History
- 1923
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Established “Kinkando Research Institute” in December.
Started development of the all-purpose drug “Kinkan”. - 1926
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In early May “Kinkan” was completed and launched.In June, “Kinkando General Partnership Company” was established.
- 1936
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In April, recognized as “Kinkando Limited Partnership Company”
- 1943
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In June recognized as “Kinkando Co., Ltd.”.
Capital 1 million yen. - 1945
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In November, established headquarters and factory in Sangenjaya, Setagaya-ku (currently 1-34-14).
- 1950
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In January, “Kinkan Glass Industry Co., Ltd.” and “Japan Preventive Medicine Research Institute” were merged, with a capital of 2.35 million yen.
- 1952
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In January, absorbed “Kinkan Kogyo Co., Ltd.” with a capital of 3,450,000 yen.In July, capital increased to 7 million yen.
- 1963
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In May, capital increased to 14 million yen.
- 1965
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In May, capital increased to 21 million yen.In December, expanded and renovated the headquarter and factory.
- 1975
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In February, opened Osaka branch.
- 1985
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In May, capital increased to 46.2 million yen.
- 1987
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In January, newly established Saitama Factory and warehouse building in Kodama Industrial Park, Saitama-ku.
- 1988
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In May, the founder passed away.
Susumu Yamazaki became the second president. - 1995
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In July, expansion and renovation of Saitama factory completed.
- 1997
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In January, completed new headquarter building.In April, “Kinkan Co., Ltd.” was newly established as a sales company. Kinkando’s logo has been renewed with a design that resembles the initial letter “K” of Kinkan.
- 2005
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In June, Susumu Yamazaki was appointed as Chairman.
Mitsuru Yamazaki became the third president. - 2019
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In April, Osaka office closed.
- 2020
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In July, moved headquarter to Wakabayashi, Setagaya-ku.
- 2024
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In February, moved headquarter to Sangenjaya, Setagaya-ku.