Upcoming minimalist shoes launch: Hattori (Japanese Knife?Samurai>)

Hattori Hanzō (服部 半蔵?, ~1542[1] – 1596), also known as Hattori Masanari (服部 正成?), was a famous samurai and shinobi of the Sengoku era.[2] He is often a subject of modern Japanese popular culture, usually with greatly exaggerated ninja skills.

Ichiro Hattori, the Stubborn Craftsman who Never Compromises to any quality issues...His "Never Compromise" attidude to seek the finest workmanship has made him called as  "World's Best Knife Craftsman". He was also honored to receive "Excellent Skilled Craftsman Award" from Seki Knife Industrial Association. When you hold his knife in hand and actually use it, you will know and admit that he really deserve it.

Creating another waves of attention is the upcoming Sauony Hattori:

From runningwarehouse blog: 

"The new Hattori is a zero drop running shoe that sports a reported midsole height of 10 mm and weighs in at a reported 4.5 oz for a men’s size 9.0."

Mentioned in runblogger, barefootdaves, barefootrunningshoes.org, birthdayshoes.......

and intro videos on it: