Even if material resources are insufficient, we survived using our technological strength and idea power, and have started moving in a big way towards progress.
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History of Toyo Kohan and Its Products |
Affairs in Japan and the World |
| 1941 |
- Starts production of drum cans. (November) (Delivered to the Third Naval Fuel Depot in Tokuyama.)
- Starts production of machinery parts. (Delivered to the Hikari Naval Arsenal.) (November)
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- Steel Control Council established. (April)
- War in the Pacific starts. (December)
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| 1942 |
- Starts duralumin rolling. (May)
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- Declaration by United Nations. (January 1)
- Battle of Midway (June)
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| 1943 |
- Starts production of military products.
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- Joint Japan-Germany Declaration (September 15)
- Military Service Act revised. (Military service extended to age 45.) (November 1)
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| 1944 |
- Capital increased to 30 million yen. (July)
- Head office moved. (Honcho, Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo) (December)
The Osaka head office is converted to the Osaka branch.
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- Battle of the Philippine Sea (June)
- New mountain erupts in Hokkaido. (Named Showa Shinzan) (June)
- National Convention to Swear 100 Million Japanese to Defeating the U.S. and U.K. held. (Hibiya) (October 20)
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| 1945 |
- All employees released. (September)
- Necessary personnel are reemployed and starts production of frying pans and spades. (October)
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- Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. (August 6)
- Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki. (August 9)
- Potsdam Declaration accepted. (August 14)
- End of World War II. (August 15)
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| 1947 |
- Starts production of engines for fishing. (January)
- Head office moved. (Nihonbashi Edobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) (July)
- Head office moved. (Nihonbashi Yokoyamacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) (August)
- Toyo Kohan Health Union established. (September)
- Kojiro Kimura becomes the president. (September)
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- Japanese constitution came into effect. (May 3)
- Japan Fair Trade Commission established. (July 1)
- Supreme Court of Japan established. (August 4)
- Police Act promulgated. (December 17)
- Ministry of Internal Affairs abolished. (December 31)
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| 1948 |
- Yamahashi Kogyo Co., Ltd. established. (July)
- Extended labor dispute. (November)
- Capital increased to 60 million yen. (December)
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- Hibari Misora makes her singing debut. (May 1)
- Police departments adopts the emergency telephone number “110.”
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| 1949 |
- Toyo Kohan listed on the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchange. (May)
- Capital increased to 120 million yen. (June)
- Starts production of Plasco. (June)
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- Twelve murals in the Kondo of Horyuji Temple are destroyed by fire. (January 26)
- The Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya stock exchanges restart. (May 16)
- People's Republic of China established. (President: Mao Zedong) (October 1)
- Hideki Yukawa wins the Nobel Prize for physics. (December 10)
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| 1950 |
- First rationalization plan made. (September)
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- Korean War starts. (June 25)
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| 1951 |
- Kohan Building Co., Ltd. established. (June)
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- San Francisco Peace Treaty and U.S.-Japan Security Treaty signed. (September 8)
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| 1952 |
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- U.S.-Japan Peace Treaty and U.S.-Japan Security Treaty issued. (April 28)
- Bloody May Day (May 1)
- Japan joins International Monetary Fund and World Bank. (August 14)
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| 1953 |
- 4-roller reversible cold rolling mill installed. (March)
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- NHK television broadcasting start. (January 1)
- Korean War cease-fire agreement signed. (July 27)
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| 1954 |
- Capital increased to 240 million yen. (December)
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- Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio are married (January 14) and announce their divorce on October 4.
- The Aomori-Hokkaido ferry “Toyamaru” is sunk by The Aomori-Hokkaido ferry “Toyamaru” is sunk by Typhoon Marie (T5415 named “Toyamaru Typhoon” in Japan). (September 26)
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| 1955 |
- No. 1 tin electroplating line installed. (March)
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| Electroplating line |
- Steel News started. (September)
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- Radio Tokyo (current TBS) opens a television station. (April 1)
- “Korakuen Amusement Park” opens in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. (July 9)
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| 1956 |
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- Air-traffic control of four airports, including Haneda, transferred from the U.S. to Japan. (March 10)
- Japan wins four gold medals in gymnastics at the 16th Olympic Games in Melbourne. (November 22)
- Japan's entry to the United Nations passed by the General Assembly. (December 18)
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| 1957 |
- Capital increased to 600 million yen. (January)
- Yoshikazu Matsumoto becomes the president. (August)
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- Sales of Coca Cola stats in Japan. (May 8)
- Japan succeeds in launching the first domestically made rocket. (September 20)
- 5,000 yen bill introduced. (October 1)
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| 1958 |
- Capital increased to 1.2 billion yen. (April)
- Cold rolled steel renamed to TOP. (September)
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Company crest is revised.(September)
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- Japan becomes a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. (January 1)
- The Kanmon National Tunnel is opened. (March 9)
- Shigeo Nagashima of the Yomiuri Giants makes his regular season debut with four strike outs. (April 5)
- Mt. Aso erupts. (June 24)
- Typhoon Ida (T5822, named “Karinogawa Typhoon” in Japan) hit Japan. (September 26)
- The Crown Prince announces his engagement. (November 27)
- The 10,000 yen bill is issued. (December 11)
- Tokyo Tower completed. (December 23)
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| 1959 |
- NO. 1 Five-stand tandem cold rolling mill installed. (February)
