--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: Bag to the Future for Japanese Craftsmanship image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt641405d28e12d1b0/6a4b526f44440deab911a678/9793AD7E4EE847538D6B1C1D4430CE83.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9%2Coffset-x0.00%2Coffset-y29.34 --- # Bag to the Future for Japanese Craftsmanship  – Tokiko Inoue , President, Inoya Co., Ltd. – Tokiko Inoue , President, Inoya Co., Ltd. Modern technology and automated manufacturing systems can be game-changers for many businesses. At bag crafters Inoya Co., Ltd., however, prioritizing the skills of its artisan workforce is of much greater importance for maintaining renowned quality standards. The Osaka-based firm invests in human resources to ensure that its renowned craftsmanship—vital to its success over the past 62 years—works in synergy with modern production technology. Producing well-known bag brands such as master-piece, SLOW and Creed, President Tokiko Inoue is proud of the reputation earned by her firm and the wider Japanese fashion industry for quality, style and durability. By pioneering a human-first strategy, she aims to build on Inoya’s global platform to uphold the “Made in Japan” standard of bags and produce long-lasting products that support sales and sustainability. “It is essential to cultivate skilled human resources who can pass on their expertise to the next generation of craftsmen,” said Inoue.    Bag to the Future for Japanese Craftsmanship ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/branded-content/global-kigyo/bag-to-the-future-for-japanese-craftsmanship/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/branded-content/global-kigyo/bag-to-the-future-for-japanese-craftsmanship/"},"headline":"Bag to the Future for Japanese Craftsmanship","datePublished":"2026-07-14T04:29:58.517Z","dateModified":"2026-07-14T04:29:41.244Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/branded-content/global-kigyo/bag-to-the-future-for-japanese-craftsmanship/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/branded-content/global-kigyo/bag-to-the-future-for-japanese-craftsmanship/","name":"Bag to the Future for Japanese Craftsmanship"}}]}] ```