History
November 2020 |
Chairman Hiroshi Okamoto was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun |
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June |
Hiroshi Okamoto assumed office as chairman Takayoshi Okamoto assumed office as president |
August 2019 |
Announcement of Health Declaration |
July |
Established Health Productivity Management Promotion Committee |
June |
Established OHTORI MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. |
March |
Absorption merger of J.E.C Co., Ltd. |
August 2017 |
Established Market Development Section in Application Department |
October 2016 |
General Affairs Department transferred to Ohtori Corporation from Okamoto Electronics |
August |
Consolidated Quality Assurance Department and Quality Management Department into Quality of Management Division |
April |
Established Quality of Management Division. It operated with subordinate departments of the Quality Assurance Department (renamed Quality Assurance Department) and newly established Quality Management Department |
September 2015 |
Built 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 Division and Application Department |
April |
Established Manufacturing System Department |
February |
Established OHTORI ELECTRONICS VIETNAM COMPANY., LIMITED |
October 2011 |
Acquired ISO27001 at all overseas bases offices and stock center |
June |
Acquired ISO9001 at Ohtori Electronics Consulting (Shenzhen) Company Limited / Increased capital to 350 million yen |
March 2010 |
Transferred Overseas Support Department from Ohtori Corporation to Okamoto Electronics Corporation |
October 2009 |
Established Communication Device Group and Roller Operation Group |
July |
Acquired ISO27001 at all domestic bases offices and stock centers |
June |
Amended Articles of Incorporation in order to start import / export |
April |
Established special sales department in Osaka, Tokyo, and Nagoya |
October 2008 |
Acquired ISO27001 at the Overseas Support Department, Naniwa Sales Office, Osaka Product Center, Ohtori Corporation Trade Department, and Ohtori Corporation |
July |
Acquired ISO27001 at the Head Office and Kita Osaka Building |
September 2007 |
Acquired ISO14001 at Ohtori Corporation, 4 overseas subsidiaries, and OHTORI HONG KONG LIMITED Shenzhen Office |
April |
Established the SB Department and Hiroshima Sales Office |
March |
Opened showroom at the Head Office
(Head Office Showroom) |
January |
Established SB Promotion Division |
December 2006 |
Acquired ISO 9001 at 4 overseas subsidiaries and Ohtori Corporation |
March |
Built the new office building for Kofu Sales Office |
October 2005 |
Established Ohtori Corporation Overseas Support Department |
September |
Held the 65th Anniversary Ceremony / Established Compliance Department |
May |
Acquired the ISO9001 at Electrical Development Department |
April |
Established International Headquarters |
December 2004 |
Established Fukuoka Stock Center |
October |
Established ASIC Design Center Nagoya Branch |
April |
Acquired ISO9001 at ASIC Design Center / Established OHTORI THAILAND CO., LTD. |
October 2003 |
Established OHTORI HONG KONG LIMITED Shenzhen Office |
September |
Acquired ISO14001 |
July |
Acquired ISO9001 at Tokyo Sales Headquarters |
June |
Acquired ISO9001 at Nagoya Sales Headquarters |
April 2002 |
Established Tokyo Semiconductor Promotion Group |
August 2001 |
Established Kanagawa Stock Center (transferred from Tokyo Product Stock Center) |
May |
Established ASIC Design Center Tokyo Branch |
April |
Established Products Procurement & Logistics Headquarters and Global Marketing Headquaters |
November 2000 |
Established SHANGHAI OHTORI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
April |
Established Inspection Department |
December 1999 |
Established Ohtori Corporation Shanghai Representative Office |
April |
Established Special Sales Department / Established Semiconductor Promotion Group |
December 1997 |
Acquired ISO9002 for our distribution system with Osaka Stock center as leader |
April |
Established ASIC Design Center |
April 1996 |
Capital increased to 90 million yen / Established Kumamoto Sales Office |
November 1995 |
Established Ohtori Electronics (SNG) Pte. Ltd. |
September |
Established Nagoya Stock Center |
July |
Held 55th Anniversary Ceremony / Established Quality Assurance Division |
January |
Established Sendai Sales Office |
November 1994 |
Established Sales Promotion Headquarters |
April 1994 |
Established Product Headquarters and Global Marketing Headquarters |
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 |
Built the new office building for Kitakanto Sales Office |
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 |
Built the new office building for Kyoto Sales Office |
April |
The late chairman Katsuyoshi Okamoto was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun |
October 1986 |
Established Overseas Department at Ohtori Corporation |
October 1985 |
Established Numazu Sales Office |
August |
Held 45th Anniversary Ceremony Established Fukuoka Sales Office |
July |
Okamoto Electronics Corporation (new) capital 50 million yen In May 1985, "Okamoto Electronics Corporation" with 30 million yen capital was renamed to "Ohtori Corporation", and started focusing on foreign trade of electronic components and management of real estates owned by the Okamoto Electronics Corporation. Also, we re-established "Okamoto Electronics Corporation" with a capital of 50 million yen and transferred sales departments to focus on the sales of electronic components. |
May |
Ohtori Corporation (new): capital 50 million yen |
January |
Built the new building for headquarters
(The new headquarters building) |
August 1984 |
Established Himeji Sales Office |
October 1983 |
Established Kitakanto Sales Office |
September |
Established Electrical Development Department |
July |
Established Hamamatsu Sales Office |
November 1981 |
Established Kyoto Sales Office |
September |
Established Kofu Sales Office |
January |
Built the new office building for Nagoya Sales Office |
August 1980 |
Held 40th Anniversary Ceremony |
March |
Built the extension for Naniwa Sales Office |
November 1978 |
The late Katsuyoshi Okamoto was awarded the Medal with Blue Ribbon (Medal of Honour), the first in the electronic component 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 |
Built the new office building for Tokyo Sales Office |
June 1971 |
Awarded as an export-contributing company by the Minister of International Trade and Industry / Received a courtesy letter from Naniwa Tax Office |
February |
Awarded Excellent Specialized Distributor honor 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 / Built a new office building / Established Sales Headquarters and Sales Promotion department |
March |
Established Nagoya Sales Office |
May 1967 |
Established Tokyo Sales Office |
July 1965 |
Established Overseas Department |
March |
Held 25th Anniversary Ceremony / Published the first issue of General Electronic Components Catalog |
November 1960 |
Established Special SalesDepartment for consumer and IA manufacturers |
August 1959 |
Built the annex building of the headquarters |
February 1952 |
Transferred the headquarters to 4-8-8 Nihonbashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka
(Headquarter in 1974) |
July 1950 |
Established Okamoto Electronics Corporation with a capital of 500,000 yen |
August 1949 |
Started wholesale of electronic components to the large local distributors |
September 1940 |
Founder Katsuyoshi Okamoto (at the age of 77) — He left Shimura Musen Corporation in Tokyo and started up an distributor for electronic components in Nihonbashi, Osaka (Okamoto Electronics Corporation) with former consultants Keizo Okamoto and Hachiro Okamoto |