Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. introduced the Tazugane Gothic typeface, the first original Japanese typeface in the company’s history. The design of the Tazugane Gothic typeface balances an original, humanistic style with elements of traditional Japanese handwriting. Designed by Akira Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Yamada and Ryota Doi of the Monotype Studio, the Tazugane Gothic typeface offers ten weights and was created to complement the classic Latin typeface, Neue Frutiger. The two typefaces work together in a natural, seamless and adaptable manner so that Japanese and Latin texts can be used side-by-side for a wide range of applications, including in magazines, books and other print media; on digital devices; in branding and corporate identity systems; and in signage for buildings, highways and mass transit.