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Corporate March 15, 2019

The History of the relationship between Japan and Düsseldorf

Yokogawa Germany is located in Ratingen, which is close to Düsseldorf. Düsseldorf is known as one of the biggest cities in Europe where many Japanese live. It is even called as “the capital city of Japan along the Rhein River”. What brought so many Japanese to Düsseldorf? As part of an exchange, Yokogawa employee Rei Matsumoto from Japan was a guest at Yokogawa Deutschland GmbH in Ratingen for around eight weeks. Here she describes some of her impressions and thoughts. Among other things, she draws exciting cultural comparisons

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The Fascination of Sumo

Sumo wrestlers are not only very popular as Yokogawas giveaways in smaller versions. Even greater are the fascination and tradition around the big, lively role models of the small sumo dolls, which often enjoy star status especially in Yokogawa’s home country Japan. But where does the martial art with its big and heavy protagonists actually come from? And how did the innumerable ceremonies and traditions that go along with it come about?