CORPORATE HISTORY
Our History
- 1918
- Ichikawa Brothers Trading Company is established in Osaka
- 1923
- Manufacture and sale of vacuum bottles begin the elephant adopted as trademark
- 1948
- Kyowa Manufacturing Co., Ltd., is established
- 1961
- Name changed to Zojirushi Corporation
- 1970
- Head Office building and Shiga Manufacturing Plant are completed; new electric rice warmer is launched
- 1980
- Sale of electric air pots commenced
- 1981
- Stainless steel dual-layer vacuum bottles are launched
- 1986
- Zojirushi lists shares on the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange; corporate identity activities are launched; Union Zojirushi Co., Ltd., is established in Thailand
- 1987
- Zojirushi America Corporation is established
- 1995
- Zojirushi-Simatelex Co., Ltd., and Zojirushi Hong Kong Co., Ltd., are established
- 2001
- Mimamori Hotline service is launched
- 2002
- Zojirushi Taiwan Corporation is established
- 2003
- Zojirushi Shanghai Corporation is established
- 2008
- Zojirushi celebrates its 90th anniversary; Vacuum Bottles & Air Pots Pavilion is established
- 2014
- Zojirushi SE Asia Corporation Ltd. is established in Thailand
- 2018
- Zojirushi marks the 100th anniversary of its establishment; listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- 2022
- Zojirushi moved to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market