CEO & President Koji Endo

The year 2008 marks the 100-year anniversary for KAI Group.
We owe this milestone to all the companies we are involved with and of course our customers who continuously made KAI Group products their choice. I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude to each and every one of you.

In June 1908, KAI Group commenced operations as a small pocketknife manufacturer in Gifu Prefecture-in a city called Seki, which is the largest city of blades in Japan, with a history of 800 years.
At KAI, our corporate philosophy is "providing quality products to a wider target," which was passed down from our founder-who was also my grandfather-to my father and then down to myself.
Based on this philosophy, we have a common set of values, which we built into each of our products throughout our 100-year history.

Today, KAI Group provides over 10,000 products worldwide in the categories of medical supplies, professional cutlery and cutting tools, in addition to daily supplies ranging from kitchen utensils, confectionery utensils and beauty care products.

In the city of Seki, there lies a spirit called the nokaji (blacksmith), which drives superior craftsmen to put their hearts into every piece of cutlery and cutting tool they create. Indeed, this spirit lies everywhere at the heart of what we do.
It is our mission to follow our corporate philosophy and the spirit of the nokaji, in order to provide high-quality products and service to our customers. We truly believe that making our customers happy leads to happiness in our society.
KAI Group is continuously committed to new discoveries and knowledge, so that we can devote ourselves to our customers' daily lifestyles going into the next 100 years.

CEO & President