長田通商 Company Profile

Deliver high-quality products through overseas transactions to satisfy customers.

In 1879, when Thomas Edison invented the incandescent light bulb in America, it coincided with the founding year of Nagata, which was the 12th year of the Meiji era, and both are related to "bamboo." Edison, who first lit a bulb with a bamboo filament, famously said, "Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration," but Nagata's business also began with the founder Daisuke Nagata's inspiration of "Could bamboo be sold abroad?" For 138 years since then, with honesty as our motto, we have engaged with different cultures, and our network of transactions has expanded globally. Despite facing repeated turbulent waves from wars, natural disasters, and economic fluctuations, our activities have continued, transforming from Nagata of bamboo to Nagata of automobiles, and from Nagata of automobiles to Nagata of engines, thereby broadening our market. Even as our traded products have changed, we have consistently upheld our fundamental policy of insisting on high quality. The source of our creativity lies in the Nagata DNA that expresses inspiration to start something new and supports it with hard work. The added value created from the inspiration and effort of each employee in our international transactions brings joy to our business partners, ultimately enriching families, benefiting communities and countries, and fulfilling our sense of purpose. Even as the number of countries we trade with increases and the range of products we handle diversifies, Nagata's mission remains unchanged.