| 1890 |
Established as a foundry. Started production of castings for weighting equipment and daily commodities. |
| 1893 |
Began production of cast iron pipes for water supply. Opened the Amagasaki Plant in 1917 and relocated manufacturing. |
| 1897 |
Changed the corporate name from Oide Chuzo-jo (Oide Foundry) to Kubota Tekko-jo (Kubota Iron Works). Initiated production of waterworks equipment such as fire hydrants and gate valves. |
| 1917 |
Opened the Amagasaki Plant in 1917 and relocated manufacturing. |
| 1922 |
Started production of oil-based engines for agro-industrial purposes, settanki (fuel economizer: energy-saving equipment utilizing waste gas), and heat-resistant cast iron. |
| 1930 |
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry selected the Kubota Oil Engine as an 'Excellent Domestic Product'. |
| 1939 |
Initial public offering. A technical vocational institute was set up in each plant. |
| 1947 |
Developed the cultivator and initiated production and sales. |
| 1953 |
Changed corporate name from K.K. Kubota Tekko-jo to Kubota Tekko K.K. Established Kubota Kenki K.K. and entered the construction equipment industry. Began production of power shovels and other construction equipment as well as marine deck machineries. |
| 1955 |
Created a corporate slogan, 'From country building to rice making'. |
| 1957 |
Advanced into the arena of housing-related materials. Started production of 'Colorbest' housing material. |
| 1960 |
Developed and commercialized tractors for field crops. Received and completed an order for an overseas water supply project (Phnom Penh) for the first time in Japan. |
| 1962 |
Full-scale entry into the environmental improvement business. Started production of paddy field tractors. |
| 1963 |
Began production of vending machines. |
| 1964 |
Initiated production of municipal incineration plants. |
| 1969 |
Launched a new corporate slogan, 'Create an environment affluent to human beings'. Started production of combines. Completed an integrated system for agricultural mechanization. |
| 1972 |
Full-scale entry into the field of incinerators. Established Kubota Tractor Corporation in the US to fully enter the US tractor market. |
| 1980 |
Received an order for an irrigation system from the state of Sharkia, Egypt, and worked on desert greening. Launched a new slogan, 'Pursuing a promised future with our technological strength'. |
| 1984 |
Received an environmental award from the Environmental Agency for our night soil treatment system, 'U-tube nitro system'. |
| 2013 |
Established a parts procurement company in Thailand |
| 2016 |
Established a new R&D center dedicated to Agricultural Machinery in Thailand |
