GLOBAL is a Japanese brand of kitchen knives and accessory tools owned and manufactured by the Yoshikin factory of Japan (also known as the Yoshida Metal Industry Co. Ltd[1]).

A. Henckels or Wüsthof, GLOBAL knives are made from a significantly harder alloy of steel and use a thinner blade.

The one drawback of this design however is that when the blade does dull it take longer to regain that same quality of edge through sharpening.

The black dimples found on the handle serve mainly an aesthetic purpose however are also intended to increase the amount of grip the user is able to get on the knife.

[11][12] The hollow handle is then injected with fine sand to add weight and balance to the knife.