{"id":9,"date":"2018-03-07T16:22:43","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T07:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qqqshinagawa.co.jp\/wp\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-06-02T17:39:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T08:39:41","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/qqqshinagawa.co.jp\/en\/company\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"        <h1 class=\"m-title-page\">Company Information<\/h1>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"l-page-navi\">\r\n          <button class=\"l-page-navi-btn\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"l-page-navi-title\">MENU<\/span><\/button>\r\n          <ul class=\"toggle\">\r\n            <li><a href=\"?page_id=5\">Company Information<\/a><\/li>\r\n            <li><a href=\"?page_id=7\">Company Profile<\/a><\/li>\r\n            <li class=\"current\"><a href=\"?page_id=9\">History<\/a><\/li>\r\n          <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"l-wrap-page\">\r\n          <section class=\"history-sec\">\r\n            <h2 class=\"m-title-primary\">History<\/h2>\r\n            <figure class=\"m-box-page-thum\">\r\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/qqqshinagawa.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/qqqshinagawa_en\/img\/company\/history-main-image.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n            <dl class=\"history-head-list\">\r\n              <dt>September 1910<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>Tsuneichi Shinagawa establishes Shinagawa Machinery Works.<\/dd>\r\n            <\/dl>\r\n\r\n            <dl class=\"history-list m-dl\">\r\n              <dt>September 1910<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>Tsuneichi Shinagawa establishes Shinagawa Machinery Works.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>1928, 1931, and 1935<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company receives gold medals at the Domestic Confectionary Exposition.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>March 1945<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company\u2019s plant and office are destroyed during World War II.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>March 1946<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company resumes operations in the city of Takarazuka.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>September 1953<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company receives the Minister of Health and Welfare Prize at the 1st Domestic Confectionary Technology Exposition.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>April 1955<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company exhibits a patented bean jam kneading machine at the 3rd Confectionary Fair by the Tohoku Association, where it earns an honorary medal.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>December 1956<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company becomes a joint-stock corporation, and Gentaro Shinagawa becomes president.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>April 1958<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The Tokyo Office opens.<br>The company begins offering industrial products and exhibits a patented industrial agitator at the Osaka International Trade Fair.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>April 1961<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The Kokura Office opens.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>February 1962<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company is recognized as an exceptional plant in the city of Osaka by the mayor of that city.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>August 1962<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company\u2019s plant relocates to the town of Tawaramoto in Shiki-gun, Nara Prefecture.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>April 1968<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company develops a vacuum blending cooker.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>September 1970<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company builds a plant to assemble industrial machinery.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>May 1971<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company develops a fully automatic continuous egg roasting machine.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>February 1976<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The Osaka Office opens.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>November 1977<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>Eizo Zaitsu becomes president.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>June 1978<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company develops High-power Yamato, a fully automatic rice-cake pounding machine.<br>\r\n                The company develops a vertical continuous steamer (which is subsequently recognized by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry as eligible for a tax break due to its energy-saving performance).<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>March 1979<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company develops a vacuum-type rapid-cooling machine.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>July 1980<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company develops a sanitary kneader.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>October 1980<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company is recognized by the chairman of the Nara Labor Standards Bureau for its excellent occupational sanitation environment.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>September 1982<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company develops Automatic QM, a continuous agitator.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>November 1983<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company introduces office computers.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>July 1984<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company builds a new coating and polishing plant.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>September 1984<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>Shiro Shinagawa becomes president.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>May 1985<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company builds a new machining plant to accommodate its introduction of machining centers.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>July 1985<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company is recognized by the chairman of the Nara Labor Standards Bureau for its excellent occupational safety record.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>October 1986<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company develops Mochiya-san, a compact, automatic rice-cake machine.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>March 1987<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company begins using a CAD system.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>July 1987<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company builds the No. 1 Creation Plant and a three-story office<br>\r\n                building as part of a program of activities to commemorate the 77th anniversary of its founding.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>September 1987<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>Chairman Eizo Zaitsu becomes director and counselor.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>April 1989<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The Nagoya Office opens.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>August 1989<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company builds the South Building No. 4 Plant and a three-story office building.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>October 1991<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company\u2019s egg roaster receives the Secretary\u2019s Award from the Science and Technology Agency (recognizing its contributions to scientific development).<br>\r\n                The company builds a 760-square-meter canvas-walled warehouse.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>October 1992<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company builds the No. 5 and 6 Plants and a four-story office building.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>September 1993<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company develops High-power Asuka, a fully automatic crank-type rice-cake pounding machine.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>September 1996<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company develops Mini-Asuka Tsuki-Taro, a fully automatic crank-type rice-cake pounding machine.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>November 1997<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company develops the Shinagawa Twin Servo Mixer.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>June 1999<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The Tokyo Office relocates, and the company purchases a building in Tokyo.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>June 2001<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company receives patent No. 3204612 for the Shinagawa High-pressure Steam Boiler.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>March 2003<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company receives ISO 9001 certification.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>December 2007<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company\u2019s Triple Master high-speed kneading granulator receives the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Prize in the development category at the 29th Food Industry Company Awards.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>April 2008<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company is chosen as one of the top 100 manufacturing companies in the Kansai region.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>June 2009<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company is chosen as one of the top 100 manufacturing companies in the Kansai region.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>June 2009<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company is chosen as one of the top \u201c300 Small and Medium-sized Manufacturing Companies That Will Support Japan\u2019s Future.\u201d<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>November 2010<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company is chosen as one of the most unique manufacturing technology companies in Nara.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>November 2011<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company receives the Nara Block Prize at the 2011 NBK Awards.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>March 2012<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The Kokura Office relocates and changes its name to the Fukuoka Office.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>April 2014<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>Construction of the Nara Head Office Plant and a new company building is completed.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>August 2014<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The Sapporo Office opens.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>March 2015<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>Akira Shono becomes president.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>April 2015<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>Shinagawa Ayumi becomes an auditor of the company.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>December 2017<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>Shinagawa Machinery Works is recognized as a company that will play a key role in determining the future of its region.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>January 2018<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>The company is recognized at the 1st Nara Prefecture Global Leading Companies.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>July 2019<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>Received the &#8220;Heisei Era Contribution Grand Prize for the Food Industry&#8221;<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>September 2019<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>Opened Nagoya Sales Office<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>March 2020<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>Increased capital to 862.5 million yen<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>May 2020<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>Akifumi Ogasawara appointed President and Representative Director<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>May 2020<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>Akira Shono appointed Chairman of the Board<\/dd>\r\n\r\n              <dt>May 2025<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>Yasushi Fukui appointed President and Representative Director<\/dd>\r\n\r\n            <\/dl>\r\n\r\n          <\/section><!-- history-sec END-->\r\n\r\n        <\/div><!-- l-wrap-page END-->\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company Information MENU Company Information Company Profile History History September 1910 Tsuneichi Shinagawa establishes Shinagawa Machinery Works. September 1910 Tsuneichi Shinagawa establishes Shinagawa Machinery Works. 1928, 1931, and 1935 The company receives gold medals at the Domestic Confectionary Exposition. March 1945 The company\u2019s plant and office are destroyed during World War II. March 1946 The company resumes operations in the city of Takarazuka. September 1953 The company receives the Minister of Health and Welfare Prize at the 1st Domestic Confectionary Technology Exposition. April 1955 The company exhibits a patented bean jam kneading machine at the 3rd Confectionary Fair by the Tohoku Association, where it earns an honorary medal. 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