(2 Oct 2024)
JAPAN DENIM
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kojima, Japan – 4 September 2024
1. Various of denim trousers hanging across ‘Jeans Street’ in Kojima
2. Various exterior shots of denim specialist shops on Jeans Street
3. Various of large denim sign at entrance of Jeans Street district
4. Customers browsing denim inside Momotaro Jeans store on Jeans Street
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Chung (first name not given), tourist and student from South Korea:
“This quality (of Japanese denim) is trustful, so many people come here. I think so.”
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Zhi-hao Chan, tourist from Singapore:
“I think Japan is known for denim quality.”
7. Various of display of Momotaro denim products
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Zhi-hao Chan, tourist from Singapore:
“I think the raw denim is quite nice, as well, especially with these samples. I think I’m looking for raw denim jeans now.”
9. Zhi-hao Chan browsing products
10. Close of loom weaving denim
11. Shigeru Uchida, weaver at Momotaro Jeans, inspecting weaving quality of denim
12. Thread unwinding
13. Room lined with loom machines, Uchida touching denim to check quality
14. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Shigeru Uchida, weaver, Momotaro Jeans:
“I’ve been in this line of work for 50 years. I specialize in repairing shuttle looms.”
15. Uchida inspecting loom machine
16. Loom machine weaving
17. Uchida inspecting loom machine
18. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Shigeru Uchida, weaver, Momotaro Jeans:
“I can detect a loom machine making slightly different sound than usual, even with earplugs on. I then fix that machine.”
19. Various of Uchida inspecting loom machines
20. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Shigeru Uchida, weaver, Momotaro Jeans:
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“I can feel a slight change in the thickness of the material, it’s from years of experience.”
21. Toyoda loom machine
22. Various of Yoshiharu Okamoto, dyer, Momotaro Jeans, colouring yarn to be used to make denim
23. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Yoshiharu Okamoto, dyer, Momotaro Jeans:
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“What’s particular about this process of indigo dying is its colour – it’s a colour that you can’t quite replicate with chemicals.”
24. Dyed yarn in hand
25. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Yoshiharu Okamoto, dyer, Momotaro Jeans:
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“The hardest part of this job is ‘the instinct’ element: Everyday, you need to check and judge the condition of these mixtures – if no good, you can’t use it to dye that day.”
26. Mixture for indigo dyeing
27. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Yoshiharu Okamoto, dyer, Momotaro Jeans:
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“It is hard to develop craftsmen in this field. You need the will to do it. Without a strong will, this job will be hard.”
28. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Yoshiharu Okamoto, dyer, Momotaro Jeans:
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“You need to mix this every day, 365 days of the year.”
29. Dyed yarn drying on rack
30. Various of Naomi Takebayashi, seamstress, Momotaro Jeans, sewing pocket onto pair of jeans
32. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Naomi Takebayashi, seamstress, Momotaro Jeans:
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“The main points we are particular about are being neat and making a strong product.”
33. Various of Takebayashi sewing product
34. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Naomi Takebayashi, seamstress, Momotaro Jeans:
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"These denim items we make will eventually go into the hands of customers. You want them to react, ‘I’m glad I bought this’. That’s an artisan’s dream."
35. Tailor sewing seams of trousers
36. Close of sewing machine
37. Tailors working on sewing machine
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