Japanese
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- 1947
- Ichikawa Bussan Co., Ltd. was established with a contribution of 1 million yen.
Ichikawa Junichi became the Representative Director.
Osaka branch was opened. Ichikawa Building Osaka was constructed.
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- 1951
- Changed the company name to Ichikawa Bussan Co., Ltd.
Ichikawa Junichi became the representative and Representative Director.
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- 1954
- The capital fund was increased to 5 million yen
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- 1959
- Along with the death of the founder, Junichi Ichikawa, Tadao Araki, the founder’s real brother, became President and Representative Director. Hiroko Ichikawa, the founder’s wife, assumed the position of Vice President and Representative Director.
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- 1961
- Tokyo branch was opened.
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- 1962
- The capital fund was increased to 15 million yen
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- 1967
- Junichi Ichikawa, the founder’s son, assumed the position of President and Representative Director. (He inherited the name of the founder)
Internal executives were appointed to separate stakeholder and management. An employee stock ownership plan was introduced.
Ichikawa Honke Co., Ltd. and Ichikawa Bussan Co., Ltd. were separated into two entities. Ichikawa Honke Co., Ltd. was to run the real estate business and the guarantee business of Ichikawa Bussan Co., Ltd. as a new company with a capital fund of 15 million yen (authorized capital of 30 million yen).
Ichikawa Bussan Co., Ltd. corrected undercapitalization.
The capital fund was increased to 175 million yen (authorized capital of 700 million yen). It was re-established as a new company while it inherited the business operations as before.
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- 1968
- The first dealership system in Japan was established for Toyo Career Engineering Co., Ltd.
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- 1969
- The capital fund was increased to 200 million yen by Yaskawa Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. The management structure was strengthened.
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd joined the management of Ichikawa Machinery Co., Ltd.
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- 1970
- The management rights of Ichikawa Machinery Industry Co., Ltd. was transferred to Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.(currently IHI Rotating Machinery Engineering Co., Ltd.) in full. The company name became Ishikawajima Seiki Co., Ltd.
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- 1971
- Okayama branch was opened
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- 1974
- The head office building was constructed to utilize assets.
Tokyu Inn Hotel was welcomed as a tenant.
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- 1982
- Asahi Electric Trading Corporation Co., Ltd. was to be co-operated with Daiichi Sangyo Co., Ltd. (currently Edion Co., Ltd.).
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- 1983
- The exclusive sales rights of the Swiss gear pump manufacturer, MAAG Pump Systems AG., was acquired.
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- 1986
- Career Nishichugoku Co., Ltd. was formed with Toyo Career Engineering Co., Ltd.
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- 1987
- MAAG Ichikawa Co., Ltd. was formed with MAAG Pump Systems AG.
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- 1992
- Robot Engineering Center was established.
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- 2002
- Nagoya branch was opened
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- 2005
- Fukuyama and Oita sales office was opened
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- 2011
- The capital fund was decreased to 100 million yen from 200 million yen
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- 2013
- Ichikawa Junichi assumed the position of Chairman, and Jiro Ichikawa assumed the position of President.
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- 2016
- ISESAKI BASE was opened
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- 2018
- Company name changed to ICHIKAWA Co., Ltd.
Tokyo branch has been promoted to Tokyo head office.
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- 2020
- HIROSHIMA BASE was opened
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- 2022
- Nagoya Liaison Office was upgraded to Nagoya Sales Office.
