MUJIRUSHI

Company Information Our Management Philosophy: “The Spirit of Harmony” As part of Japanese culture, we cherish the spirit of harmony. As Japanese people, we feel at a DNA level that we cannot truly rejoice in happiness if only we or our group alone becomes happy. We earnestly consider our customers’ interests and share happiness together with our customers. Putting this into practice for the betterment of society is the business purpose of Mujirushi Corporation and represents our “spirit.” Since 1997, we at “Mujirushi Scissors” have improved distribution for scissors that were considered high-priced items, offering the same quality at half the price, earning high praise for our “high quality, low price” approach. Now, we aim to make work more enjoyable and pleasant for hairstylists and barbers through our scissors, not just offering “high quality, low price.” With “heartfelt business” as our company slogan, we continue to focus on community-based sales operations now and in the future. In today’s so-called IT age, we believe our mission as people living in this era is to restore “heart-centered management” that prioritizes people and spirit, moving away from business styles that have forgotten the human heart. We believe this is deeply meaningful for each individual’s life, our own lives, the lives of those we are connected with, and especially for the children who will inherit the future. Thanks to many salons that use our scissors with love, we take pride in being able to help, even a little, with their prosperity. We will continue to assist hairstylists and barbers in making their lives bloom with beautiful flowers, bear rich fruit, and nurture wonderful seeds. While we will naturally continue our research and development efforts, always looking half a step ahead of our times, we will devote our entire being to the slogan “Making hairstylists’ and barbers’ lives extraordinarily happy,” always walking together with everyone, aiming to become Japan’s number one most helpful scissors company, with each staff member striving to become a practitioner. Our Commitment to Direct Manufacturing and Sales Let’s make good scissors! This naturally affects costs and expenses. However, not giving up here is Mujirushi’s strength - maintaining luxury quality while keeping prices attractive! This has been Mujirushi’s standard management approach since our founding: ①Quality ②Price ③Sincerity. Amid changing times, we continuously pursue high quality. We thoroughly manage costs daily and constantly pursue low prices. We provide regular after-care service after purchase. Company Overview Company Name Mujirushi Corporation Address Mujirushi Building 3F, 1-29-5 Ikebukuro Honcho, Toshima-ku, Tokyo TEL 03-3985-1631 (Main) FAX 03-5391-2352 Representative Makoto Mizoguchi Established January 1997 Capital 10,000,000 yen Company History July 1928 (Showa 3) Kenjiro Mizoguchi established “Mizoguchi Store,” a barber equipment business, in Ikebukuro Honcho 3-chome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 1948 (Showa 23) Relocated to 1-627 Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 1953 (Showa 25) Reorganized as Mizoguchi Trading Company Ltd. 1959 (Showa 34) Built a manufacturing factory for salon-specific furniture in Ikebukuro Honcho 1-chome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 1963 (Showa 38) Built new headquarters at 1-521 Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 1966 (Showa 41) Reorganized as Mizoguchi Corporation 1968 (Showa 43) Relocated salon furniture manufacturing factory to Minamihata Shinden, Fujimi City, Saitama Prefecture April 1991 (Heisei 3) Established scissors-only sales department February 1993 (Heisei 5) Added scissors maintenance factory in Minamihata Shinden, Fujimi City, Saitama Prefecture January 1997 (Heisei 9) Established scissors specialty company “Mujirushi Corporation” at 1-8-8 Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo May 2000 (Heisei 12) Opened Tohoku branch office in Miyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai City October 2004 (Heisei 16) Relocated headquarters and factory to 1-29-5 Ikebukuro Honcho, Toshima-ku, Tokyo for integrated management May 2007 (Heisei 19) Completely specialized in scissors business; dissolved Mizoguchi Corporation May 2009 (Heisei 21) Started selling pet grooming scissors “Urban Style” August 2010 (Heisei 22) Published beauty and barber scissors catalog “b-sciss” October 2010 (Heisei 22) Published grooming salon scissors catalog “p-sciss” April 2011 (Heisei 23) Relocated Tohoku branch office to Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture due to earthquake April 2013 (Heisei 25) Started selling luxury scissors series “ANFINY”