A native of Hiroshima, Japan, Asa came to Canada in 1954 together with his brothers Roy and Kenji and started his working life as a mushroom-picker. After founding Japan Camera together with his brothers in 1959, he expanded the enterprise to today‘s 100+ store chain throughout Canada. Asa served as President of PMA in 1995/96 and was inducted into the PMA Hall of Fame in 1999. he will be always remembered by many people in the industry for his commitment and vision of the future of photo retailing as well as for his unique, friendly character and his irresistable sense of humour.
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Leading brands at Photopia Hamburg
According to to the organizer, Hamburg Messe + Congress (HMC), major imaging brands will be represented at Photopia Hamburg, which will take place in the Hanseatic city from September 23 to 26 as a festival for the entire digital imaging industry. These include camera and lens manufacturers such as Canon, Sony, Nikon, Leica and Panasonic as well as Sigma and Tamron, but also the monitor manufacturers BenQ and Eizo, print service providers such as WhiteWall and the paper manufacturers Ilford and Hahnemühle. Several retailing companies and distributors, including Calumet, Foto Erhardt, IPS, HapaTeam and Probis will also exhibit.
