Established Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho Co., Ltd. in Nishi-Ipashima Town, a suburb of Nagoya City. Started with 35 employees, operating from a portion of a confectionery factory that was leased. The company name embodies the spirit of 'science, chemistry, electricity, machinery, and doing anything.'
Tokai Rika Co., Ltd. was established in Nishibiwajima-cho near Nagoya. With 35 employees, the company begins production by renting a portion of a candy factory as its own factory. The company name embodies the concept that the company can take on anything involving physics and chemistry (rikagaku), electricity (denki), and machinery (kikai).
Purchased new land within Nishi-Ipashima Town and relocated the head office. Acquired approximately 6,000 m² of former pickling factory site, expanding and renovating the building to accommodate business growth.
New property is purchased in Nishibiwajima-cho, and the company relocates its headquarters. We purchased the site of a former pickled foods factory, approximately 6,000 m² in size, and we accommodated business expansion by renovating the factory building.
Established Hōkō Gōgyō Co., Ltd. [now Tokai Rika Service Co., Ltd.]
Listed on the Second Section of both Nagoya and Tokyo Stock Exchanges.
Listed on Second Section of Tokyo and Nagoya Stock Exchanges.
Listed on the Second Section of both Nagoya and Tokyo Stock Exchanges.
Operations commenced at the Toyota factory. Strengthened business relationships by establishing a site near major customers.
Operations commenced at the Otowa factory. Acquired approximately 190,000 m² of vast land, planning large-scale factory construction anticipating future production increases.
Relocated head office to Shinagawa Town, Aichi Prefecture [now Kiyosu City].
Relocated head office to Shinagawa Town, Aichi Prefecture [now Kiyosu City].
Received the Toyota Quality Management Award. Implemented TQC (Total Quality Control) and worked company-wide to improve quality.
Listed on the First Section of both the Nagoya and Tokyo Stock Exchanges
Received Deming Prize Implementation Award
Received the Deming Prize. The results of implementing TQC (Total Quality Control) yielded international quality management recognition.
Relocated headquarters office to Ōguchi Town, Nawa District, Aichi Prefecture. The move aimed to strengthen the technical development system and establish the location as the central hub for future management, relocating to a site near Komaki IC on the Tomei Expressway with high accessibility, which is the current headquarters location.
Received Ford Q-1 Award
Received PM Excellence Plant Award. The TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) activities were promoted, and high quality, productivity, and a vibrant workplace were evaluated, earning an esteemed award.
Established Nakanihon Switch Co., Ltd. (now NSK Co., Ltd.)
Established joint venture Quality Safety Systems Company in Canada (now TRQSS, Inc.)
Established Tokai Rika U.S.A., Inc. in the United States. It became the company's first overseas subsidiary, established in Michigan, USA.
Established Tokai Rika U.S.A., Inc. in the United States. Tokai Rika U.S.A., Inc., the company's first overseas subsidiary, was established in Michigan, USA.
Established Toyo Co., Ltd. (now Tokai Rika Eletech Co., Ltd.)
Established joint venture Lihua Industrial Co., Ltd. in Taiwan
恵那東海理化(株)設立
Established TAC Manufacturing, Inc. in the United States
理化精機(株)設立
Established joint venture Thai Seat Belt Co., Ltd. in Thailand
Commenced operations at Hagi factory. The factory was built by acquiring land in the nearby Hagi area to expand the scale of the Otowa factory.
Established joint venture MINDARIKA PRIVATE LIMITED in India
Established TRP, Inc. in the Philippines
Established TRP, Inc. in Philippines.
Established TOKAI RIKA (THAILAND) CO., LTD. in Thailand
Established TRB Limited in the United Kingdom
Obtained QS-9000 certification
Established the commonly used company name 'Tokai Rika Co., Ltd.' to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the company's founding
Reorganized U.S. subsidiaries and established TRAM, Inc. as the holding company. Tokai Rika U.S.A., Inc.'s production division was separated to form TRMI, Inc. Tokai Rika U.S.A., Inc. became the holding company, and its name was changed to TRAM, Inc.
Established TRB Limited in the United Kingdom.
Received QS-9000 certification.
Established TRAM, Inc. as the American holding company after a reorganization of its subsidiaries in the United States.
Invested in Miruco Technowood Co., Ltd.
Invested capital for MIROKU TECHNO WOOD Co., Ltd. in Japan.
The Nishibijima factory was damaged by the Tokai heavy rain. We provided support to the affected local residents and carried out vigorous production recovery activities at the damaged Nishibijima factory.
