About JSIF

09.12.04

Established in 1948 for the purpose of promoting the export of textile products and improving quality, the Japan Spinners Inspecting Foundation is one of Japan's leading testing organization and has a history of valuable experiences and accomplishments. With significant changes in industrial and trade structures, JSIF, as a reliable, high-performance testing organization, is steadily expanding its operations based on testing of textile goods for domestic distribution and export, with the aim of becoming more internationally accepted and raising its level of integrity.

JSIF, as a world-class testing organization, has developed the following basic quality policy according to its management creed, with the aim of fully satisfying customer needs and performing more reliable testing operations:
To contribute to improving and stabilizing product quality to improve life culture.
To speedily provide useful information to customers, prioritizing confidence-building.

ISO9001:2000
JQA-QM3464

●Name:	Japan Spinners Inspecting Foundation （aka: Boken）
●Established:	December 6, 1948
●President:	ＨＡＹＡＴＯ　ＨＯＲＩＢＡ
●Net worth:	Capital 432 million yen
●Staff:	Appr.280
●Main services:	General performance testing:inspection, research of fiber mixture ratio, shrinkage percentage, physical properties color fastness, formaldehyde, wash resistance, flammability, electrostatic propensity Testing of new functional products: antibacterial, odor resistance, mold-proof, insect-proof, mite-proof, and soil release properties, far-infrared effects, ultraviolet ray blocking capability, water repellency, moisture permeability, waterproofness, water absorption, and shaperetention capability. Inverstigation of cause of problems. Analysis and testing of equipment. Secondary product inspection, cloth inspection and mending. Interior and daily life goods testing. Operating environment and room intrior testing/measurement.
●Main test items:	Knitted and woven fabrics ranging from staple fibers to final products: Cotton, fiber, feather/down, yarn, woven textiles, knitting fabrics. Intererior and daily life goods: furniture, fashion accessories, ornaments, bed clothes/nightwear, geotextiles. Harmful substances.

●1948	Established as a juridical foundation.
●1958	Designated by government as testing organization under the Export Inspection Law.
●1962	Registered as testing organization for arbitration of micronaire readings.
●1969	Developed BOKENSTAIN (textile identification agent).
●1970	Established name as“ BOKEN”. Started Boken exhibitions.
●1976	Designated as testing organization for Q mark inspection.
●1977	Registered as testing organization under the Working Environment Measurement Law. Registered as testing organization under the Measurement Law.
●1989	Initiated technical and business cooperation with SGS Hong Kong Ltd. Established Tokyo Testing Center. Designated as testing organization for SEK mark inspection. Designated as testing organization by International Down and Feather Bureau.
●1990	Designated as testing organization for carpets by Japan Fire Retardant Association. Started Boken seminars.
●1992	Initiated technical and business cooperation with China Textile Institute in Taiwan.
●1993	Initiated technical and business cooperation with SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden.
●1995	Established Shanghai Testing Center. Changed structure to branch system. Registered as investigative organization under the Product Liability Law. Established approval testing center for lifestyle goods. Established new testing center of Tobu (Tokyo) Head Office.
●1996	Initiated technical and business cooperation with Korea Woven Fabrics Testing Institute (Renamed as FITI Testing & Research Institute). Established a website.
●1997	Started introduction to textiles seminars.
●1999	Obtained ISO 9002 certification.
●2000	Obtained JNLA (Japan National Laboratory Accreditation) certification.
●2002	Established Changzhou Testing Center. Established Qingdao Testing Center. Obtained ASNITE (Accreditation System of National Institute of Technology and Evaluation) certification (Tobu, Kinki, Chubu, Seibu). Started quality control seminars.
●2003	Renewed ISO 9001 registration. Registered as an accredited business under the international MRA (Tobu, Kinki, Chubu, Seibu). Established Life Environment Testing Center. Established Kinki CITYLAB Honmachi. Designated as a designated performance evaluation organization of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
●2004	Established Life Environment Testing Center Tokyo Laboratory. Initiated technical and business cooperation with SGS Taiwan Ltd.
●2005	Initiated technical and business cooperation with SGS Guangzhou Ltd. Established Shanghai Second Testing Center. Designated as testing organization of CCMI (Cashmere and Camel Hair Manufacturers Institute).
●2006	Renewed ISO 9001 registration. Initiated technical and business cooperation with SGS Hangzhou Ltd. Established Tobu Nihonbashi VIVOLAB.
●2007	Established Lifestyle Goods Testing Center.
●2009	Held the first overseas Boken Exhibition.