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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