Editor’s Note
We are pleased to announce that Mr. Shouzui Yasui, President of Yasui & Co., will receive the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the 2016 JNA Awards ceremony in Hong Kong this September.

JNA, the organizer of the JNA Awards, has announced that Mr. Shouzui Yasui, President of Yasui & Co., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, will be honored with the prestigious ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the 2016 JNA Awards. The award will be presented at the annual JNA Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner on September 14, 2016, during the September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair, at the InterContinental Hong Kong.
The JNA Awards are recognized as one of the most representative accolades in the international jewellery and gemstone industry, aiming to honor individuals and companies that have demonstrated outstanding leadership and continuous innovation, making profound contributions to the Asian jewellery sector.
Ms. Letitia Chow, Founder of JNA, Business Development Director – Jewellery Group at UBM Asia, and Chair of the JNA Awards Judging Panel, commented:

The name Yasui is inseparable from casting technology solutions for the jewellery industry. From the development of the vacuum wax injector in 1980, the start of exporting its casting machinery in 1991, the launch of the electronic rotary dewaxing furnace in the 1990s, the introduction of the digital vacuum wax injector in 2002, to the release of the third-generation wax carving machine ALTIMA in 2012.
Mr. Albert Cheng, JNA Awards Judge and Advisor to the World Gold Council, stated:

Mr. Shouzui Yasui expressed great surprise and honor at receiving the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’:

The 5th JNA Awards are supported by Headline Partners: Chow Tai Fook (CTF), Rio Tinto Diamonds, and the newly joined Gemfields this year. They are joined by five Honourable Partners: Diarough Group, Israel Diamond Institute (IDI), Shanghai Diamond Exchange (SDE), Guangdong Jewellery & Jade Exchange, and GDLAND.
For more details, please visit http://www.jnaawards.com/.