wide number of Portland organizations and companies to discuss sales expansion plans for the remainder of 2017, as well as to plan out future goals and projects. [...]
Portland Fair 2017 is in full swing at the Hanshin Department Store in Osaka Japan. You can see lots of fun, candid photos by searching these Japanese hashtags on Instagram: #ポートランドフェア https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/ポートランドフェア/?hl=en and #阪神百貨店 https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/阪神百貨店/?hl=en The Hokusei North America team and Hokusei Products Japan team were proud to have a hand in this event's success. Thank you Hanshin! Thank you [...]
As previously reported on Hokusei North America's News page, products from our partners at Allport Editions, Cycle Dog, and Portland Gear will be available at Hanshin Department Store's "Portland Fair" to be held in Osaka from April 26 ~ May 2, 2017. And, our partners' products will be joined by items from other great Portland companies. Participating in the "Pop [...]
On April 2, 2017, the Portland Japanese Garden opened its newly-expanded area to the public. In addition to more acreage for the Garden, this expansion notably includes the Cultural Crossing Village, which consists of three steel-and-glass pavilions linked by a large courtyard near the shuttle stop to the main garden. The Cultural Crossing Village contains a tea cafe, and the [...]
Hokusei North America is pleased to announce that one of its Portland-based partners, Cycle Dog, will be selling its products at the "Portland Fair" hosted by Hanshin Department Store in April. Cycle Dog creates some of the world’s best dog products, with a focus on the environment. Given the growing popularity of pets and awareness of environmental issues in Japan, Cycle [...]
Hokusei North America's partner, Portland Gear, was recently featured in "Nikkei Style", a leading Japanese media site focused on style trends in Japan and around the world. The article, written in Japanese, briefly introduces Marcus Harvey and the success that Portland Gear has had within the U.S. and overseas. The article can found here: http://style.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO13586690S7A300C1000000?channel=DF140920160941&page=2 Hokusei extends its warm congratulations [...]
Excitement is building for the Portland Fair to be hosted by Hanshin Department Store in Osaka. The fair, which will take place from April 25 to May 2, will feature a number of Portland-made products, including food, beverages, apparel, and stationery among others. Making this event more special, the owners of two of Hokusei North America's partners will be attending [...]
Hokusei North America is pleased to announce that Allport Editions card products will be featured at Hanshin Department Store's "Portland Fair", from April 26 - May 2, 2017. Hokusei started importing Portland-based Allport's cards in 2016. Allport Editions was established over 30 years ago, and has evolved into a leading publisher that sells artful and intelligent social expression products. Allport [...]
This Friday March 3rd is Hinamatsuri (Doll's Day) in Japan. It is also known as Girl's Day. During this holiday, some households display a large doll set depicting the Emperor, Empress and imperial court of the Heian, a classical period of Japanese history which lasted from the years 794 - 1185. It's a very colorful and vibrant way to make history [...]