• Enjoying your
    unique style
  • Even pondering
    vending
    machines
  • Places to learn,
    like family
    restaurants
  • Minimizing
    material
    waste
  • Endlessly asking
    “How?”
  • Testing out
    next steps for work
  • Embracing
    gen-AI
    as a tool
  • Listening
    with intent

Our Culture

Co-creating tools, experiences, and the future with empathy

KOKUYO designs more than just tools; we design experiences.
We relate to people, fail before the customer does, then build together.
By being the first to test and give shape to the needs of the near future,
we will continue to create a more inspiring world for everyone.

Culture 01

Excitement

Printing outideas

Testing andimplementing

Workingwith joy

Giving shape to“sauna enthusiasm”

Enjoying yourunique style

Building casualcommunities

Sharing Japanese stationerywith the world

Endlessly asking“How?”

Supporting designers andpursuing co-creation

Doing what we do best -
creating experiences.

We’ve always believed in the power of design to shape products and experiences. From hosting design competitions that spark creativity to sharing unique experiences through our in-house collective, we are expanding our reach to inspire through design.

Culture 02

Challenges

Testing outnext steps for work

Supporting the waypeople learn

Brainstorming ideas fortomorrow’s workstyles

Visualizing effortthrough IoT

Nurturing an officefull of discovery

Even ponderingvending machines

Deepening bonds betweenparents and children

Testing lifeas we live it

Trying outdigital fabrication

Powering growth
through trial and error.

We drive innovation that creates the next spark of excitement. With customers always in our hearts and minds, we research and experiment, learning from every failure. Every challenge we take on reveals the real-world value of the next step.

Culture 03

Growth

Celebratingwholeheartedly

Supporting ourshared growth

Empowering people withsupportive systems

Places to learn,like family restaurants

Embracing gen-AIas a tool

Cheeringpeople on!

Building spaces wherewe can all be authentic

Honing our abilityto build businesses

Creating toolsthat work for you

Celebrating every
unique expression.

We relate deeply not only to our customers’ challenges but to the spirit of those who create.
By fostering self-directed individuals who shape their own future and a spirit of collaboration that connects diverse values, we empower a new generation of creators.

Culture 04

Connection

Listeningwith intent

Minimizingmaterial waste

Leveraging the environmentto protect what matters

Choosing to pass things on,not throw them away

Caring about limitedforest resources

Learning aboutpaper resource recycling

Breaking downsocial barriers

Design centered onresource recycling

Creating a cycle of use,collection, and recycling

Co-creating with
empathy, even when it
comes to the planet.

To make society better through products and experiences, we face community, environmental, and social challenges head-on. Whether by repurposing products at the end of their lifespan or ensuring our processes leave no one behind, we are committed to sustainable creation that contributes to both people and the planet.