Publicity

  • September 1997 Featured in "Leading the Way to the Era of Competition" in The Japan Industrial Journal
  • March 1998 Featured in "Top 100 Most Innovative Kansai Area Machinery Manufacturers" in Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd.
  • November 1999 Featured in "The Secret Behind Currently Successful Businesses" in Nikkan Gendai
  • November 2001 Live appearance on NHK (JAPAN Broadcasting Corporation) new Osaka building celebration show "Five Selections"
  • March 2002 Introduced on TBS Broadcaster's Higashi-Osaka Special
  • January 2003 Company featured in "The Hidden Potential Behind the International City Osaka" in special spring edition in Keizaikai magazine.
  • January 2003 President featured in Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd.'s article "Building Tomorrow"
  • February 2003 Company advertisement posted at Honmachi Station of the Osaka Subway Chuo Line.
  • April 2003 President appears as a commentator for half a year on Kyoto Broadcasting System show "Asa-pika"
  • April 2003 Company featured in The Yomiuri Shimbun Evening Paper article "Waza-ari Kansai"
  • April 2003 Introduced in special report on small and medium sized business on TV Asahi SmaSTATION2
  • July 2003 Give an interview with former Hanshin Tigers Yutaka Enatsu in magazine Square 21
  • October 2003 President appears as a commentator for half a year on Osaka Broadcasting Corporation show "Vitamint"
  • October 2003 Company featured in The Economist supplement article "Powerful Marketing Models Winning Deflation-A Study of 300 Winning Companies"
  • October 2003 Introduced on TV Tokyo "Gaia no Yoake" (The Dawn of Gaia)'s "Flying Towards the Future-Japan's Technology" episode.
  • January 2004 Introduced during NHK Ohayo Nippon's special report on the first shipment of the Taiwan Shinkansen.
  • January 2004 President's article introduced on Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun (22nd)
  • February 2004 Live appearance on Television Osaka's "Kansai Startup Special-Discussing Osaka's Regrowth" as guest commentator representing small and medium sized businesses. Give an interview with Osaka's Governor Oota on Osaka's future
  • April 2004 President appears as a commentator for half a year on AM Kobe show "Baramaki Santa"
  • October 2004 President appears as a commentator for half a year on AMK Radio Kansai show "Raji-o"
  • January 2005 Company featured in special spring edition of the magazine, Keizaikai's article "Challenge towards Osaka's Regrowth"
  • April 2005 Company product introduced in Nippon Television Network's show "The World's Most Interesting Class"
  • July 2005 President appears as a commentator for half a year on Kyoto Broadcasting System show "My World"
  • February 2006 Introduced on Tokyo Broadcasting System's show Gatchiri Monday's special report on screws
  • July 2006 Company introduced in KTV Tsukai! Everyday's Shocking the World One and Only Enterprise Special
  • Augst 2006 Company featured in Yukan Fuji Evening Paper article
  • August 2006 Jinnai Osamu’s Oobakemae Kansai Small and Midsize Businesses in Yukan Fuji
  • January 2007 HARDLOCK nut was introduced in British magazine FAST, as an innovative solution for solving bridge noise problems
    pdfFAST magazine : Solves bridge noise problem
    pdfTrack Technology : HardLock's effectiveness
  • March 2007 President appeared on TV Osaka's "Kansai Business News" as a commentator, representing the view of small/medium sized businesses regarding global falling stock prices.
  • May 2007 Three company products-the hard lock nut, hard lock bearing nut and space lock nut-featured in an article titled "Five New Brand Name Products from Higashi-Osaka" in the Yomiuri Shimbun.
    pdfYomiuri Shimbun : Five New Brand Name Products from Higashi-Osaka
  • May 2007 Featured on Nippon TV's "Zoom-in Super!" as an innovative company in Higashi-Osaka.
  • November 2007 HardLock's technology featured as a technology of the world in a special feature on small- and medium-sized Japanese businesses in Korea's Hankyung Business Weekly.
    pdfKorea's Hankyung Business Weekly
  • November 2007 HARDLOCK introduced by Dr. Tsukio in a segment on Japanese made products in the program Newsbird on TBS.
  • November 2007 The HARDLOCK nut featured in a Newsweek article on 100 small- and medium-sized Japanese businesses for the world to watch.
  • January 2008 HARDLOCK holds the Railway Wakuwaku Flea Market event at Osaka Business Park as a special cooperative event.
  • February 2008 The HARDLOCK nut is featured as the most stable nut in the world on an Asahi TV program hosted by Tokoro George; President Wakabayashi makes a studio appearance.
  • March 2008 Article in the weekly magazine Sunday Mainichi names HARDLOCK as the only company in Higashi Osaka to completely overwhelm the world with its superior nut technology.
  • March 2008 Featured as the best locking nut in the world on a Kansai Telecasting program showcasing advanced Japanese technology.
  • March 2008 Named in a Nihon Keizai Shimbun article on world-famous brands from Japan in a feature on Higashi Osaka.
