Company Information: History | Okamoto Electronics Corporation

History

February 2023	Established Quality Control Departmet
September 2022	Acquired ISO22301 certification at Logistics and Head-office function.
November 2020	Chairman Hiroshi Okamoto was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun
June	Hiroshi Okamoto assumed office as chairman Takayoshi Okamoto assumed office as president
August 2019	Announcement of Health Declaration
July	Established Health Management Promotion Committee
June	Established OHTORI MALAYSIA SDN BHD
March	Absorption merger with J.E.C Co., Ltd.
August 2017	Established Market Development Section in Application Department
October 2016	General Affairs Division transferred to Ohtori Corporation
August	Integrated Quality Assurance Department and Quality Management Department merged with the Management Quality Office
April	Established Management Quality Office. Operated under the Quality Assurance Department (renamed Quality Assurance Department) and newly established Quality Management Department
September 2015	Completed Okamoto Electronics Naniwa Building
August	Held 75th Anniversary Ceremony
July	Established TAIWAN OHTORI COMPANY., LIMITED.
February	Established Nagoya Semiconductor Promotion Section
January 2014	Established EC department
October 2012	Established Global Marketing Office and Application Department
April	Established Manufacturing System Department
February	Established OHTORI ELECTRONICS VIETNAM COMPANY., LIMITED
October 2011	Acquired ISO27001 certification at all overseas bases
June	Acquired ISO9001 in Ohtori Electronics Consulting (Shenzhen) Company Limited / Increased capital to 350 million yen
March 2010	Transferred Ohtori Corporation Overseas Support Department to Okamoto Electronics Corporation
October 2009	Established Communication Device Group and Roller Operation Group
July	Acquired ISO27001 certification at all domestic bases
June	Amended Articles of Incorporation in order to start import / export operations
April	Established special sales department in Osaka, Tokyo, and Nagoya
October 2008	Acquired ISO27001 certification at the Overseas Support Department of Osaka Sales Office, Naniwa Sales Office, Osaka Stock Center, Ohtori Corporation Trade Department, and Ohtori Corporation
July	Acquired ISO27001 certification at the Head Office and Kita Osaka Building
September 2007	Acquired ISO14001 certification at Ohtori Corporation and 4 overseas subsidiaries, OHTORI HONG KONG LIMITED Shenzhen Office
April	Established the SB department and Hiroshima sales office
March	Completed headquarters showroom (Showroom at headquarters)
January	SB promotion sector opened
December 2006	Acquired ISO 9001 certification for 4 overseas subsidiaries and Ohtori Corporation
March	Completed Kofu Sales Office new office building
October 2005	Established Ohtori Corporation Overseas Support Department
September	Held the 65th Anniversary Ceremony / Established Compliance Department
May	Electrical Development Department acquired the ISO9001 certification
April	Established International Headquarters
December 2004	Established Fukuoka Stock Center
October	Established ASIC Design Center Nagoya Branch
April	Acquired ISO9001 certification at ASIC Design Center
October 2003	Established OHTORI HONG KONG LIMITED Shenzhen Office
September	Acquired ISO14001 certification
July	Tokyo Sales Headquarters acquired the ISO9001:2000 certification
June	Nagoya Sales Headquarters acquired the ISO9001:2000 certification
April 2002	Established Tokyo Semiconductor Promotion Group
August 2001	Established Kanagawa Stock Center (transferred from Tokyo Stock Center)
May	Established ASIC Design Center Tokyo Branch
April	Established Products Headquarter and Global Marketing Division
November 2000	Established SHANGHAI OHTORI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
April	Established Inspection Department
December 1999	Established Ohtori Corporation Shanghai Representative Office
April	Established Semiconductor Promotion Group
December 1997	Logistics system centered on Osaka Stock Center obtained ISO9002 certification
April	Established ASIC Design Center
March 1996	Capital increased to 90 million yen / Established Kumamoto Sales Office
December 1995	Established Ohtori Electronics (SNG) Pte. Ltd.
