Aiming to Become a Company that is Needed by People and Society.
Alarm bells for the future pose to us a wide variety of challenging questions. No matter the challenge, no matter the era, we aim to be a company that is needed by people and society.
We continue to support and encourage activities that lead to a world where sustainable frameworks heal and create a better environment for people and nature.
Corporate History
- 1932.04
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Masao Kaneko established Kaneko Cord Factory as a private enterprise in Nishi-Osaki Shingawa-ku Tokyoshi
- 1937.07
- Moved factory to Nishi-Magome-chou Oomori-ku Tokyoshi
- 1946.01
- Masao Kaneko becomes President of Kaneko Cord, a limited partnership company
- 1948.11
- Changed organization structure to Kaneko Cord Factory Co.,Ltd. with Masao Kaneko as the President
- Established the Hamamatsu factory in Shimoikegawacho Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka prefecture
- 1961.05
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Moved the Hamamatsu factory to Kamijimacho Hamamatu-shi Shizuoka prefecture and established
- a new manufacturing facility for telephone cabtire wires utilizing a continuous vulcanization apparatus
- 1962.07
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Designated by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation as a supplier of telephone cabtire
- wires utilizing a continuous vulcanization apparatus
- 1963.07
- Received the technical certification to create model 600 rotary dial phone cables from Nippon Telegraph
- and Telephone Public Corporation
- 1970.07
- Established Tokai Tsushinki Co.,Ltd.
- 1972.09
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Factories moved to Hosoecho Inasagun Shizuoka prefecture (current location) in order to expand
- production facility
- 1973.02
- Established Kyushu Kaneko Cord Co.,Ltd
- 1974.08
- Established Osaka sales office in Tamatsukuri Higashi-ku Osaka
- 1978.07
- Executive Managing Director Shoichi Kaneko becomes the President of the company
- 1982.10
- A new factory building was established to commemorate the company’s 50th anniversary
- 1989.06
- Increased capital to 39 million yen
- 1990.04
- Established Kanetec Co.,Ltd
- 1992.07
- Established a medical department in the company
- 1993.05
- Moved the head office to Nishi-Magome Otaku Tokyo
- 1993.07
- Changed the company name to Kaneko Cord Co., Ltd
- 1993.10
- Established KANEKO (ASIA) PTE LTD. in Singapore
- 1994.02
- Established KANEKO TELECOMMUNICATION (SUZHOU )CO., LTD. in Suzhou China
- 1995.12
- Acquired ISO-9002 certification
- 1999.01
- Established China sales office in Suzhou China
- 2000.10
- Changed company name from KANEKO TELECOMMUNICATION(SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
- to KANEKO WIRE & TELECOMMUNICATION (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
- 2000.12
- Acquired ISO-14001 certification
- 2001.06
- Moved Osaka sales office within the city to Tamatsukuri Chuo-ku Osaka
- 2002.10
- Acquired ISO-9001:2000 version certification
- 2004.04
- Established Shanghai sales office in Shanghai China
- 2005.05
- President Shoichi Kaneko appointed as Chairman
- Senior Manging Director Tomoki Kaneko appointed as President of the company
- 2007.08
- Launches company’s corporate website
- 2008.06
- Moved Osaka sales office to Esakacho Suita-shi Osaka
- 2009.04
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Merged Tokai Tushinki Co., Ltd and Kanetec Co., Ltd to establish Tokai Kaneko Co., Ltd
- Constructed a new office at the Hamamatu factory
- 2010.06
- Second factory established in Suzhou China
- Established Beijing sales office in Beijing China
- 2011.01
- Moved Shanghai sales office to Shanghai China
- 2012.04
- Tokai Kaneko Co., Ltd was absorbed and merged with Kaneko Cord Co., Ltd
- Capital increased to 59 million yen
- 80th anniversary of Kaneko Cord
- 2015.02
- Chairman Shoichi Kaneko resigns and is appointed as Advisor
- 2015.04
- Established a food department in the company
- 2015.11
- Completed the construction of the company’s Haruno office, haruno caviar valley
- 2015.11
- Started as a fish farm facility under the food department
- 2016.06
- Acquired ISO-13485 certification
- 2016.07
- Completed the construction of roserec”, the symbol tower located in hamamatu factory
- 2016.12
- Established the Azabu office in Minato-ku Tokyo
- 2017.03
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Invested 50% in the establishment of SUNDRED Corporation, and launched an open innovation business
- 2017.05
- Completed the construction of “HAL LAB” in “HARUNO CAVIAR VALLEY”
- 2017.06
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Closed the Northern China sales department and the Beijing office, and merged them into the China
- sales headquarter /Shanghai office
- 2017.11
- Merged the Azabu office into the headquarters building