- NO. 1 VINYTOP line installed. (May)
- Continuous pickling line completed. (June)
- Reversible cold rolling mill converted to temper rolling mill. (July)
- No. 2 electroplating line completed. (December)
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- The Crown Prince is married. (April 10)
- Super Typhoon Vera (T5915, named “Isewan Typhoon” in Japan) hit Japan. (September 26)
- National Pension Law enforced. (November 1)
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| 1960 |
- No. 2 tin electroplating line installed. (February)
- Capital increased to 2.4 billion yen. (April)
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- New U.S.-Japan Security Treaty forced through the Diet. (May 20)
- Income doubling plan announced. (Ikeda Cabinet) (September 5)
- OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) established. (September 14)
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| 1961 |
- General laboratory established. (April)
- Production of Hi-Top started. (June)
- Two-stand temper rolling mill completed. (July)
- Continuous annealing line completed. (July)
- Masao Yoshikawa becomes the president. (November)
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- Soviet Union successfully launches first man into space. (April 12)
- “Berlin Wall” constructed. (August 13)
- Typhoon Nancy (T6118, named “Second Muroto Typhoon” in Japan) hits the Kinki district. (September 16)
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| 1962 |
- Capital increased to 3.6 billion yen. (July)
- Chairman Tatsunosuke Takasaki also takes over as president. (November)
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- Tokyo becomes the world's first city with a population of 10 million. (February 1)
- Three trains collide at Mikawashima station of the Joban Line. (May 3)
- Hokuriku Tunnel opens. (June 10)
- Masaichi Kaneda (pitcher, Kokutetsu) sets a world record with 3514 strike outs. (September 5)
- Hibari Misora and Akira Kobayashi marry. (November 5)
- Sino-Japanese Trade Memorandum signed. (LT trade starts) (November 9)
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| 1963 |
- The Crown Prince (the current Emperor) visits the Kudamatsu Plant. (September)
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- Kuroyon Dam completed. (June 5)
- New 1000 yen bill issued. (November 1)
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| 1964 |
- NO. 1 Hi-Top line installed. (February)
- Kinzaburo Yokoyama becomes the president. (March)
- New VINYTOP line completed. (June)
- Capital increased to 5.04 billion yen. (July)
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- Meishin Expressway opens. (September 5)
- Tokaido Shinkansen starts business operation. (October 1)
- Tokyo Olympic Games start. (October 10)
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| 1965 |
- Exports of Hi-Top technology started. (March)
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- U.S. starts bombing North Vietnam. (February 6)
- Soviet Union successfully completes the first space walk. (March 18)
- Japan-South Korea Peace Treaty exchanged. (December 18)
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| 1966 |
- No. 1 DR rolling mill completed.
Ultra-thin tinplate and Hi-Top production started. (October)
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- Japan's population exceeds 100 million.
- Cultural Revolution starts in China. (May 16)
- Japanese government bonds listed on the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges for the first time after World War II. (October 1)
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| 1967 |
- Silver Top sales started. (August)
- Exports of VINYTOP technology started. (October)
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- Middle East war starts. (June 5)
- European Community (EC) established. (July 1)
- U.S.-Japan summit meeting. (November 16)
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| 1968 |
- No. 3 tin electroplating line installed. (January)
- No. 3 VINYTOP line (former No. 2) installed. (September)
- Entry into the housing related equipment industry, including construction materials. (November)
- Kohan Kenzai Co., Ltd. established. (November)
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- U.S. and Japan sign agreement returning the Bonin Islands to Japan. (April 5)
- University riots
- 300nbsp;million yen robbery incident. (December 10)
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| 1970 |
- No. 2 VINYTOP line (former No. 3) installed. (January)
- Third Rationalization Plan created. (January)
- Entry into the labor-saving machinery industry, including automatic binding machines. (October)
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- Osaka World Exposition opens. (March 14)
- Japan Airlines Flight 351 is hijacked. (March 31)
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| 1971 |
- Anti-pollution agreement entered with Kudamatsu city. (March)
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| Anti-pollution agreement signing ceremony |
- NO. 2 Hi-Top line installed. (June)
- No. 2 Continuous pickling line completed. (July)
- Two-stand temper rolling mill completed. (August)
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- Okinawa Return Agreement signed. (June 17)
- All NHK television programs broadcast in color. (October 10)
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| 1972 |
- Starts sales of rolled steel foil.
- Two-stand temper rolling mill converted to a three-stand temper rolling mill. (April)
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- Japanese win gold, silver, bronze medals in 70-meter ski jumping at 11th Olympic Winter Games, Sapporo (February 6)
- “Asama-Sanso” incident by the United Red Army. (February 19)
- Ancient wall paintings found at Takamatsuzuka Tomb, Nara Pref. (March 21)
- Okinawa returned to Japanese Administration and Okinawa Prefecture started (May 15)
- Team Japan of Men's Volley ball wins gold medal at 20th Olympic Games, Munich. (August 26)
- Ueno Zoo, Tokyo exhibits two giant pandas gifted by China Government. (November 5)
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| 1973 |
- Plant greenification agreement signed with Kudamatsu city. (January)
- NO. 3 Hi-Top line installed. (April)
- Kudamatsu Plant adopts a four-continuous 3-shift system. (August)
- Exports of Silver Top technology started. (November)
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- Vietnam ceasefire authorized. (March 2)
- Kim Daejung incident. (August 8)
- Fourth Middle East War starts. (October 6)
- First Energy Crisis (October 16)
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| 1974 |
- To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the company, the company song “Making Steel” is adopted. (June)
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| Announcement of the company song “Making Steel” at the Kudamatsu Municipal Hall. |
- No. 3 temper rolling mill completed. (July)
- No. 2 continuous annealing line completed. (July)
- Toyo Kohan Employee Investment Group established. (July)
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- Earthquake off the Coast of Izu Peninsula (Izu-hanto-Oki Earthquake) (May 9)
- Former prime minister Eisaku Sato wins the Nobel Peace Prize. (October 8)
- Shigeo Nagashima of the Yomiuri Giants retires. (October 14)
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