Kai Corporation Launches Two New Blades in the "Shun Kagerou" Series Incorporating First Coreless Blade and Composite Technology

Global cutlery manufacturer Kai Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Hiroaki Endo) will sequentially launch two new SKUs, "Chef's 150mm" and "Master Utility 165mm," from the "Shun Kagerou" series, which won the 2025 Red Dot Design Award, starting Monday, June 15, 2026, on the official Kai online store as well as specialty stores, home centers, and mass retailers nationwide (*1).

*1 Arrival dates may vary depending on the store.

Product Page: https://store.kai-group.com/shop/r/r100516/

Kai's kitchen knife brand "Shun" offers knives that combine sharpness and beautiful design, backed by Japanese cutlery manufacturing technology. "Shun Kagerou" is the first series to apply Kai's proprietary composite technology to coreless materials. Featuring 70 layers of coreless material on the blade side, it expresses a shimmering heat-haze pattern on the blade.

The "Shun Kagerou" series, recipient of the 2025 Red Dot Design Award, offers excellent cutting performance, wear resistance, and clean food release, allowing for smooth cutting of ingredients. By adding two new blades to the existing six SKUs, the lineup expands to a total of eight SKUs, meeting a wide range of needs from daily cooking to professional culinary preparation.

Kai will continue to deliver items that make cooking fun and enriching, providing a fulfilling kitchen life.

Product Features

Additional Product Lineup

Shun Kagerou Chef's 150mm Price: 28,600 yen (including tax) An ideal knife for those who prefer agile cooking utilizing a shorter blade length. Convenient for slicing and dicing small to medium-sized fruits and vegetables, and creating extremely fine mincing of fresh herbs and spices.

Shun Kagerou Master Utility 165mm Price: 27,500 yen (including tax) Features a highly unique blade shape that combines the agility of a utility knife with the versatility of a chef's knife. Highly versatile, this single knife handles everything from slicing, dicing, julienning, to portion adjustment.

Overview of the "Shun" Brand "Shun" began sales in Europe and the Americas in 2000, and as of October 2022, cumulative shipments exceeded 10 million units. The brand is now available in over 60 countries worldwide, receiving strong support from famous chefs, culinary researchers, and general users alike. Originally planned as an overseas product, approximately 90% of Shun's sales come from abroad, with the United States being its largest market.

"Shun" Official Website URL: https://www.kai-group.com/products/brand/shun/

<Shun's Commitment> Beauty: Shun offers various shapes and variations tailored to different purposes. The blades and handles all feature beautiful designs.

Sharpness: Kai's proprietary blade-sharpening technology developed over years of cutlery manufacturing. The sharp edge reduces cutting resistance, allowing users to cut without destroying the flavor of the ingredients.

Steel: The steel materials used in the Shun series feature high hardness, toughness, and wear resistance, maintaining their sharp, freshly-sharpened edge for a long time.

Fit: Shun handles feature a shape that fits comfortably in the hand, offering a moderate weight and comfortable grip.

Kai Corporation Founded in 1908 in Seki City, Gifu Prefecture, a town famous for cutlery. Kai is a global cutlery manufacturer that plans, develops, produces, sells, and distributes lifestyle cutlery products such as razors, beauty tools, kitchen knives, baking tools, and medical blades, with a product range of approximately 10,000 items.

Headquarters: 3-9-5 Iwamotocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Representative Director, President and CEO: Hiroaki Endo https://www.kai-group.com

Reader Inquiries Kai Corporation, Customer Service Department 3-9-5 Iwamotocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8586 TEL: 0120-016-410 (Free Dial / Hikari Wide) https://www.kai-group.com