Okamura founded on October 10

Okamura-cho, Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Okamura restructured as a joint-stock company​

Torque converter R&D started

Production started on steel desks and chairs​

Torque converter production began

The N-52, Japan’s first postwar airplane, completed

Mikasa, Japan’s first automatic front wheel drive car, developed

Mikasa Mark I and Mikasa Sport displayed at the 4th Japan Motor Show

Tokyo Sales office and showroom opened in Akasaka

Steel office desks and chairs launched

Gondola store shelving launched​

Torque converter for small forklifts developed

Oppama Plant operations commenced

First Okamura Business Show held

Isu no Kagaku (Chair Science) PR magazine published

First Good Design Award G-Mark awarded for a folding chair

Technology partnership with the Darling Company in Los Angeles for system gondolas

Junior desk and chair launched

Technology partnership with AllSteel Inc. (USA) for desks and chairs

Products displayed at NOPA Exhibition in New York City

Okamura Transport Corporation established

Industrial robots developed

Technology partnership with the Tyler Refrigeration Corp. (USA) for refrigerated showcases

Okamura-Tyler established

Tokyo Showroom opened

Fuji Plant in Shizuoka completed

Okamura listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Technology partnership with Palmer Shale company in the USA

Heavy Rack (pallet rack) production started

Lightweight Shelving launched

Headquarters moved to Yokohama Tenri Building

Technology partnership with Ermanco Co. in the USA for conveyors

Takahata Plant in Yamagata completed

New Otani Showroom opened

Manufacturing of system kitchen began

Movable partitions launched

Okamura Multiple Unit Display System launched

No-defrost refrigerated showcase system launched

Rotary Rack launched

Osaka Showroom opened

Office Research Center opened

OA-compatible head office opened Various visits / press coverage

Rotary rack technology exported to the USA

Desk system launched

Ergonomic chair launched

Siam Okamura Steel Co., Ltd. established in Thailand

JT Okamura Steel Co.,Ltd. Established in Okayama

Okamura Logistics Corporation established

Tsukuba Plant completed in Ibaraki

NS Okamura Corporation established in Iwate

Okamura International (Singapore) Pte Ltd established

3D transport system launched

Okamura Business Support Corporation established

Technology partnership with OCS in Sweden for overhead conveyor systems

Siam Okamura International Co., Ltd. established in Thailand

Nakai Plant completed in Kanagawa

Profice Next Generation Office System launched

FM Solution Corporation established

Fontana refrigerated showcases announced

Okamura Support and Service Corporation established

Hill International Inc. established

ISO 14001 company wide integrated review and registration

Sales agreement with FujiSeiko Co., Ltd. signed for entry into the security business

Contessa ergonomic mesh chair announced

Shanghai Okamura Furniture and Logistic System Co., Ltd. established in China

Seeder Co., Ltd. acquired

Tsurumi Plant completed in Kanagawa

FujiSeiko Co., Ltd. acquired

Chicago Showroom opened

Visplay display fixtures system launched

Visplay Showroom opened

Okamura Chair Museum opened

SEC Co., Ltd. acquired

Td Japan Ltd. established

Rotary Sorter automatic injection / output / sorting system launched

Hangzhou Okamura Transmission Co., Ltd. established

Salotto Group (Hong Kong) acquired

Sunahata Co., Ltd. acquired

Ichie Co., Ltd. acquired

Shanghai Okamura Architecture Co., Ltd. established

Okamura Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established

AutoStore robot storage system launched

PT. Okamura Chitose Indonesia established

Japan’s first front wheel drive automatic car “Mikasa” with automatic transmission certified as “Mechanical Engineering Heritage”

Swift height-adjustable table launched

Showcase navigation system launched

WORK MILL activity started

Okamura International Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. established

TELECUBE by OKAMURA and Snow Hut work booths launched

Okamura International Vietnam Co., Ltd. established

Digital transformation service “Work x D” announced

Fontana-Neo refrigerated showcase launched

Robot piece picking system launched

Systematically organized management philosophy to formulate the Okamura Way

DB&B Holdings Pte.Ltd acquired

OC portable battery launched

WORK CARRIER creative furniture launched

Sphere task seating announced

CYBISTOR 2 pallet storage system launched

NovolBa established

Zhejiang Hangcha Okamura Co.,Ltd established

Hangzhou Okamura Furniture Co., Ltd. Established

ORV autonomous mobile robot launched

WORK ISLE creative furniture launched

Research Lab that Creates the Future of Stores opened