They are called "nigiri hasami" (握り鋏) that is, "grip scissors" or "tsume-gata hasami"(爪型鋏), "nail-shaped scissors" or "ito-giri hasami"(糸切り鋏), "thread scissors because this is what they are mostly used for but perhaps the most fitting name is "wa hasami" (和はさみ), or "Japanese style scissors". Often still handmade, they are still used a lot in Japan even though they have been abandoned in the rest of the world. And rightfully so because they transmit on the blades even the slightest movement of the hand, which makes them very good for precision cuts.
(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my "Japan Arekore" set on Flickr)
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