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| 1666 | Founded in Kyoto by Shokuro Yuasa |  |
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| 1674 | Opened outlet in Edo (Tokyo) |  |
| 1910 | Hankou Sales Office is established as a base for trade with China | |
| Jun. 1919 | Established Yuasa Shichizaemon Shoten with capital of 2 million yen (head office in Kyoto, branch offices in Tokyo and Osaka ,Dalian, Shanghai, Hankou, Tianjin) |  |
| Oct. 1940 | Changed company name to Yuasa Hardware Co., Ltd. |  |
| Sep. 1959 | Exports to North America begin with the establishment of a Trade Division within the head office | |
| Jul. 1961 | Overseas representative office established in New York | |
| Aug. 1962 | Yuasa Hardware Co., Ltd. was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Stock Exchange | |
| Jul. 1966 | Overseas representative office established in Los Angeles | |
| Sep. 1974 | Established a subsidiary in Thailand | |
| Jun. 1978 | Changed company name to Yuasa Shoji Co., Ltd. | |
| Jan. 1981 | Overseas representative office established in Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Apr. 1992 |
Yuasa Shoji Co., Ltd. merged with Yuasa Sangyo (Yuasa Trading Co., Ltd.). |
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| Jul. 1993 | Established a subsidiary in Germany | |
| May. 1994 | Established a subsidiary in Taiwan | |
| Apl. 1995 | Overseas representative office established in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| Apl. 1997 | Established a subsidiary in Malaysia | |
| Apl. 1998 | Overseas representative office established in Manila, Philippines | |
| Feb. 2002 | Established a subsidiary in Shanghai, China | |
| Apl. 2004 | Established a subsidiary in Indonesia | |
| Apl. 2008 | Overseas representative office established in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam | |
| Feb. 2009 | acquired ISO certification by office in Japan | |
| Mar. 2010 | Head Office annex "eco-office building" completed |  |
| Mar. 2011 | Established a subsidiary in India | |
| Apl. 2011 | "NEXTAGE 2014" medium-term bussiness started | |
