1948

Established in Chuo Ward, Tokyo by six incorporators including Kakusaburo Kozai with stated capital of 250,000 yen

Commenced production, sales and maintenance business of machinery and equipment for railway, marine vessel, mine, civil engineering and farming

1951

Opened Sapporo Sub Branch (present Sapporo Sales Office) in Sapporo City, Hokkaido 

Concluded agency contract with Shinko Engineering Co., Ltd. 
(concerning sales of engine parts for Japanese National Railways, taking procedures to deliver completed engines to Japanese National Railways and implementation of after-sale services)

1952

Opened Osaka Sub Branch  (present Osaka Branch) in Osaka City, Osaka

1954

Became sole agent of Shinko Engineering Co., Ltd. for selling parts

Opened Nagoya Sales Office (present Nagoya Branch) in Nagoya City, Aichi

1957

Became contact point for delivering repair parts for engines and torque converters manufactured by Shinko Engineering and installed in diesel locomotives for Philippine National Railways

Opened Sendai Sub Branch (present Sendai Sales Office) in Sendai City, Miyagi

1962

Became sales agent of Nippon Air Brake Co., Ltd. (present Nabtesco Corporation)

1965

Became sales agent of “rolling stock equipment” manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd. targeting Japanese National Railways

1966

Obtained construction business license (machinery, equipment, and facility business)

1968

Opened Manila Representative Office in the Philippines

1971

Opened Hiroshima Sub Branch (present Hiroshima Sales Office) in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima

Became sales agent of Shinko Electric Co., Ltd. (present SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.)

Started handling “connectors lineup” of Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited

1974

Opened Mito Sub Branch (present Mito Sales Office in Hitachinaka City) in Mito City, Ibaraki

1975

Became sales agent of “rolling stock equipment for Japanese National Railways” manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd. targeting rolling stock manufacturers and electric appliances manufacturers

1977

Became specified agent of “connectors and related products” manufactured by Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited

1979

Became dealer of “lighting fixture lineup for rolling stocks” manufactured by Hitachi Shomei KK (present Hitachi Appliances, Inc.)

1982

Became specified agent of “machinery, electric appliances and OA system” manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd.
Opened Takamatsu Sub Branch (present Takamatsu Sales Office) in Takamatsu City, Kagawa

1983

Became comprehensive specified agent of Hitachi, Ltd.

Opened Kyushu Sub Branch (present Kyushu Sales Office in Fukuoka City) in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka

1984

Opened Shizuoka Sub Branch(present Shizuoka Sales Office) in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka

1989

Became specified agent of “power lines” manufactured by Hitachi Cable, Ltd. (present Hitachi Metals, Ltd.) targeting specific regions

1990

Became agent of “products for railway rolling stock” manufactured by KOITO INDUSTRIES, LIMITED (present KOITO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.) targeting specific districts

1991

Became specified agent of “portable radio apparatus” manufactured by Hitachi Denshi, Ltd. (present Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.)

1994

Obtained construction business license (electrical contracting business)

1995

Established wholly-owned subsidiary “Yashima Logistics Co., Ltd.” in Chuo Ward, Tokyo

1997

Concluded specified agent contract with Aerospace Sales Division of Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited

2004

Obtained construction business license (telecommunication engineering business)
Established Chinese local firm “Yashima (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.” which is a wholly-owned subsidiary

2008

Acquired Sanyu Bussan Kaisha, Ltd. and turned it into a wholly-owned subsidiary 

2010

Became sales agent of “electric car battery charger” manufactured by HASETEC Corporation

2011

Opened London Branch in the U.K.
Opened Hanoi Representative Office in Vietnam
Became sales agent of “hydroelectric power generation system” manufactured by Hitachi Mitsubishi Hydro Corporation
Opened Niigata Sales Office in Niigata City, Niigata

2013

Relocated the headquarters to the present office (6-5 Nihonbashi Kabutocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)

2014

Started sales of the first product, air refresher for air conditioner, under Yashima & Co., Ltd.’s brand “YAM” series

2015

Opened Jakarta Representative Office in Indonesia

2017

Opened India Branch in Gurugram, India

Acquired Sanyu Bussan Kaisha, Ltd. through absorption-type merger

2019

Established a joint venture QUATRO YASHIMA PRIVATE LIMITED in Bangalore, India (investment ratio of 50%)

Listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

2020

Relocated Shizuoka Sales Office to Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka and changed its name to Hamamatsu Sales Office

Relocated India Branch to Delhi, India and changed its name to Delhi Branch

2021

Opened Mumbai Office in Mumbai , India

2022

Shift from the second section of the market to the standard market by reviewing the market classification of the Tokyo Stock Exchange