ABOUT US

Message

Throughout its history, Mitani Shoji has thoroughly exercised defensive management. The word “defensive” in this context not only means defending the company but also upholding promises, delivery schedules, production operations, and logistics, or put more, keeping our promises to our customers.
Mitani Shoji’s strength lies in its persistence and strong determination to practice this principle of defense involving all management and employees.
We believe that this defensive management cultivates the confidence and trust of our customers and has allowed the company to develop into the Mitani Shoji of today.
In addition, while leveraging the advantage of defensive management, we are determined also to promote offensive management going forward.
This entails not only providing services that conform to customer requirements but also identifying any potential needs the customers themselves have not yet recognized and proposing business solutions to them through each employee’s initiative.
In other words, we will strive to formulate and suggest service solutions that deliver beyond the customers’ expectations.
Through our history, we have always stood by our customers, addressing their issues together and finding effective solutions.
In their feedback, customers have occasionally expressed kind praise and amazement at the lengths to which Mitani Shoji is willing and able to go.
We are thus committed to further valuing the proactive and challenging spirit of our employees and sublimating it into the delivery of such services that surpass customers’ expectations.

Needless to say, “defensive management” is the foundation of “offensive management”.
Rather than being an organization in which only offense is valued, it is important to be an organization in which defense and offense are integrated and circulated.
For an enterprise to remain a going concern, I believe it must achieve balance between offense and defense while constantly changing itself for the better.
With change comes fear. Although it is natural for such an emotion to arise, even if we do fail, it becomes a valuable experience so long as we learn from our failures and they become the impetus for future progress.
So, Mitani Shoji will keep on changing in this way.
Thank you for your continued support and high expectations for us.
Please enjoy the new Mitani Shoji.

President & CEO Kotaro Mitani

Philosophy

As a public institution, we aim to contribute to society through our business.

As a group of experts in nonferrous metal materials and processing, we are committed to contributing to society by proposing and implementing solutions to problems.

We train employees to be determined and able to maximize customer satisfaction, and we aim to create an environment in which employees can experience the joy of working.

Mitani Shoji can formulate and propose specific solutions
to address each customer’s unique challenges and issues.

Value

We value working at top speed. Our strength lies in our ability to take swift action on any matter.

Never become complacent with the status quo; we are always seeking to achieve better outcomes while pushing our limits with a positive attitude in our day-to-day operations.

We always set new goals and strive to improve ourselves without ever being satisfied with the status quo.

We are a team of professionals striving to achieve the same goals. By continuously keeping other members in mind and drawing out each other’s strengths, we create greater strength as a whole.

We approach everything with a “can-do” attitude. By thinking and acting on our own initiative first, we continue to be moved by the joy of trying.

Our interactions with all people, including our customers, suppliers, employees, and everyone else, are infused with a sense of gratitude.

We believe that everything is up to us. Instead of blaming the environment or other factors for any failures we may encounter, we think and act based on the attitude of “What can we do?”.

We strive to be a reliable business partner, capable of understanding each customer’s specific circumstances and intentions.

We take pride in our work as we strive to achieve increasingly higher goals and find joy amidst difficulties.
We conduct ourselves with unrelenting effort and enthusiasm so we can accomplish what we feel proud of through our work.

We carry ourselves while recognizing that we each proudly represent the company.

We approach all aspects of business with a sincere attitude that does not disappoint any business partners.
Through our individual enthusiasm and sincerity, we earn the trust of our customers and suppliers.

Without presuming anything is unfeasible or impossible, we provide suggestions from a novel perspective.

Logo Design

Mitani Shoji’s corporate logo has this traditional curvy design of goldsmithing that incorporates the initials “M” and “S,” resembling a kamon (Japanese family emblem). It signifies the company’s willingness to undertake any challenge that the future may bring while holding dear its corporate culture of sincerity that has been fostered over the years. The logo uses the traditional Japanese color of konjō (deep blue). This color originates from azurite, a mineral from which copper is produced, signifying the company’s non-ferrous metal business.