It has taken three hard years to rebuild the yard, based in the eastern town of Ishinomaki, which came close to being completely destroyed by the worst natural disaster to hit Japan.
Physically, the final piece of the painstaking reconstruction has been put in place, but Yamanishi is still left with the task of fully re-establishing its business.
On a cold January day this year, 50 managers and workers gathered for the official opening of the company’s new ship repair dock, the last stage in the ¥130bn ($127m) restoration project.
