About Us
Porcelain professionals
KONNO, Tomoya
Managing director
Setoya Ltd. is a company focusing on the wholesale of Japanese pottery, porcelain, and glass which just marked the seventy-first year since its founding. We travel to famous production regions throughout the country finding high-quality wares, selling them through department stores and other stores like Fujisaki and Mitsukoshi in the Tohoku and northern Kanto regions. Additionally, we’re expanding another branch of business under Setoya Supply (Ltd.) in which we sell tableware and kitchen implements to restaurants and hotels centered around Miyagi Prefecture.
Vision
Communicating the appeal of the Tohoku region
There are so many professionals manufacturing Japanese pottery and porcelain in this country who remain unknown to the world; we plan on capitalizing on that knowledge to contribute to our region. We especially want to discover the hidden quality wares of the Tohoku region, sharing them with as many people as possible.
Image of Ideal Candidates
Personnel with their gaze pointed overseas
We’re currently growing our e-commerce business in response to the slump in the wholesale business brought on by the coronavirus crisis. As a result, those with knowledge or know-how with regards e-commerce are very appealing to us. Additionally, as we've recently increased our transactions with Chinese retail stores, we’re planning on building an environment in which we can export overseas, with China as our first target. We’re looking for talented individuals who can communicate in English and other languages for these purposes.
Messages
From Tohoku to the world
The coming age will be one of increased internationalization, and there will be a need to look towards the global market. Additionally, there are innumerable appealing products slumbering in Tohoku, waiting to be spread to people outside of the region. Our goal for the future is to get these wares to the people of the world. We’re hoping to work alongside exchange students and people from overseas in order to achieve this goal.
International students would like to know
Do you plan on hiring foreign staff?
We’re hoping to do so. While our e-commerce business is currently at the early-approach stage, we’re hoping to open up branch stores on Alibaba and the like within the next year or two. Although we could hire a separate interpreter to deal with this, we’re worried that such a person wouldn’t demonstrate the commensurate level of passion for the work we’re doing here at Setoya. As such, the idea of foreign staff who can work alongside us at our company and communicate in English is very appealing.
What is the working environment like?
Working hours for permanent employees are from 8:45 AM to 5:45 PM, and for part-time employees is from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
We have many employees at Setoya who have been able to stay with our company for a long time who will be able to bring a passion for the job as they work alongside you. Additionally, we are considering hiring foreign staff who would work for us while living abroad, and who can put their abilities to good use.