September	Established Nagoya Stock Center
July	Held 55th Anniversary Ceremony / Established Quality assurance sector
January	Established Sendai Sales Office
November 1994	Established sales promotion headquarters
April 1994	Established Product Division and Global Marketing Division
October 1993	Established Nagoya Sales Promotion Department
October 1992	Established Tokyo Sales Promotion Department
July	Established OHTORI HONG KONG LIMITED
May 1991	Established Okazaki Sales Office / Established Osaka Stock Center
September 1990	Katsuyoshi Okamoto assumed office as chairman Hiroshi Okamoto assumed office as president
September	Held 50th Anniversary Ceremony (Akira Saeki, SHARP CORPORATION Counselor, making a toast)
December 1989	Completed new North Kanto Sales Office building
October	Established Nishinomiya Sales Office
September	Established Tsukuba Sales Office
October 1988	Established Kanazawa Sales Office
July	Established Hong Kong Representative Office of Ohtori Corporation
June	Established Hachioji Sales Office
July 1987	Completed the new Kyoto Office building
April	Late president Katsuyoshi Okamoto was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun
October 1986	Established Trading Department at Ohtori Corporation
October 1985	Established Numazu Sales Office
August	Held 45th Anniversary Ceremony Established Fukuoka Sales Office
July	"Okamoto Electronics Corporation" with 30 million yen capital was renamed to "Ohtori Corporation", and started focusing on the trading of electronic parts and management of real estates owned by the Okamoto Electronics Corporation. "Ohtori Corporation"with 50 million yen capital was renamed to "Okamoto Electronics Corporation",and transferred our sales department to focus our business on the sales of electronic parts.
May	Ohtori Corporation (new): capital 50 million yen
January	New headquarter building completed (The new headquarter building)
August 1984	Established Himeji Sales Office
October 1983	Established North Kanto Sales Office
September	Established Electrical Development Department
July	Established Hamamatsu Sales Office
November 1981	Established Kyoto Sales Office
September	Established Kofu Sales Office
January	Completion of Nagoya Office new building
August 1980	Held 40th Anniversary Ceremony
March	Naniwa Sales Office extension building completed
November 1978	Late president Katsuyoshi Okamoto was awarded the Medal with Blue Ribbon (Medal of Honour), the first in the electronic parts distribution industry (Medal with Blue Ribbon celebration at the Royal Hotel)
August	Established Akihabara Sales Office
March 1977	Established Naniwa Sales Office
March 1975	Held 35th Anniversary Ceremony
May 1974	New Tokyo Office building completed
1973	Established sales promotion department
June 1971	Commended as an export-contributing company by the Minister of International Trade and Industry / Received a courtesy letter from Naniwa Tax Office
February	Awarded as excellent parts specialist trading company by the Governor of Osaka
October 1970	Held 30th Anniversary Ceremony / Increased capital to 30 million yen through several capital increases
July	Established Osaka Sales Office New office building completed Established sales headquarter
March	Established Nagoya Sales Office
May 1967	Established Tokyo Sales Office
July 1965	Established Trading Department
March	Held 25th Anniversary Ceremony / Published the first issue of General Electronic Parts Catalog
November 1960	Established special sales section for parts delivery to consumer and industrial equipment manufacturers
August 1959	Completed the annex building of the head office
February 1952	Transferred the headquarters to 4-8-4 Nihonbashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka (Headquarter in 1974)
July 1950	Established Okamoto Electronics Corporation with a capital of 500 thousand yen. Later increased to 1 million yen
August 1949	Started wholesale of electronic parts to the large-scale local electronic companies
September 1940	Founder Katsuyoshi Okamoto (Death in November 1993) — Left Shimura Musen Corporation in Tokyo and started up an electronic parts specialized company in Nihonbashi, Osaka (Okamoto Electronics Corporation) with former consultants Keizo Okamoto and Hachiro Okamoto