Made in Japan, the Zwilling Miyabi Kaizen 7 inch hollow-ground santoku knife has the super-sharp, hand-honed edge for which Japanese knives are known. This sharpness helps you chop through any vegetables or cut boneless meats with almost no effort. The hollow-ground edge also helps food quickly fall off of the edge while you're chopping. The Miyabi Kaizen series from Zwilling has great edge life and strength because it has a super hard VG10 steel core that's surrounded by 64 layers of stainless steel. Henckels Miyabi knives come with a full lifetime guarantee from Henckels with normal use and care.