By KEN SAKAKIBARA/ Staff Writer
January 12, 2021 at 08:00 JST
Masato Yamazaki shapes sheet metal with a hammer at his workplace in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. He is one of the few technical experts allowed to call themselves “takumi” (master) at Suzuki Motor Corp. (Photo by Yuuri Tanimoto)
HAMAMATSU, Shizuoka Prefecture--Seen from a distance, Masato Yamazaki looks like a rock ’n’ roll drummer keeping the beat of a fast-paced song. But a closer look reveals that he is banging sheet metal with a well-used hammer. [Read More]
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