  • March 2008 Listed in a Nihon Kogyo Shimbun article as one of the top 70 superior machinery manufacturers in the Kansai area for demonstrating a high level of safety.
  • February 2010 Featured in a Seoul financial newspaper as one of the best companies among small and medium-sized Japanese enterprises. (Read the article.)
  • March 2010 HARDLOCK Industry's products exhibited at the Monodzukuri Exhibition sponsored by the Japan Machinery Federation and backed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and held in the Japan Gallery of Tokyo's National Museum of Nature and Science. Held between March 13 and April 4, the exhibit drew some 150,000 visitors, including Japan's National Strategy Minister Yoshito Sengoku, who views HARDLOCK Industry's products. (Photo at the Museum)
  • May 2010 HARDLOCK Industry is featured in the May edition of Sumitomo Forestry's in-house publication "Kenzai Monthly."
  • June 2010 HARDLOCK Industry is featured in the June 2010 issue of "Highlighting Japan," a publication of the Japanese Cabinet Office.
  • October 2010 HardLock's products are introduced in Toho Press's monthly magazine "Columbus."
  • November 2010 HARDLOCK introduced as a small/medium-sized company entering foreign markets on Fuji Television's "New Media Report 2001."
  • March 2011 HARDLOCK President Wakabayashi's book "The Screw that Never Comes Loose: How a Small Company Became a Top Global Player" released by Chukei Publishing in bookstores throughout Japan.
  • March 2011 HARDLOCK President Wakabayashi introduced in the March edition of Nikkei Business Publications' "Nikkei Top Leaders."
  • March 2011 HARDLOCK featured in the March 5, 2011 edition of Toyo Keizai's "Weekly Toyo Keizai."
  • April 2011 HARDLOCK introduced on Mainichi Broadcasting's "Chichin Puipui Special Edition: Ask Akira Ikegami - the World of Wow 2."
  • April 2011 HARDLOCK President Wakabayashi appears on NHK Radio's "First Thing on Saturday" to discuss his book.
  • March 2011 HARDLOCK President Wakabayashi's book is introduced in Japan Business Press.
  • March 2011 HARDLOCK President Wakabayashi appears on J-Wave's "Tokyo Morning Radio" and discusses his book.
  • March 2011 HARDLOCK President Wakabayashi's book featured in regional newspapers throughout Japan.
  • April 6 to 13, 2011 HARDLOCK President Wakabayashi featured in "Passionate Challengers" for two weeks in the evening edition of the Sankei Shimbun.
  • April 2011 HARDLOCK featured in "Economic Research Report on the Machine Industry," prepared by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry.
  • May 2011 HARDLOCK introduced in Sukola Magazine's "Exciting Technology in Japanese Factories."
  • May 2011 HARDLOCK featured in the May edition of "E! Kansai" on the Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry's website.
  • May 8, 2011 An article on HARDLOCK President Wakabayashi appears in the Sankei Shimbun and on its website.
  • May 2011 HARDLOCK President Wakabayashi introduced on Fuji Television's "Mezamashi TV."
  • May 2011 HARDLOCK featured on the Kyujoshin Word segment of Yomiuri Telecasting's "Asapara."
  • May 2011 HARDLOCK President Wakabayashi introduced on TV Tokyo's "Warrior Masterpieces."
  • May 2011 HARDLOCK President Wakabayashi interviewed by the lead editor of "Weekly Diamond.
  • June 2011 HARDLOCK President Wakabayashi appeared live via telephone on Nippon Broadcasting's "Ueyanagi Masahiko Gogoban!" June 6, 2011.
  • June 2011 HARDLOCK featured on Kansai Telecasting's "Super News Anchor".
  • June 2011 HARDLOCK introduced on a Higashi Osaka feature of Nippon Television's "Secret Citizen Show."
  • July 2011 HARDLOCK introduced on the information and variety show "iCon" on Nippon Television.
  • July 2011 HARDLOCK President Wakabayashi featured in the July edition of "Chichi," a monthly magazine dedicated to philosophical anthropology and published by Chichi Publishing.
  • July 2011 HARDLOCK included in a quiz on Japanese company names on the July 20, 2011 edition of Shogakukan's "Big Comic Original.
  • July 2011 HARDLOCK featured in the special edition of "Weekly Toyo Keizai," "Railroads Explained: 2011."
  • August 2011 HARDLOCK featured in the "Panasonic Compass for the Next-generation" edition of "Tomoshige Ito's Economics X Future Research."
  • September 2011 HARDLOCK President Wakabayashi featured in the Chikara Meshi section of the September edition of Gentosha's "Goethe" magazine.
  • September 2011 HARDLOCK is featured on the Shizuoka Telecasting television program "Chikyujin."
  • September 2011 HARDLOCK is presented in the advertisement "Visit to an Active Workplace" by Otsuka Pharmaceutical in Nikkei Business.