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Before World War II, the Zaibatsu (a large pre-war Japanese industrial conglomerate) held monopolies across various industrial sectors. After the conclusion of the war, the dissolution of the Zaibatsu introduced competition into the market. Among those associated with the dismantled Asano Zaibatsu was a group of individuals who would later become the founding members of DAIICHI JITSUGYO CO., LTD.

On August 12, 1948, seven founders, including Shojiro Kuramochi (who would later become the first president of the Company), established the Company. With the trade name set as DAIICHI JITSUGYO , we took our first step as a specialized trading firm in machinery.

Founding to the 1960s


1948 The head office on the second floor of Shinagawa Machinery Co., Ltd.

1951 Relocation of Head Office

1962 Taipei Office
August 12, 1948 Founded in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo with Shojiro Kuramochi as president.
Capitalized at 480,000Yen
September 1952 Establishment of Osaka Office (Currently Osaka Branch)
September 1960 Establishment of Nagoya Office (Currently Nagoya Branch)
May 1961 Establishment of Hiroshima Office (Currently Chugoku and Shikoku Branch)
March 1962 Establishment of Taiwan Office (Currently DJK (Taiwan) Corp.)
August 1962 Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (2nd Section)
January 1964 Establishment of Kitakyusu Office (Currently Kyusyu Branch)
August 1964 Establishment of Sendai Office (Currently Tohoku Branch)
April 1968 Establishment of New York Office (Currently DAIICHI JITSUGYO (AMERICA), INC.)

1970s to 1980s


1983 London Office

1984 Awarded for contributions to trade

1986 DAIICHI MECHA-TECH D.S.T. Center
June 1970 Founding of DAIICHI MACHINERY SERVICE CO., LTD.
(Currently DAIICHI MECHA-TECH CORPORATION)
July 1971 Establishment of Singapore Office (Currently DAIICHI JITSUGYO ASIA PTE. LTD.)
January 1972 Establishment of Kuala Lumpur Office
(Currently DAI-ICHI JITSUGYO (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.)
April 1972 Founding of DAIICHI JITSUGYO (AMERICA), INC., which absorbed the New York Office
February 1974 Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (1st Section)
April 1974 Establishment of Chicago Office
(Currently Head Office of DAIICHI JITSUGYO (AMERICA), INC.)
October 1974 Establishment of Houston Office
(Currently DAIICHI JITSUGYO (AMERICA), INC. Houston Office)
November 1983 Establishment of London Office (Formerly London Branch)
October 1985 Establishment of Hong Kong Office
(Currently DAIICHI JITSUGYO (HONG KONG) LIMITED)
February 1986 Establishment of Demonstration, Service & Training Center (D.S.T. Center)
December 1987 Founding of AHLSTROM DAIICHI CO., LTD. (Currently SULZER DAIICHI K.K.)
August 1988 Founding of DJK (TAIWAN) CORP.
June 1989 Founding of DAI-ICHI JITSUGYO (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.
August 1989 32nd increase of capital brings total capitalization to 5,105 million yen

