水曜日に映画を観ました。今年初です。映画館に足を運び、大画面で鑑賞するのは好きです。でも、いざ出かけてもタイムテーブルと合わないと『じゃあ、今度でいっ...

At Union Works, we set a storage period of three months from the date of completion. It may seem like a long time, but it actually passes surprisingly quickly.&nb...

Every day, I hear things like, ‘It’s the coldest it’s been today,’ but… as someone who can’t stand the cold, I’ve been finding myself thinking, ‘How much longer is this going to last? Give me a break!’ these days...

Three antique ballroom chandeliers have arrived. Their soft, elegant glow is so soothing…… The Aoyama branch opened in the autumn of 2004, and the following year, 2005...

The Coming-of-Age Ceremony took place on the 14th, didn’t it? We’ve become increasingly accustomed to the incidents associated with the ceremony, which have become an annual occurrence… Congratulations to all the new adults. Young...

A ‘pin lift’ is the small component attached to the very bottom (the part that touches the ground) of a thin heel, such as on high heels or pumps. If you’re a woman, you’ll know what I mean...

It’s been a while since I last wrote a blog post. I enjoy reading them, but I always find writing them a bit of a struggle. Whilst I’ve been away from writing, Christmas has come and gone, the new year has begun, and as I write this, 2008 is already...

We look forward to your continued support of Union Works this year. We opened for business on the 7th. It seems many of you listened to our voicemail message on the first day, and we received a great many...

I spotted something cute in the factory’s motorbike park! It looks like a butterfly or moth pupa. It was being blown round and round by the biting wind, so I rescued it—branch and all—and brought it inside the factory. Hmm… nature’s...

Thank you all so much for coming to the shop despite the cold weather. To show our appreciation for your continued support, the Shibuya branch is running a limited-time offer from today, 21 December, until 25 December: ★C...

It’s December. It’s a bit of a cliché, but time really does fly, doesn’t it? When I was a child, the afternoons used to seem to drag on forever, but now it feels as though 2008 will be upon us before I’ve even got used to saying ‘2007’...

Union Works is currently inundated with stretch orders. Whilst we normally require two to three weeks, it is currently taking around a month. We do apologise… With the pre-sales having started as well...

It’s amazing how convenient the world has become—being able to shop online from the comfort of your own home. As I’m not very tech-savvy, I’ve always been a bit wary of buying things online...

It’s getting quite cold now—how are you getting on? I’ve come down with a cold and my nose just won’t stop running… But putting that aside… This time, I’d like to talk about bags...

It’s that time of year again. That’s right—it’s the season for sticking labels on the Christmas cards we send to our customers. Several times a year, we staff members take the time to prepare each card, one by one...

Well... it’s certainly cold, isn’t it? I’m Hirai from the Aoyama branch, and seeing the lively ‘Winter General’ on the NHK weather forecast really makes me feel like winter has arrived. Nice to meet you. I haven’t been watching much telly at all recently...

It’s really starting to get cold, isn’t it? How is everyone holding up? As for me, my increased body fat has made me more resistant to the cold, so I’m feeling fine for now. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing….

This time, I’d like to talk about the Shoe Museum. I imagine that just hearing the words ‘Shoe Museum’ is enough to make any shoe lover’s heart skip a beat. However, it is a little way out of Tokyo. It was exactly last year that...

I wonder if we’ll have any snow this winter… Following on from the Aoyama branch, here’s the Christmas display at the Shibuya branch★ Compared to the Aoyama branch, the decorations here have a more homely feel, so this...

Can you guess what this tool is? It’s actually a wheel or a scraper used on the edges of heels and such. It looks like this, or like this, on the underside of the sole...

‘Squish.’ … I’ve got a bad feeling about this. Oh no, I’ve stepped on it after all. What a nightmare. This sort of thing happens every now and then, doesn’t it? Rubbing it on the ground, trying all sorts of things...