history

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  2. COMPANY PROFILE
  3. HISTORY
1947 Showa 22
May
  • Established Fukoku Shokai Co., Ltd. in Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
  • Started sales of industrial rubber products.
1951 Showa 26
Dec
  • Changed company name to Fukoku Gomu Co., Ltd.
1958 Showa 33
Jan
  • Relocated headquarters to Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
1960 Showa 35
Mar
  • Established affiliate Fukoku Rubber Industry Co., Ltd. in Tachikawa, Tokyo
    with capital of 16 million yen.
    Started manufacturing and sales of rubber products.
1970 Showa 45
Jan
  • Changed company name to Fukoku Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Merged with Fukoku Rubber Industry Co., Ltd. to become our manufacturing division.
Oct
  • Constructed and relocated to a new headquarters building in Omori, Ota-ku, Tokyo.
1973 Showa 48
Jan
  • Established the Northern Kanto Sales Office in Yuki City, Ibaraki
    Prefecture and merged it with the Gunma Sales Office.
Aug
  • Established Fukoku Shokai Co., Ltd. as a division for non-life insurance, real estate,
    and leasing services.
1974 Showa 49
Sep
  • Established Kisai Transport Co., Ltd. (now Fukoku Logistics Co., Ltd.).
1975 Showa
May
  • Established the Kyushu Sales Office in Koyo District, Fukuoka Prefecture.
1982 Showa 57
May
  • Opened the Kumagaya Office in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture.
Dec
  • Increased capital to 135 million yen.
1987 Showa 62
Mar
  • Opened the Atsugi Sales Office in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
May
  • Changed company name to Fukoku Bussan Co., Ltd. to mark the 40th anniversary.
1990 Heisei 2
Aug
  • Founder Kiyoshi Kibe became Chairman, and Kiyotaka Kibe assumed the role of President.
1994 Heisei 6
Aug
  • Established FUKOKU (H.K.) CO., LTD. in Hong Kong.
1997 Heisei 9
Jul
  • Held a company funeral for founder Kiyoshi Kibe at Aoyama Funeral Hall.
1999 Heisei 11
Jan
  • Acquired ISO 9001 certification.
2000 Heisei 12
Jul
  • Opened the Shizuoka Factory in Izunagaoka Town, Tagata District, Shizuoka Prefecture.
2001 Heisei 13
Jan
  • Established P.T. FUKOKU INDUSTRIES INDONESIA in Jababeka, Indonesia.
Aug
  • Increased capital to 162 million yen.
2002 Heisei 14
Oct
  • Established FUKOKU (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. in Shanghai, China.
Dec
  • Established FUKOKU-MARUYOSHI (SUZHOU) CO., LTD. in Suzhou, China.
2004 Heisei 16
Feb
  • Acquired ISO 14001 certification.
May
  • Established TRFH CO., LTD., a joint venture company in Hefei, China.
2007 Heisei 19
Oct
  • Increased capital to 324 million yen.
2009 Heisei 21
Jun
  • Opened Komaki Logistics Center in Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture.
2011 Heisei 23
Apr
  • Opened the Saitama Office in Iruma City, Saitama Prefecture.
Nov
  • Constructed a new warehouse at the Kyushu Office.
2012 Heisei 24
Apr
  • Established FUKOKU (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. in Shenzhen, China.
Aug
  • Relocated and constructed a new Saitama Office within Iruma City, Saitama Prefecture.
2013 Heisei 25
Mar
  • Established FUKOKU INDUSTRY (THAILAND) CO., LTD. in Bangkok, Thailand.
May
  • Completed construction of a new head office building in Omori, Ota-ku, Tokyo.
2014 Heisei 26
Mar
  • President Kiyotaka Kibe passed away. Auditor Mie Kibe was appointed as the new president.
2017 Heisei 29
May
  • Celebrated the 70th anniversary of the company's founding.
2018 Heisei 30
Oct
  • Opened Ebina Factory in Ayase City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
2019 Heisei 31 Reiwa 1
Jan
  • Expanded the warehouse at the Northern Kanto Office.
Apr
  • Established PT. FUKOKU BUSSAN INDONESIA in Jababeka, Indonesia.
Jun
  • Established FUKOKU INDUSTRY VIETNAM CO., LTD. in Hung Yen, Vietnam.
2022 Reiwa 4
Jan
  • Opened Tokai Logistics Center in Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture.
2025 Reiwa 7
Jun
  • The kickoff of the new medium-term management plan "FG2030".

COMPANY PROFILE