Motoya

Motoya Co., Ltd. is a Japanese general printing equipment trading company. Founded in Himeji in 1922 by Keijiro Furukado as Motoya Shoten, it began with type manufacturing and printing material sales. It later moved its headquarters to Osaka and was reorganized as a joint-stock company in 1949, when it also announced its independently developed Motoya typefaces. The company operates in printing-related equipment and materials sales, digital font design and provision, staffing and recruitment, and DTP-related education. Its corporate motto is 'Prosper with Customers,' and it positions itself as a solution provider selling 'things to do' rather than just 'things.'

Motoya was founded on February 11, 1922 (Taisho 11) in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, by Keijiro Furukado as Motoya Shoten, starting with type manufacturing and printing material sales. In March 1946 it expanded to Osaka, opening a store in Shio-machi-dori 1-chome. In May 1946, Keijiro Furukado died and Masao Furukado became representative. In April 1949, the headquarters was moved to Osaka and reorganized as a joint-stock company, with Masao Furukado as representative director and president; Himeji became a branch. It also announced its independently developed 'Motoya typefaces.' In September 1951 it opened an office in Fukuoka, and in October 1952 an office in Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. In 1969, it developed dedicated typefaces for Nihon Keizai Shimbun's facsimile transmission and computerized typesetting, and with IBM's cooperation succeeded in digitizing characters for the first time in Japan, contributing greatly to the newspaper industry. In 1970 it developed and released 'Typeless,' a method of typesetting Japanese text with a typewriter. In 1976 it announced the 'Electric Typeless EE.' In 1978 it received the 3rd Invention Award for the development of the Electric Typeless EE, and in 1978 adopted a two-headquarters system in Osaka and Tokyo. In 1980 it announced the electronic typesetting machine 'MT-5000,' and in 1981 received the 6th Invention Award for its development, as well as the 1st Science and Technology Agency Director-General's Award. In 1986 Keizo Furukado became representative director and president. In 2000 it opened 'Moto Shop' for online font sales. In 2001 it opened 'Motoya DTP School,' certified as a DTP Expert certification test designated school by the Japan Printing Technology Association. In 2002 it began staffing services specializing in DTP operators in the Tokyo and Osaka areas, and opened the Chiba office. In 2003 it held the 'Motoya Collaboration Fair,' the industry's first printing work collaboration exhibition, began publishing the industry information magazine 'M-wave,' and opened the printing industry collaboration site 'p-collabo.com.' In 2006 the Tokyo headquarters moved to Hatchobori, Chuo-ku. In 2009 the Fukuoka branch moved to Hakata-ku.

Solution provider selling 'things to do' rather than just 'things'; motto 'Prosper with Customers'.

• Motoya fonts

  Independently developed typefaces announced in 1949.

• ECO no MIST

  Environmental materials brand.

• LUFAS

  Fabric sign system.

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