History
1924.3 | Keizo Yamamoto started business at a shop in Tsukiji, Tokyo. |
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1934.2 | It was converted to a joint-stock corporation. |
1941.9 | The company was renamed Yamamoto Kogyo Co., Ltd. Because imports were halted at the start of World War II, a factory was established in Koganei for the production of precise tools. Osaka and Nagoya Offices were established. |
1949.2 | Yamamoto & Co., Ltd. spun off from Yamamoto Kogyo Co., Ltd. was reestablished for import business on machine tools. |
1967.9 | New head office with showroom was built at the present location. The company was renamed Yamamoto & Co., Ltd. |
1977.10 | Yamamoto & Co., Ltd. was reestablished. Liaison Office in Germany was established. |
1988.10 | Sendai Office was established. |
1989.10 | Nagano Office was established. |
1996.10 | Taiwan Office was established. |
1997.4 | The company was renamed YKT CORPORATION. |
1997.10 | Fukuoka Office was established. |
2001.3 | Listed shares for over-the-counter trading with the Japan Securities Dealers Association. |
2001.10 | YKT (Shanghai) International Trading Co., Ltd. was established in Shanghai, China. |
2002.4 | Acquired shares of Sun Instruments, Inc. which became our subsidiary. |
2003.10 | Merging with Yamamoto Group Co., Ltd. YKT CORPORATION became the surviving company. |
2005.1 | YKT EUROPE GmbH from Liaison Office in Germany was established. |
2006.12 | YKT (TAIWAN) CORPORATION in Taiwan was established. |
2008.1 | Nagoya and Osaka offices branched out. |
2008.8 | New Osaka branch with showroom built at the present location. |
2015.10 | YKT (Thailand) co., Ltd. was established in Bangkok, Thailand. |
2018.7 | Demonstration center was established. |