| 1930 |
Founded as Sato Hagané Shoten in Chuo, Tokyo |
| 1930-02 |
Founded Sato Steel Shop in February 1930 (now Japan Western Tableware Co., Ltd.); Started supplying tableware for Japan Airlines in-flight meals |
| 1930-02 |
Established Sato Steel Shop (later Sato Shoji Co., Ltd.) in Kayabacho |
| 1934 |
Mr. Sato moved to Sato Steel Shop, overcoming post-war chaos and the passing of the first president Sato, and nurtured Sato Shoji |
| 1937 |
Reorganized into Sato Trading Partnership (capital: 300,000 yen) |
| 1945 |
Became the top in sales for special steel sales |
| 1946 |
Started handling not only steel but also agricultural tools, cutlery, and tableware |
| 1947 |
Established a trading department to start overseas transactions |
| 1949 |
Established Sato Trading Co., Ltd. (capital: 5 million yen) |
| 1949 |
Founded Sato Trading Corporation in 1949 |
| 1949 |
Established Sato Shoji Co., Ltd. |
| 1954 |
Established Osaka Branch, Niigata Branch, Akita Branch, Fukushima Branch |
| 1955 |
Established own Western tableware factory (now Japan Western Tableware Co., Ltd.): Started supplying tableware for Japan Airlines in-flight meals |
| 1955 |
Established own Western tableware factory (now Japan Western Tableware Co., Ltd.); Started supplying tableware for Japan Airlines in-flight meals |
| 1956 |
Established Nagoya Branch |
| 1960 |
Established Japan Clutch Co., Ltd.: Established Hiroshima Branch |
| 1960 |
Established Japan Clutch Co., Ltd., opened Hiroshima branch |
| 1962 |
Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange: Established Hamamatsu Branch, Shiga Branch |
| 1962 |
Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, opened Hamamatsu and Shiga branches |
| 1962 |
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section |
| 1963 |
Established Sapporo Branch (now Sapporo Life Branch) |
| 1964 |
Established Ota Branch |
| 1966 |
Established Nagoya Miscellaneous Goods Branch (now Nagoya Life Branch) |
| 1969 |
Established Osaka South Branch (now Osaka Life Branch) |
| 1970 |
Kanagawa Branch New Establishment |
| 1972 |
Hiroshima Miscellaneous Goods Branch New Establishment (Currently Hiroshima Life Branch) |
| 1973 |
Nagaoka Branch New Establishment; Saitama Branch, Fukuoka Miscellaneous Goods Branch New Establishment (Currently Fukuoka Life Branch) |
| 1973 |
Opened Nagaoka branch, Saitama branch, and Fukuoka miscellaneous goods branch (now Fukuoka Life branch) |
| 1974 |
Kanagawa Coil Center Completion; Kumamoto Branch, Yamagata Branch New Establishment |
| 1974 |
Completed Kanagawa Coil Center, opened Kumamoto and Yamagata branches |
| 1982 |
Stacked Ashtray Good Design Award; Hokuriku Branch New Establishment |
| 1982 |
Received Good Design Award for stacking ashtray, opened Hoketsu branch |
| 1983 |
Tochigi Branch New Establishment |
| 1986 |
Designated as NKK Primary Trading Company |
| 1987 |
Tochigi Coil Processing Center Completion |
| 1988 |
Reclassified to Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section |
| 1992 |
Niigata Distribution Center New Establishment |
| 1995 |
Dansk Corporation Sales Agency Contract |
| 1996 |
Indonesia Representative Office New Establishment; Tosu Branch New Establishment (Currently Kyushu Branch) |
| 1996 |
Established Indonesia Representative Office, opened Tosu branch (now Kyushu branch) |
| 1998 |
Kitchenware Good Design Award |
| 2000 |
70th Anniversary of Founding |
| 2001 |
Koriyama Branch New Establishment |
| 2002 |
Iwate Sales Office New Establishment (Currently Iwate Branch); Sato Niigata Processing Center Co., Ltd. Established, Subsidiary (Currently NKTec Co., Ltd.) |
| 2002 |
Established Iwate Sales Office (now Iwate branch), established Sato Niigata Processing Center Co., Ltd., as a subsidiary (now NKTec Co., Ltd.) |
| 2003 |
Yusab Steel Industry Co., Ltd. Becomes a Subsidiary (Currently Metal Act Co., Ltd.) |
| 2004 |
Electronics Materials Department New Establishment (Currently Electronics Division); Establishment of Hong Kong Sato Trading Co., Ltd., as a subsidiary |
| 2004 |
Established Electronic Materials Department (now Electronics Division), established Sato Trading Co., Ltd. Hong Kong, as a subsidiary |
| 2005 |
Shanghai Liaison Office New Establishment; Business Development Office New Establishment (Currently Business Development Department) |
| 2005 |
Established Shanghai Representative Office, established Sales Development Office (now Sales Development Department) |
| 2007 |
Tomakomai Branch New Establishment; SATO SHOJI THAILAND CO., LTD. Established, as a subsidiary; Shanghai Sato Trading Co., Ltd. Established, as a subsidiary |
| 2007 |
Established Tomakomai branch, established SATO SHOJI THAILAND CO., LTD., as a subsidiary, established Shanghai Sato Trading Co., Ltd., as a subsidiary |
| 2008 |
NTT Corporation was established as a subsidiary (currently Sato Genetec Corporation); New construction of Okayama Steel Center |
| 2008 |