1990s to 2000s


1993 SHNGHAI YISHI TRADING CO., LTD.

2005 DAIICHI JITSUGYO VISWILL CO., LTD.

2006 Delhi Office
December 1993 Establishment of Shanghai Office (Currently SHANGHAI YISHI TRADING CO., LTD.)
September 1994 Head Office relocated to Nibancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
April 1995 Founding of DAIICHI JITSUGYO (THAILAND) CO., LTD.
July 1996 Founding of DAIICHI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
October 1996 Establishment of Manila Office (Currently DAIICHI JITSUGYO (PHILIPPINES), INC.)
October 1996 Establishment of Jakarta Office (Currently PT. DJK INDONESIA)
December 1997 Founding of SHANGHAI YISHI TRADING CO., LTD.
June 1999 Founding of DAIICHI JITSUGYO (PHILIPPINES), INC.
July 2001 Establishment of Shenzhen Branch
(Currently DAIICHI JITSUGYO (GUANGZHOU) TRADING CO., LTD. Shenzhen Office)
October 2001 Establishment of Frankfurt Office (Currently DJK EUROPE GMBH)
December 2002 Establishment of Tianjin Office (SHANGHAI YISHI TRADING CO., LTD.)
December 2003 Establishment of Prague Office (Currently DJK EUROPE GMBH Prague Branch)
January 2004 Establishment of Suzhou Office (SHANGHAI YISHI TRADING CO., LTD.)
April 2004 Establishment of Ho Chi Minh Office
(Currently DAIICHI JITSUGYO (VIETNAM) CO., LTD. Ho Chi Minh Branch)
April 2004 Establishment of Seoul Office (Currently Seoul Branch)
June 2004 Establishment of Guanzhou Office
(Currently DAIICHI JITSUGYO (GUANGZHOU) TRADING CO., LTD.)
December 2004 Establishment of Knoxville Office (DAIICHI JITSUGYO (AMERICA), INC.)
March 2005 Founding of DAIICHI JITSUGYO ASIA PTE. LTD.
May 2005 Establishment of Budapest Office (Currently DJK EUROPE GMBH Budapest Branch)
July 2005 Establishment of Hanoi Office (Currently DAIICHI JITSUGYO (VIETNAM) CO., LTD.)
August 2005 Founding of DJK GLOBAL MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V.
September 2005 Founding of DAIICHI JITSUGYO VISWILL CO., LTD.
October 2005 Founding of DAIICHI JITSUGYO (HONG KONG) LIMITED
March 2006 Founding of DAIICHI JITSUGYO (GUANGZHOU) TRADING CO., LTD.
October 2006 Establishment of Delhi Office
(Currently DAIICHI JITSUGYO INDIA PVT. LTD.)
June 2007 Founding of DAIICHI JITSUGYO DO BRASIL COMERCIO DE MAQUINAS LTDA.
December 2007 Establishment of Bangalore Office (Currently DAIICHI JITSUGYO INDIA PVT. LTD. Bangalore Branch)
August 2008 Founding of DJK EUROPE GMBH
July 2009 Founding of PT. DJK INDONESIA
November 2009 Establishment of Chongqing Office (SHANGHAI YISHI TRADING CO., LTD.)

2010s to 2020s


2015 The Head Office

2024 DJ-WAVE
September 2011 Establishment of Wuhan Office (SHANGHAI YISHI TRADING CO., LTD.)
April 2012 Establishment of Queretaro Office (DJK GLOBAL MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V.)
May 2013 Founding of DAIICHI JITSUGYO (VIETNAM) CO., LTD.
September 2013 Establishment of Ahmedabad Office (DAIICHI JITSUGYO ASIA PTE. LTD., Currently DAIICHI JITSUGYO INDIA PVT. LTD. Ahmedabad Branch)
December 2014 Establishment of Toyama Office
June 2015 Head Office relocated to Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
March 2018 Founding of DAIICHI JITSUGYO INDIA PVT. LTD.
March 2018 Establishment of Leon Office (DJK GLOBAL MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V.)
February 2019 Establishment of Sofia Branch (DJK EUROPE GMBH)
June 2020 Establishment of Nansha Office (DAIICHI JITSUGYO (GUANGZHOU) TRADING CO., LTD.)
June 2021 Establishment of Ohio Office (DAIICHI JITSUGYO (AMERICA), INC.)
September 2021 Establishment of Johor Bahru Office (DAI-ICHI JITSUGYO (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.)
January 2022 Establishment of Penang Office (DAI-ICHI JITSUGYO (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.)
July 2023 Establishment of Kentucky Office（DAIICHI JITSUGYO (AMERICA), INC.）
July 2023 Establishment of Austin Office（DAIICHI JITSUGYO (AMERICA), INC.）
July 2023 Founding of WAVE ENGINEERING CORPORATION
March 2024 Founding of DJK ENGINEERING INDIA PVT. LTD.
July 2024 DAIICHI ENGINEERING CO., LTD., merged WAVE Engineering Corporation and FLOW DYNAMICS CO., LTD., and changed the company name to DJ-WAVE ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
April 2025 Founding of DJK CANADA, INC.