It means Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha. Feeling peaceful? Didn’t think so. See if the following bonus info helps. YKK translated means Yoshida Industries Limited. Tadao Yoshida is the Japanese tycoon who founded the company in 1934 and built it into “the foremost manufacturer of closures [zippers, mostly] in the world,” the company’s annual report notes. It’s unfortunate that YKK is not better known, but face it, a zipper isn’t exactly the ideal billboard–the only time you get close enough to read the lettering, typically your mind is on other things.

CommentSubscribe