{"id":466,"date":"2026-07-20T15:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T05:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/?page_id=466"},"modified":"2026-07-21T09:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T23:35:20","slug":"archives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/archives\/","title":{"rendered":"Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"466\" class=\"elementor elementor-466\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5529b542 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5529b542\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-394e6411 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"394e6411\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-a7f3b04-26f79a7 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elementor-element-da937f3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da937f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea139e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea139e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-0b193ba-240c9b6\" data-interaction-id=\"0b193ba\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"0b193ba\" id=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-mon-transparent-light-e1784551274358.png?ver=1784526747\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-mon-transparent-light-e1784551274358.png 1254w, 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"5fedded\">SINCE 1878<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-c54aee6-7ae8778 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"c54aee6\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"c54aee6\">IWAMOTO<br>ARCHIVES<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-041035f-0bc2620 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"041035f\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"041035f\">Preserving the records of our past.<br>Honouring the principles that continue to guide our future<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77544ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77544ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-5b8da814-cd26587 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"5b8da814\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"5b8da814\">INTRODUCTION<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-993be39 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46062dc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46062dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <em>Strength of the House<\/em> series is a novel.<\/p>\n<p>It is a works of fiction developed with access to materials held by the Iwamoto Archive and prepared with the assistance of the Iwamoto Archival Process Group. These materials include internal documents, correspondence and working papers created by members of the Iwamoto house across multiple generations.<\/p>\n<p>The author was granted full and unrestricted access to these materials for the purposes of research. The Iwamoto Corporation did not exercise editorial control over the narrative, nor did it seek to influence the interpretation, structure or conclusions drawn within this work.<\/p>\n<p>While the story is fictional, it is informed by archival sources that reflect how the Iwamoto house understood itself, its responsibilities and its continuity across periods of profound social, political and economic change. Where interpretation has been required, it has been undertaken by the author.<\/p>\n<p>This publication represents the first occasion on which elements of what has come to be known internally as Iwamoto ki have been shared beyond the house. After due consideration, the Corporation determined that the time and context made this disclosure acceptable.<\/p>\n<p>That determination should not be read as a change in policy. At the time of publication, no further access to the Iwamoto Archive is contemplated. Iwamoto ki endures not because its records are known, but because they are lived.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014 Ema Iwamoto<\/strong><br>Chief Executive Officer<br>Public Affairs and Media<br>Iwamoto Corporation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f61fc9c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f61fc9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-119299d-4cb0fc9 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"119299d\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"119299d\">ARCHIVAL PROCESS TEAM<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37639ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37639ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-16b74ee-782d0de e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"16b74ee\"  data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"16b74ee\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img 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class=\"e-18bc5ad-5c7105d e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"18bc5ad\"  data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"18bc5ad\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1592b2c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1592b2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4774fa01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4774fa01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The archival work is carried out by a small interdisciplinary group formally designated the Archival Process Team, combining historical scholarship, records practice and digital systems development.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6decaa0d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6decaa0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4869f2a2 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4869f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" src=\"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-archives-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-500\" alt=\"\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" src=\"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-archives-5.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-502\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-archives-5.png 1254w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-archives-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-archives-5-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-archives-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-archives-5-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr Michael Baschet<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Digital Records Analyst<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f80d1c2 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6f80d1c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" src=\"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-archives-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-503\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-archives-6.png 1254w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-archives-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-archives-6-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-archives-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-archives-6-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Takeshi Nakamura<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Software Engineer, Archival Systems<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6ec87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f6ec87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-01ffa55-58f6d2e e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"01ffa55\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"01ffa55\">EDITORIAL ADDENDUM NOTE<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe3cecd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe3cecd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-4de490c-7d45905 e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"4de490c\"  data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"4de490c\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-61d3208-8648f33\" data-interaction-id=\"61d3208\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"61d3208\" id=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-mon-transparent.png\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-mon-transparent.png 