Obtained ISO14001 certification. The entire company obtained the ISO14001 certification, an international environmental management standard.
Nishibiwajima Plant is damaged by the Tokai Flood. We provided assistance to local people suffering from this unprecedented disaster, and intensive production recovery activities were implemented at the damaged Nishibiwajima Plant.
Received ISO 14001 certification. We acquired company-wide ISO 14001 certification, an international environmental management standard.
Established TRCZ s.r.o. in Czech Republic.
Established TRBR INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO LTDA. in Brazil.
Established TRCZ s.r.o. in the Czech Republic.
Established TRBR INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO LTDA. in Brazil.
Established Tianjin Tokairika Automotive Parts Co., Ltd.,Wuxi Risho Techonology Co., Ltd. in China.
Established Tokai Rika Belgium N.V. in Belgium.
Established Tokai Rika Belgium N.V. in Belgium.
Established (株)TRMAC Engineering [now (株)Tokai Rika Advanced].
Established Foshan Tokai Rika Automobile Parts Co., Ltd. in China.
Established Foshan Tokairika Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. in China.
Special sponsorship of the 1st Aichi Ekiden. We provided special sponsorship for the ekiden race that includes all cities and towns in Aichi Prefecture, and assisted with event operations through employee volunteers. (Continued to date)
Obtained ISO/TS16949 certification.
Special sponsor of the 1st Aichi Ekiden. Our company was a special sponsor of the Ekiden competition, an event that involved the participation of all municipalities in Aichi prefecture, and company volunteers cooperated in managing the competition. (Our involvement continues to this day.)
Received ISO/TS16949 certification.
Established TOKAI RIKA MINDA INDIA Private Limited in India.
Established TOKAI RIKA ASIA CO., LTD. in Thailand.
Made (株)San Denzai Co. a subsidiary.
Opened Tohoku Technology Center [now Tohoku Technology Development Center] in Yamagata Prefecture.
Established TOKAI RIKA MINDA INDIA Private Limited in India.
Established TOKAI RIKA ASIA CO., LTD. in Thailand.
Subsidized SANDENZAISHA CO., LTD.
Opened Tohoku Technical Center in Yamagata prefecture.
Consolidated Switch Production from Nishibijima Town, the birthplace of the company, to the Headquarters Factory.
Switch production in Nishibiwajima-cho, where our company was founded, was centralized at our main plant in Oguchi-cho. Our company centralized Nishibiwajima Plant production at our main plant due to the necessity of modifying our manufacturing environment to accommodate electronic switch production.
Established PT.TOKAI RIKA INDONESIA in Indonesia.
Established PT.TOKAI RIKA INDONESIA in Indonesia.
Established PT.TOKAI RIKA SAFETY INDONESIA in Indonesia.
Established PT.TOKAI RIKA SAFETY INDONESIA in Indonesia.
Compliant with ISO 26262 standard.
ISO 26262 standard conformance.
Established TOKAI RIKA MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. in Mexico.
Established TOKAI RIKA MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. in Mexico.
Established Tokai Rika (Jiangsu) Automobile Parts Co., Ltd. in China.
Obtained IATF 16949 certification.
Established Tokai Rika (Jiangsu) Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. in China.
Received IATF 16949 certification.
Launch of Digital Key Business and Establishment of the 'TOKAI RIKA Digitalkey' Brand
Established "TOKAI RIKA Digitalkey" brand, due to full-scale digital key business.
NSK Corporation and Ena Tokai Rika Co., Ltd. Undertake Progressive Integration and Establish Tokai Rika NExT Co., Ltd.
Established TOKAI RIKA NExT CO., LTD, developmentally integrating NSK Co., Ltd. and ENA TOKAI RIKA Co., Ltd.
Establishment of Tokai Rika Touhoku Co., Ltd.
Transition from First Section to Prime Market due to Tokyo Stock Exchange Market Classification Review
Transition from First Section to Premier Market due to Nagoya Stock Exchange Market Classification Review
Established TOKAI RIKA TOHOKU CO., LTD.
Shifted from the 1st Section of Market to the Prime Market, due to a review in the market classification of Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Shifted from the 1st Section of Market to the Premier Market, due to a review in the market classification of Nagoya Stock Exchange.
Tokai Rika will participate in the "Physical AI Data Ecosystem Construction Project for the manufacturing industry" promoted by STATION Ai. The project, supported by GENIAC, aims to collect and utilize multimodal data from workers on manufacturing sites to build a data ecosystem necessary for training physical AI robots. The project period is expected to run from fiscal year 2026 to 2028.