| 1872 |
Rokuzo Sugiura began handling lithographic and photographic equipment at Konishi-ya Rokubei store in Tokyo's Kojimachi (later founding Konica Corporation). Inspired by a photograph taken at a photo studio at age 25, he started handling photographic equipment, later establishing a sales shop for lithographic and photographic materials called Konishi Main Store in Nihonbashi. |
| 1872 |
Rokuzo Sugiura began handling lithographic and photographic equipment at Konishi-ya Rokubei store in Tokyo's Kojimachi (later founding Konica). |
| 1872 |
Rokuzo Sugiura began handling lithographic and photographic equipment at Konishi-ya Rokubei store in Tokyo's Kojimachi (later founding Konica). |
| 1881 |
Started manufacturing photographic darkrooms and lithographic printing machines in 1882. |
| 1881 |
Started manufacturing photographic darkrooms in 1882. |
| 1881 |
Started manufacturing lithographic printing machines. |
| 1896 |
Imported X-ray equipment and conducted experiments in 1896. |
| 1896 |
Imported X-ray equipment and conducted experiments. |
| 1896 |
Imported X-ray equipment early after the discovery of X-rays by Roentgen, contributing to Japan's medical field. |
| 1897 |
Imported film shooting equipment for the first time domestically in 1897, and completed Japan's first film shot by Japanese. |
| 1897 |
First domestic import of film shooting equipment, and completed Japan's first film shot by Japanese. |
| 1902 |
Established Shinjuku Photographic Materials Development and Manufacturing Company "Rokuso-sha" in 1902. |
| 1902 |
Established Rokuso-sha in 1902 for development and manufacturing of light-sensitive materials, launching Japan's first domestically produced printing paper "Sakura White Platinum Type Paper". |
| 1903 |
Launched Japan's first domestic printing paper "Sakura Platinum Type Paper" in 1903, and the first domestically produced brand camera "Cherry Handheld Dark Box" in the same year. |
| 1903 |
Launched Japan's first domestically produced printing paper "Sakura White Platinum Type Paper". |
| 1903 |
Launched Japan's first brand camera "Cherry Handheld Dark Box". |
| 1913 |
Succeeded in manufacturing lithographic printing ink in 1913. |
| 1913 |
Succeeded in manufacturing lithographic printing ink. |
| 1923 |
Established Konishi Photo College (now Tokyo Polytechnic University) in 1923. |
| 1923 |
小西写真専門学校（現 東京工芸大学）設立 |
| 1923 |
Established Konica Photo College in 1923 for training personnel in photography technology and art. |
| 1928 |
In 1928, Ichiro Tajima established Japan-Germany Camera Shop (later Minolta Co., Ltd.) and began manufacturing domestically produced cameras. |
| 1928 |
Founded Japan-Germany Camera Shop (later Minolta) and began manufacturing domestically produced cameras. |
| 1928-11-11 |
Ichiro Tajima founded Japan-Germany Camera Shop (later Minolta Co., Ltd.) and began manufacturing domestically produced cameras. |
| 1928-11-11 |
Ichiro Tajima, upon visiting Europe, focused on the future of optical equipment. After returning to Japan, he established Japan-Germany Camera Shop in 1928, opening the first factory in Mukogawa, Nishinomiya City. The factory was entirely self-produced under the guidance of German engineers, producing small parts and complete cameras, including the first model "Nifkarette". |
| 1928-11-11 |
Ichiro Tajima founded Japan-Germany Camera Shop (later Minolta) and began manufacturing domestically produced cameras in 1928, after recognizing the potential of optical equipment during his European visit. |
| 1929 |
Launched Sakura Film, a general-purpose photographic film, in 1929. |
| 1929 |
Launched Japan's first general-purpose photographic film "Sakura Film". |
| 1933 |
Launched Sakura X-ray Film, developed and produced in-house, in 1933. |
| 1933 |
Launched Japan's first domestically produced printing paper "Sakura White Platinum Type Paper". |
| 1936 |
Reorganized into a corporation and established Konica Main Store Co., Ltd. (later Konica Corporation) in 1936. |
| 1936 |
Reorganized into a corporation and established Konica Main Store Co., Ltd. |
| 1940 |
Announced Japan's first domestically produced color film "Sakura Natural Color Film" in 1940. |
| 1940 |
Announced Japan's first color film "Sakura Natural Color Film". |
| 1941 |
Released "Sakura Natural Color Film" with 18 exposures at 10 yen in 1941. |
| 1941 |
Launched Japan's first color film "Sakura Natural Color Film". |
| 1951 |
First broadcast of Japan's first CM song on radio in 1951. |
| 1951 |
First broadcast of Japan's first CM song on radio. |
| 1952 |
Established Konica Camera Company in Philadelphia, USA, in 1952. |
| 1952 |