1254w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-mon-transparent-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-mon-transparent-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-mon-transparent-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-mon-transparent-768x768.png 768w\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-f769587-3d6441a e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"f769587\"  data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"f769587\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6981905a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6981905a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6295cb6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6295cb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-21d2167a-d6dcf0d\" data-interaction-id=\"21d2167a\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"21d2167a\" id=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-archives-7.png\" width=\"1535\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-archives-7.png 1535w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-archives-7-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-archives-7-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-archives-7-768x512.png 768w\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-466a054b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"466a054b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52041658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52041658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The included addendum materials are drawn from a contemporary internal archival programme established during the preparation of this volume.<\/p><p>In 2024, Iwamoto Corporation initiated a formal review and digitisation of surviving internal papers held across private holdings, subsidiary records and legacy corporate archives. The programme was commissioned to support public-facing historical clarity, institutional continuity and long-term records preservation.<\/p><p>The work is administered by the Public Affairs and Media Division and conducted under the direct authority of Ema Iwamoto, Chief Executive Officer, Public Affairs and Media. The archival programme operates as a discrete internal unit and reports directly to her office.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e567d0f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e567d0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-df6ffc1-43ddde7 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"df6ffc1\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"df6ffc1\">AUTHOR'S NOTE<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7938c06 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7938c06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-89725e2-7054829 e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"89725e2\"  data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"89725e2\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-c837efd-160eeae\" data-interaction-id=\"c837efd\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"c837efd\" id=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-mon-transparent.png\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-mon-transparent.png 1254w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-mon-transparent-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-mon-transparent-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-mon-transparent-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-mon-transparent-768x768.png 768w\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-4d12f46-b3158a2 e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"4d12f46\"  data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"4d12f46\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc0fa0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dbc0fa0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4671bbb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4671bbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-608bcb6-447c95c\" data-interaction-id=\"608bcb6\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"608bcb6\" id=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tb-author-1.png\" width=\"1317\" height=\"1194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tb-author-1.png 1317w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tb-author-1-300x272.png 300w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tb-author-1-1024x928.png 1024w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tb-author-1-768x696.png 768w\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f311a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82f311a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73c199e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73c199e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"422\">I would like to thank Ema Iwamoto, the Iwamoto Corporation and the members of the Iwamoto Archival Process Team for the access and trust extended during the research and preparation of this work.<\/p><p data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"704\">The materials held by the Iwamoto Archive are extensive and exacting. They were made available without restriction or condition. No editorial guidance was offered, nor was any sought. Responsibility for interpretation, selection and narrative construction rested entirely with me.<\/p><p data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"1125\">The addenda included on this site were prepared by the Archival Process Team as contextual reference. They are not part of the narrative itself.<\/p><p data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"1125\">Readers wishing to better understand the structures, assumptions and continuity that inform the story may find it useful to read them before beginning the novel. The addenda reproduced here were selected by me and represent only a small fraction of the material consulted.<\/p><p data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1371\">Over time, the story ceased to feel assembled and began to assert itself. Its characters became recognised rather than invented. It objected when I strayed and pressed forward when restrained. My role gradually shifted from author to custodian.<\/p><p data-start=\"1373\" data-end=\"1735\">With all this said, the story that follows is a work of fiction. Any errors of judgement or emphasis are my own.<\/p><p data-start=\"1851\" data-end=\"1865\">\u2014 January 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64094c61 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64094c61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610a390 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"610a390\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-f1cf334-bb9a276 e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"f1cf334\"  data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"f1cf334\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-0ccc997-4e94a4f\" data-interaction-id=\"0ccc997\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"0ccc997\" id=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-mon-transparent.png\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-mon-transparent.png 1254w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-mon-transparent-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-mon-transparent-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-mon-transparent-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tsoth-mon-transparent-768x768.png 768w\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-c018bf3-7724d73 e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"c018bf3\"  data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"c018bf3\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62bd1713 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62bd1713\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38786891 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38786891\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-264da570-dd12724 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"264da570\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"264da570\">IWAMOTO ARCHIVAL PROCESS GROUP<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30846d7b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30846d7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-672e54f8-92a4140 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"672e54f8\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"672e54f8\">(c) 2026 Iwamoto Corporation. 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