今年は中川絹糸株式会社が創業して80周年になります。

1940年（昭和15年）。時局はヨーロッパではドイツがパリを占拠。日本は第2次近衛内閣が発足し、秋には日独伊三国同盟が成立。内外ともに厳しい局面でした。
そんな時代にも「仕事を通して社会に貢献したい」との思いを馳せ、中川兄弟は事業を興します。

すでに軍事統制下、必要なものがなかなか手に入らない中で、それまで培った技術と挑戦する意欲だけは誰にも負けない二人の兄弟は、周囲の心配もよそに事業家としてスタートしたのです。

この写真は創業間もない頃に撮影されたものです。

中心にいる二人のスーツ姿。

膝に手を置き少し前に乗り出すようカメラを見つめる兄「隆治」

小さな子を傍らに抱く弟「武雄」

この写真からも二人の並々ならぬ決意が伝わってきます。

二人はすでに結婚をしており、後ろで真ん中に立つ綾子と一人おいて左に道子は彼らの妻です。

やがて戦局が厳しくなると、主たちは徴兵され戦地に。残された二人の女性は工場の切り盛りを行いました。

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of Nakagawa Silk Inc.

1940 (Showa 15). In Europe, Germany occupied Paris in Europe. The second Konoe Cabinet was established in Japan, and in the fall the Japan-Germany Ikoku Union was established. It was a tough time both inside and outside.

Even in such times, the Nakagawa Brothers started their business with the desire to contribute to society through their work.

Already under military control, it was difficult to get what was needed, but the two brothers, who were second only to the skills they had cultivated and the willingness to take on challenges, started as an entrepreneur regardless of the concerns of others.

This photo was taken shortly after the company was founded.

Two suits in the center.

Brother "Ryuji" who puts his hand on his knees and looks at the camera so that he can lean forward

A younger brother "Takeo" who holds a small child beside him

This photo also conveys their extraordinary determination.

The two are already married, and Ayako standing in the middle in the back and Michiko on their left are their wives.

Eventually, when the war situation became severe, the Lords were recruited to the battlefield. The remaining two women management the factory.

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