| 1953-08-27 |
Established as "Nippon Packing and Transport Company" with capital of 1 million yen, for land small freight and transportation handling, railway freight handling, etc. (Tsukiji 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) Founder: Tsuneo Kuroiwa |
| 1953-08-27 |
Founded: August 27, 1953 (Showa 28). |
| 1953-08-27 |
Founded. |
| 1956-04 |
Developed a double-stacked vehicle (started裸transport) |
| 1957-04 |
First in Japan to convert an underfloor vehicle into a double-decker, capable of carrying 28 Honda Dream vehicles, recorded as the largest among trucks at the time, nicknamed "Mammoth." Shifted from station dispatch operations of railway transportation to long-distance transportation by trucks. |
| 1957-09 |
Established an integrated system for transportation, storage, and packaging. |
| 1959-11 |
Acquired and made a subsidiary of Atsuta Express Co., Ltd. (now Meicon Co., Ltd.). |
| 1960-01 |
Acquired and made a subsidiary of Toyota Freight Motor Transportation Co., Ltd. (now Nippon Rikusou Co., Ltd.). |
| 1961-12 |
Registered shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and made them public. |
| 1961-12 |
Stock was registered and listed on the Tokyo market. |
| 1964-12 |
Established Musashino Diesel Industry Co., Ltd. (now Nippon Transportation Co., Ltd.) as a subsidiary. |
| 1968-10 |
Changed the trade name to "Nippon Packing, Transport, and Warehouse Co., Ltd." Developed a four-wheel vehicle with a one-sided loading type. |
| 1970-08 |
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section. |
| 1970-10 |
Constructed a new headquarters building (basement 1st floor and 5 floors above ground) at 6-17 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. |
| 1971-07 |
Established Nikkon Promotion Co., Ltd. (now Autotechnic Co., Ltd.) for automobile durability testing business. |
| 1982-05 |
Developed a three-tier loaded full trailer (capable of carrying 168 Super Cub motorcycles). |
| 1982-05 |
Developed a three-level load full trailer (capable of carrying 168 Super Cub motorcycles). |
| 1982-07 |
Established Auto Technique Tochigi Co., Ltd. (now Auto Technique Japan Co., Ltd.). |
| 1983-09 |
Completed Japan's first dedicated three-dimensional automatic warehouse for motorcycles. |
| 1987-12 |
Established a local subsidiary in the United States, NK PARTS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 1988-04 |
Developed a transport vehicle specifically for F1 racing cars. |
| 1989-06 |
Change of president from Tsuneo Kuroiwa to Hidetaka Kuroiwa. |
| 1989-06 |
President changed from founder Kuroiwa Tsuneo to Kuroiwa Hideyuki. |
| 1989-11 |
Developed a two-tier floor lift-type JR proprietary container. |
| 1989-11 |
Developed a two-level floor lift-type JR in-house container. |
| 1992-11 |
Developed a JR proprietary container for four-wheel vehicle loading. |
| 1994-03 |
Established a local subsidiary in China, Nanjing Nikkon (now Nikkon Logistics (China) Co., Ltd.). |
| 1994-11 |
Established a local subsidiary in Thailand, A.N.I. LOGISTICS, LTD. |
| 1997-09 |
Reclassified stock listing from the Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section to the First Section. |
| 1997-09 |
Stock was reclassified to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Developed large-capacity wing car + vehicle-loading trailer 'TF car'. |
| 2000-02 |
Established a local subsidiary in the Philippines, NIPPON KONPO PHILIPPINES INC. |
| 2002-07 |
Established a local subsidiary in Indonesia, PT NIPPON KONPO INDONESIA. |
| 2003-08 |
Developed 19m vehicle loaded full trailer and 19m double-deck loaded wing full trailer. |
| 2003-08 |
Developed 19m vehicle-loading full trailer and 19m two-level load wing full trailer. |
| 2004-08 |
Implemented digital operation recorders across all vehicles. |
| 2005-04 |
Obtained Green Management Certification at 50 business offices. |