Established UNTY Japan Co., Ltd., as a subsidiary (now Sato Genetec Co., Ltd.), established Okayama Steel Center |
| 2009 |
New construction of Toyama Branch |
| 2010 |
Relocated headquarters to Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Celebrated 80th anniversary; Established SATO SHOJI VIETNAM CO.,LTD. as a subsidiary; New construction of Nagoya Steel Center; Established Sato Trading Corporation in Korea as a subsidiary; Established Sato Chemiglas Corporation as a subsidiary; New construction of Fukushima Coil Center Factory No. 2 |
| 2010 |
Relocated headquarters to Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, celebrating 80th anniversary, established SATO SHOJI VIETNAM CO., LTD., as a subsidiary, established Nagoya Steel Center, established Sato Trading Co., Ltd. Korea, as a subsidiary, established Sato Chemiglas Co., Ltd., as a subsidiary, established Fukushima Coil Center No. 2 Factory |
| 2011 |
Established UCHIDA-SATO TECH (THAILAND) CO.,LTD. as a subsidiary; Established Sogabe (Suzhou) Gear Reducer Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; Obtained ISO14001 environmental certification at all domestic business locations |
| 2011 |
Established Uchida-Sato Tech (Thailand) Co., Ltd., as a subsidiary, established Sogobe (Suzhou) Gear Reducer Manufacturing Co., Ltd., obtained ISO14001 environmental certification at all domestic offices |
| 2012 |
Established YUASA SATO (THAILAND) CO.,LTD.; Established PT.SATO-SHOJI INDONESIA as a subsidiary |
| 2012 |
Established YUASA SATO (Thailand) Co., Ltd., established PT. SATO-SHOJI INDONESIA, as subsidiaries |
| 2013 |
New construction of Kansai Steel Center |
| 2015 |
Established SATO TECHNO SERVICE (THAILAND) CO.,LTD. with investment from SATO-SHOJI (THAILAND) CO.,LTD.; Established Daito Steel Industry Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary |
| 2015 |
Established SATO TECHNO SERVICE (THAILAND) CO., LTD. with investment from SATO-SHOJI (THAILAND) CO., LTD., established Daito Steel Industry Co., Ltd., as a subsidiary |
| 2016 |
New branch of SATO SHOJI VIETNAM CO.,LTD. in Hanoi; New branches of Shanghai Soshang Trading Co., Ltd. in Changzhou; Established SATO-SHOJI INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED as a subsidiary |
| 2016 |
Established SATO SHOJI VIETNAM CO., LTD., opened Hanoi branch, established Shanghai Sato Trading Co., Ltd., Changzhou branch, established SATO-SHOJI INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, as a subsidiary |
| 2017 |
Established Sato Plastic Glass (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. with 100% investment from Sato Chemiglas Corporation; Established PS DEVICE & MATERIAL INC. in Taiwan with investment from Hong Kong Sato Trading Co., Ltd. |
| 2017 |
Established Sato Plastic Glass (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. with 100% investment from Sato Chemiglas Co., Ltd., established PS DEVICE & MATERIAL INC. in Taiwan with investment from Hong Kong Sato Trading Co., Ltd. |
| 2018 |
Established SATO-SHOJI (CAMBODIA) CO.,LTD. as a subsidiary; Established Guangzhou Soshang Trading Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary; Relocated Kanagawa Coil Center |
| 2018 |
Established SATO-SHOJI (CAMBODIA) CO., LTD., as a subsidiary, established Guangzhou Sato Trading Co., Ltd., as a subsidiary, relocated Kanagawa Coil Center |
| 2019 |
Established Fuji Motor Industry Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary |
| 2020 |
Established SATO SHOJI ASIA PACIFIC PTE.LTD. as a subsidiary; Celebrated 90th anniversary of founding |
| 2020 |
Celebrated 90 years since founding in 2020 |
| 2020 |
Established SATO SHOJI ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD., as a subsidiary, celebrating 90th anniversary of founding |
| 2020 |
Celebrated its 90th anniversary |
| 2021 |
Established POLYHOSE SATO SHOJI METAL WORKS PRIVATE LIMITED |
| 2022 |
Made Hanshin Special Steel Co., Ltd. a subsidiary; Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market; Transitioned from a company with a Board of Auditors to a company with a Supervisory Committee |
| 2022 |
Listed on the Prime Market in 2022 |
| 2022 |
Made Hanshin Special Steel Co., Ltd. a subsidiary, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, transitioned from a company with a Board of Auditors to a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee |
| 2022 |
Listed on the Prime Market |
| 2024 |
Made Inoue Material Corporation an equity-method affiliate; Established SATO SHOJI MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. as a subsidiary; Established NKTec Niigata Corporation as a subsidiary |
| 2024 |
Incorporated Inoue Material as an equity-method affiliate, established SATO SHOJI MALAYSIA SDN. BHD., a subsidiary, established NKTec Niigata Co., Ltd., a subsidiary |
| 2025 |
New construction of Urayasu Steel Center |
| 2026 |
New establishment of SATO-SHOJI INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, Bangalore branch |
