This machine knit the wires, and form the mesh as below. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
In Japan we use a machine to knit from one wire, however in our China plant, they use a machine that can knit 2 to 4 wires simultaneously. This machine is the same as knitting a sock.
Therefore, this mesh is a little different to the standard mesh. Standard mesh use 2 wires vertically and horizontally but this mesh only use 1 wire, just as our clothes are knitted.
We Japanese were once said as work bees. However, our attitudes are changing recently especially after the earthquake and Tsunami in Northern area of Japan.
Most manufacturers in Japan must have had a whole week holiday from April 29 to May 6 2012.
May 5th is our national holiday for children and this is traditional ceremony for boys since boys were a bit difficult to raise up when comparing to girls at that time.
The tradition came from China. (according to the Wikipedia, though.)
We also put up fish shape banners to celebrate it as below.
The fish are carps. They are flying carps!
Carps tend to ascend waterfall, it is said so.
We also eat some sweets on that day. It is said "Kashiwa mochi".
It is sweet rice cake and sweet azuki stuffed in it.
The leaf wrapped around the cake is Japanese Emperor Oak. (also ref. to Wikipedia)
Ms. Hoshino who's born in 1989 didn't know the reason why we eat the Kashiwa rice cake.
Mmmmm….we are loosing the meaning of it and tradition….
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