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March 18, 2010

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Placing Our First Order

Yesterday, we placed our first order for knives... Well, kind of. We sent e-mails to a bunch of to some of the makers we have been talking to. Now we are just waiting to hear back. Hopefully this week! However, we realized a few things along the way. First, many Japanese knife makers will only sell to you if they know you and have met you. I guess we'll be going to Japan sooner than expected. Second, people from Tokyo tend to be very rude in business negotiations. Really. Try and ask them for information and they just tell you to...

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March 18, 2010

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Web Site Design Is Fun

So... its 3:30am and I'm sitting in front of my computer... again. Why? Because I have a website to design and I have absolutely no clue what I am doing. Here are a few things I have come to realize along the way. First, web sites are far more complicated now then they were when I made my first web page. I used to be able to sit down in front of my computer, open notepad, type a few lines, and, volia! I would have a website. Now I am using dreamweaver and every piece of CoffeeCup software known to man. And, whats worse is that...

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March 17, 2010

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Getting started

Welcome to Japanese Knife Imports (A Division of J Broida Company). While we are getting everything setup, let me take this time to tell you a little about us. We are a small company... well pretty much a husband and wife team. Our goal is to make high quality Japanese knives from small makers available to you, outside of Japan. Here's a little about how we got started with this. I majored in Asian Studies at Colorado College, but before I graduated, I decided that i wanted to give the restaurant business a shot. On my breaks from school, I interned...

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OUR STORY

Welcome to Japanese Knife Imports, Inc.

We are a small company of passionate knife dorks, focused on making high quality Japanese knives from small makers available to you, outside of Japan.

SERVICES

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ABOUT KNIVES

Just as with many other traditional and cultural products in Japan,

Japanese knives offer simple, yet sophisticated beauty and quality to their users. It can take some time to learn how to handle these knives correctly, but it is a rewarding experience.

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