This is the rare kind of advertorial that's well worth reading. From the same author (the editor of the site): Tough and Timeless: Ibe Kikuo and the Developme

This is the rare kind of advertorial that's well worth reading. From the same author (the editor of the site): Tough and Timeless: Ibe Kikuo and the Development of the [Casio] G-Shock https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g01192/tough-and-timeless-ibe-kikuo-and-the-development-of-the-g-shock.html https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g01192/tough-and-time... .... Background on nippon.com: The site has its background in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Echo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Echo which was funded by Japan's Foreign Affairs Ministry. Later on it was funded by the Nippon Foundation, and renamed into the Nippon Communications Foundation: https://foundation.nippon.com/en/about/outline.html https://foundation.nippon.com/en/about/outline.html Funded by a generous grant from the Nippon Foundation ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Foundation (eh, read for yourself; it turns weird and dark.)