History
1900-1959 1960-1979 1980-1999 2000-2009 2010-
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1905 |
Kuroda Zentarō opens the Kuroda Shop in Horie, Nishi-ku, Ōsaka, selling covers for Japanese-style account ledgers. Manufacturing of covers for Japanese-style account ledgers begins. |
1908 |
Start of Japanese-style account ledgers manufacturing |
1913 |
Transition to ready-made Western-style account ledgers begins. |
1914 |
The shop is renamed "Kuroda Kokkōdō". Manufacturing of vouchers, invoices, carbon duplication account ledgers, and writing paper begins. |
1917 |
The Kujō exclusive plant is set up and the brand name "KOKUYO" is selected for a production system of Western-style account ledgers required by the contract work system. |
1932 |
Stationery pads with high-quality colored paperboard released |
1936 |
Moved to current head office location (Higashinari-ku, Osaka). |
1950 |
The first agency specialising in Kokuyo is born. |
1956 |
Flat files released |
1959 |
Survey filed notebooks released |
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1960 |
Entry into the office furniture business Filing cabinets released |
1961 |
Company name changed to KOKUYO Co., Ltd. |
1964 |
Scrapbooks released |
1965 |
Steel desks released |
1966 |
Office swivel chairs released |
1969 |
Japan’s first Live Office is born |
1975 |
Campus Notebooks released Started manufacturing of furniture for educational facilities |
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1981 |
KuruKuruMeka (adjustable child desk) released |
1996 |
Established overseas group companies and started manufacturing, sales, and import and export operations of stationery and furniture |
1998 |
Initiatives for Universal Design began |
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2000 |
Kaunet established “PunyoPunyo Pin,” universal design-compliant thumb tacks released |
2002 |
KOKUYO DESIGN AWARDS began
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2003 |
KOKUYO K Heart established“Kadokeshi” plastic eraser released |
2004 |
Segmented all KOKUYO Co., Ltd. businesses into separate companies and moved to holding corporation system |
2005 |
100th anniversary with the redesign of the company logo Dot Liner (glue tape) released |
2006 |
KOKUYO invested in Actus Co., Ltd. |
2008 |
Picture book series “The Face Notebook” released |
2009 |
Harinacs (staple-free stapler) released |
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2011 |
Shares of Camlin Limited, India, acquired and its company name changed to KOKUYO Camlin |
2012 |
Enpitsu sharp(mechanical pencil) released |
2013 |
Kaucore launched |
2015 |
Businesses reintegrated “DAYS OFFICE” furniture brand launched Softring-note released |
2016 |
In-house office bag Mobaco released |
2017 |
Shop and café “THINK OF THINGS” opened Office chair “ing” released |
2018 |
Adhesive product brand “GLOO” released |
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