*Man, that is Japanese design at its finest. Why don't I have all these quirky and newfangled scissors? I feel deprived.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/The-cutting-edge-of-cutting-How-Japanese-scissors-have-evolved
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Raymay Fujii then responded to all the competition it kicked off by introducing the Pencut Mini.
The trend toward compactness remains apparent in stationery shops.
There is another trend in Japan's scissors world, one in which new ideas are being applied to cutting performance. Cutting ability is not determined by sharp edges alone. Blade shape, the angle at which the blades come together and how the blades move against each other also significantly impact performance.
This renewed pursuit of better-cutting scissors was touched off by the Fitcut Curve, hatched by Plus, a Tokyo stationery and office equipment maker. The scissors have blades that curve away from each other in a way that makes them always meet at a 30-degree angle along the entire length of the blades. The feature makes it easier for Fitcut Curve to cut through hard or thicker objects at the part near the tip of the blades.
Nakabayashi's Hikigiri
The superior performance is apparent to anyone who picks up a pair and cuts with it. The Fitcut Curve made rival companies realize that scissor performance can be improved by means other than sharpening the edges and prompted them to come up with enhancements of their own. (...)