Established the first US base. |
| 1952 |
Established Konica America in Philadelphia in 1952 for product distribution. |
| 1956 |
Established Konica Photo Corporation in 1956. |
| 1956 |
Founded Konica Photo Corporation in Hamburg, Germany, in 1956. |
| 1958 |
Completed the first planetarium in 1958, demonstrated at Hanshin Park in Hyogo Prefecture, attracting over 200,000 visitors in three months. |
| 1958 |
Completed and demonstrated the first planetarium at a science expo. |
| 1958 |
Completed the first planetarium "MS-10" in 1958, demonstrated at a science expo, attracting over 200,000 visitors. |
| 1959 |
Established Minolta Corporation in New York in 1959. |
| 1959 |
Established Minolta Corporation in New York in 1959. |
| 1960 |
Started developing optical equipment based on camera technology, especially focusing on copier development. Completed the first wet-type diazo copier "Minolta Copy Master" in 1960, and continued to develop to meet the needs of the information society. |
| 1960 |
Completed the first wet-type diazo copier "Minolta Copy Master". |
| 1962 |
In 1962, Minolta Hi-Matic was mounted on the US spacecraft Friendship 7 as a record camera, contributing to Japan's reputation in camera technology worldwide. |
| 1962 |
In 1962, Konica established Konica Europe Center in Hamburg, Germany, as a sales base. |
| 1962 |
Mounted Minolta Hi-Matic on the US spacecraft Friendship 7. |
| 1962 |
Established the first European base. |
| 1962 |
In 1962, Konica established Konica Europe Center in Hamburg, Germany. |
| 1963 |
Participated in the 8th Photokina held in Cologne in the following year, gradually increasing exports to Europe. |
| 1963 |
Participated in Photokina in Cologne in 1963. |
| 1965 |
In 1965, Minolta established Minolta Switzerland with investors. |
| 1966 |
The Foundation Konica Minolta Science and Technology Promotion Foundation was established in 1966. |
| 1966 |
Installed the first mass-produced optical planetarium "MS-10" in 1966. |
| 1966 |
Established the Foundation Konica Minolta Science and Technology Promotion Foundation. |
| 1966 |
Installed the first optical planetarium "MS-10". |
| 1968 |
Launched Minolta TV Color Analyzer, entering the industrial measurement equipment field, in 1968. |
| 1968 |
In 1968, Minolta Space Meter was mounted on Apollo 8, modified from Minolta's commercial exposure meter "Auto Spot 1°" at NASA's request, and was also used on Apollo 11 for the first moon landing. |
| 1968 |
Launched Minolta TV Color Analyzer, entering the industrial measurement equipment field. |
| 1968 |
Mounted "Minolta Space Meter" on Apollo 8. |
| 1969 |
Established the office equipment division in 1969. |
| 1969 |
In 1968, Minolta Space Meter was mounted on Apollo 8, modified from Minolta's commercial exposure meter "Auto Spot 1°" at NASA's request, and was also used on Apollo 11 for the first moon landing. |
| 1969 |
The office equipment division established in 1969 became an independent subsidiary in 1977. |
| 1969 |
Equipped Apollo 11 with "Minolta Space Meter" for the first moon landing. |
| 1971 |
Developed and launched the first plain paper copier "U-BIX 480" in 1971, which was highly popular. |
| 1971 |
Developed and launched the first plain paper electronic copier (PPC) using ordinary paper, exhibited at the 1970 Business Show, and launched as "U-BIX 480" in 1971, gaining great popularity. |
| 1971 |
Launched the first plain paper copier "U-BIX 480". |
| 1973 |
The Sakura Color ID System for driver's license creation started operation nationwide. |
| 1973 |
The Sakura Color ID System for driver's license creation started operation nationwide. |
| 1975 |
In 1975, launched the world's first flash-equipped camera "Konica C35EF" (nickname: Pikkari Konica). |
| 1975 |
In 1975, opened a copier sales base in Langenhagen. |
| 1975 |
Launched the world's first flash camera "Konica C35EF". |
| 1976 |
Launched the industry-first 24-exposure film "Sakura Color 24" in 1976. |
| 1976 |
Launched the industry-first 24-exposure film "Sakura Color 24". |
| 1977 |
Launched the world's first fingertip pulse oximeter "OXIMET MET-1471" in 1977. |
| 1977 |
Launched the world's first autofocus camera "Konica C35AF" (Jaspin Konica) in 1977. |
| 1977 |
Became an independent subsidiary in 1977. |
| 1977 |
Became an independent subsidiary in 1977. |
| 1977 |
Launched the world's first fingertip pulse oximeter "OXIMET MET-1471". |
| 1977 |
Launched the world's first autofocus camera "Konica C35AF". |
| 2003 |
Konica Minolta was born in 2003, beginning a new journey of creating value. |
| 2003 |
From 2003 to present, Konica Minolta has continued to create new value. |
