• 1918
• Ichikawa Brothers Trading Company is established in Osaka

• 1948
• Kyowa Manufacturing Co., Ltd., is established, manufacture and sale of vacuum bottles begins

• 1953
• Corporate name changed to Kyowa Vacuum Bottle Co., Inc.

• 1961
• Name changed to Zojirushi Corporation; elephant adopted as trademark

• 1964
• Japan's first automated bottle production equipment is developed, mass production of vacuum bottle interior glass begins

• 1968
• Osaka Factory is opened

• 1970
• Head Office building and Shiga Plant are completed; new electric rice warmer is launched

• 1973
• Air Pot is launched, Zojirushi receives high acclaim for this push button-type beverage dispenser

• 1980
• Sale of electric air pots commenced

• 1981
• Stainless steel dual-layer vacuum pipes are launched

• 1983
• Micom electric rice cooker/warmer is introduced

• 1985
• Tokyo Main Office is completed

• 1986
• Zojirushi lists shares on the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange; corporate identity is introduced; Union Zojirushi Co., Ltd., in Thailand, is established

• 1987
• Zojirushi America Corporation is established

• 1993
• Minuet computer system is launched

• 1995
• Zojirushi-Simatelex Co., Ltd., and Zojirushi Hong Kong Co., Ltd., are established

• 1999
• Zojirushi television commercial wins ACC Grand Prix prize

• 2001
• Mimamori Hotline service is launched

• 2002
• Zojirushi Taiwan Corporation, in Taiwan, is established

• 2003
• Zojirushi Shanghai Corporation is established

• 2008
• Zojirushi celebrates 90th anniversary; Vacuum Bottles & Air Pots Pavilion is established