Yawata Steel Works Celebrates 120 Year Anniversary after Initial Firing of Blast Furnace / Overcoming Initial Difficulties the ‘Japanese Way’

Yawata Steel Works (Imperial Works, Japan) helped develop Japan’s steel and heavy industries. It was on February 5th, 1901 that Higashida First Blast Furnace in Yawata Steel Works was initially fired. We will look back at the events that occurred there based on information from the Industrial Heritage Information Centre that exhibits...