Global Global| 1934 | Jan. |
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., established, based on a government plan to establish a domestic photographic film manufacturing industry. The new company inherited the split-off photographic film operations of Dainippon Celluloid Company Limited and began operations with ¥3million in capital. Shuichi Asano became the Company's first president |
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| Feb. |
Ashigara Factory (currently the Kanagawa Factory Ashigara Site) began operating, producing photographic film, photographic print paper, dry plates, and other photosensitive materials |
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| 1937 | Aug. |
Capital increased (to ¥10million) |
| 1938 | Jun. |
Odawara Factory (currently the Kanagawa Factory Odawara Site) established |
| 1939 | Feb. |
Odawara Factory began operating |
| 1943 | Nov. |
Capital increased (to ¥25million) |
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Sakae Haruki became president |
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| 1944 | Mar. |
Business operations obtained from Enomoto Kogaku Seiki Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd. (currently FUJINON Corporation), established |
| 1946 | Apr. |
Natural Color Photography Co., Ltd. (name changed to Fuji Color Photo Co., Ltd., in June 1953 and subsequently transformed into Fujicolor Service Co., Ltd.), established |
| 1948 | Oct. |
Capital increased (to ¥55million) |
| 1949 | May |
Fujifilm listed on stock exchanges in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya |
| Jul. |
Capital increased (to ¥120million) |
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| 1950 | Feb. |
Capital increased (to ¥250million) |
| 1952 | Mar. |
Capital increased (to ¥500million) |
| 1953 | Nov. |
Capital increased (to ¥1,000million) |
| 1955 | May |
Capital increased (to ¥2,000million) |
| 1956 | Dec. |
Capital increased (to ¥2,500million) |
| 1958 | Nov. |
New York office (predecessor of FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc.) established |
| 1960 | Jun. |
Sakae Haruki became chairman, and Setsutaro Kobayashi became president |
| Dec. |
Joint enterprise contract and technology agreement signed with U.K.-based Rank Xerox Limited (currently Xerox Limited) |
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| 1961 | Oct. |
Capital increased (to ¥5,000million) |
| 1962 | Feb. |
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., established as joint venture with U.K.-based Rank Xerox Limited (currently Xerox Limited) |
| 1963 | Oct. |
Fujinomiya Factory established |
| 1964 | Apr. |
Fujinomiya Factory began operating |
| Jun. |
Düsseldorf Office (predecessor of FUJIFILM Europe GmbH) established |
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| Aug. |
Capital increased (to ¥10,000million) |
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| 1965 | Jan. |
Fuji Equipment Marketing Co., Ltd. (currently FUJIFILM MEDICAL CO., LTD.), established |
| Apr. |
Name of Fuji Color Photo Co., Ltd., changed to Fujicolor Service Co., Ltd., and marketing operations of Fuji Color Photo Co., Ltd., split off to establish Fujicolor Trading Co., Ltd. |
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Central Research Laboratory established in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture |
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| Dec. |
Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. (currently FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc.) established in New York State to comprehensively manage business in North America |
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| 1966 | Jun. |
Fuji Photo Film (Europe) GmbH (currently FUJIFILM Europe GmbH) established in Düsseldorf to comprehensively manage business in Europe |
| 1968 | Sep. |
Fuji Audio Co., Ltd. (predecessor of FUJIFILM AXIA Co., Ltd.), established |
| 1969 | Aug. |
Fujifilm's ADRs issued in New York by Morgan Guaranty Trust Company |
| 1970 | Dec. |
$15million in convertible bonds issued in Europe |
