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April 1964 |
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Entered the precious metals business under the name of Kuwayama Chain, founded by Yukihiro Kuwayama in Sumida-ku,Tokyo |
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April 1970 |
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Established as Kuwayama Metal Chain Co., Ltd in Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Established Uozu factory (later changed the name to
Technical Center, then transferred the operation to Toyama factory in February, 2000) |
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September 1973 |
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Transferred the head office to Taito-ku, Tokyo |
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April 1976 |
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Established Miyazu factory (the current Toyama factory) in Uozu-city, Toyama |
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August 1986 |
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Changed the company's name to Kuwayama Precious Metal Co., Ltd.
Built a new head office in Taito-ku, Tokyo |
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April 1987 |
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Opened Kofu sales office in Kofu-city, Yamanashi (changed the status to Kofu branch in March 1994) |
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March 1992 |
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Increased capital to 352 million yen |
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April 1992 |
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Absorbed five subsidiary companies
Opened Osaka sales office (changed the status to Osaka branch in March 1994) and Fukuoka sales office (changed the status to Fukuoka branch in April 2001) |
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April 1993 |
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Increased capital to 747.5 million yen |
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April 1994 |
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Established an affiliated company, Wuxi Jinteng Jewellery Co., Ltd. in Wuxi Jiangsu, China (acquired the whole share capital in January 2005) |
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March 1995 |
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Registered the stock as over-the-counter securities with Japan Securities Dealers Association (currently listed on the Jasdaq Securities Exchange, Inc.)
Increased capital to 1,341.5 million yen |
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April 1995 |
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Established Kuwayama Europe N.V. in Antwerp, Belgium |
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November 1995 |
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Increased capital to 2,952.7 million yen |
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March 1997 |
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Increased capital to 3,013.52 million yen |
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December 1997 |
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Acquired the management rights of Christy Gem Co., Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand aiming to expand the production base for jewelry
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August 2000 |
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Changed the company's name to"Kuwayama Corporation" |
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June 2004 |
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Opened "DIADDICT", a private salon dealing with exclusive and rare diamonds, in the Imperial Hotel Tower in Tokyo |
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September 2004 |
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Acquired the whole share capital of NJ Corporation, a jewelry wholesaler, in order to enhance the product planning and sales forces |
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July 2007 |
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Established Brilliance International Japan Ltd. to enhance the event sales business |
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May 2008 |
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Established K.C.D Corporation
Acquired the stock of Clair Co., Ltd. |