| 2005-06 |
Developed detachable self-standing JR proprietary containers. |
| 2006-03 |
Established a local subsidiary in Vietnam, NIPPON KONPO VIETNAM CO., LTD. |
| 2006-10 |
Acquired and made Hishii Transport Co., Ltd. a subsidiary. Completed new headquarters building. |
| 2006-10 |
Acquired and made Rihon Jidō Yūshū Co., Ltd. a subsidiary. |
| 2006-10 |
Completion of new headquarters building. |
| 2007-04 |
Established the Risk Management Committee. |
| 2007-04 |
Established a Risk Management Committee. |
| 2007-10 |
Established the Compliance Promotion Committee. |
| 2007-10 |
Established a Compliance Promotion Committee. |
| 2009-06 |
President change from Tsuneo Kuroiwa to Masakatsu Kuroiwa. |
| 2009-06 |
President changed from Kuroiwa Hideyuki to Kuroiwa Masakatsu. |
| 2010-12 |
Acquired Chukyo Tech Co., Ltd. to become a subsidiary. |
| 2011-01 |
Established local subsidiaries in Mexico "NKP MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V." and India "NIPPON KONPO INDIA PVT.LTD.". |
| 2011-01 |
Established the Mexican subsidiary 'NKP MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V.'. |
| 2011-01 |
Established the Indian subsidiary 'NIPPON KONPO INDIA PVT. LTD.'. |
| 2011-06 |
Introduced the Executive Officer System. |
| 2011-06 |
Implemented an executive officer system. |
| 2013-03 |
Acquired Shinei Warehousing Co., Ltd., which was merged into Nippon Packing Transport & Warehousing Co., Ltd. (now Nikkon Holdings Co., Ltd.). |
| 2013-12 |
Acquired Ito Express Co., Ltd. to become a subsidiary. |
| 2014-02 |
Introduced Japan's first next-generation environmentally friendly new standard 21m full-trailer with 100 vehicles, and started operation. |
| 2015-05 |
Held the 1st Nikkon Group ANS Driving Skills Competition. |
| 2015-05 |
Nikko Group held the first ANS driving skill competition. |
| 2015-10 |
Transitioned to a holding company system and changed the trade name to "Nikkon Holdings Co., Ltd.". Transferred most businesses to the newly established "Nippon Packing Transport & Warehousing Co., Ltd." (now Nikkon Co., Ltd.) and spun off. |
| 2015-11 |
Established local subsidiary in Malaysia "NIPPON KONPO (MALAYSIA) SDN, BHD.". |
| 2016 |
Established four companies: Nikkon Moving Co., Ltd., Nikkon Information System Co., Ltd., GINZA Consulting Co., Ltd., and NK International Co., Ltd. |
| 2016 |
Established four specialized business companies (Nikon Moving Co., Ltd., Nikon Information Systems Co., Ltd., GINZA Consulting Co., Ltd., NK International Co., Ltd.). |
| 2017-08 |
Acquired Bando Industries Co., Ltd., which was merged into Nippon Packing Transport & Warehousing Co., Ltd. (now Nikkon Co., Ltd.). |
| 2017-12 |
Held the 1st QC Circle Group Conference (15 companies participated, including 12 domestic and 3 overseas companies). |
| 2017-12 |
Held the first QC Circle Group tournament (12 domestic companies and 3 overseas companies, total 15 participants). |
| 2018-02 |
Introduced and started operation of 23m full-trailers at the core business company Nippon Packing Transport & Warehousing Co., Ltd. (now Nikkon Co., Ltd.). |
| 2018-06 |
Established the Audit and Supervisory Committee. |
| 2018-06 |
Established an Audit and Related Committee. |
| 2018-12 |
Acquired Matsuhisa Transportation Co., Ltd. and Matsuhisa Sogo Co., Ltd. (later, Matsuhisa Sogo Co., Ltd. merged into Matsuhisa Transportation Co., Ltd.). |
| 2019-12 |
Established the Nomination Committee. |
| 2019-12 |
Establishment of a Nomination Committee. |
| 2020-01 |
Established the Compensation Committee. |
| 2020-01 |
Establishment of a Compensation Committee. |
| 2020-04 |
At core business company Nippon Packaging Transport Warehouse Co., Ltd. (now Nikon Co., Ltd.), the mixed freight business "N Logi" was fully launched through the construction of a new transportation system, introducing hybrid trucks. |
| 2020-12 |
Introduced the shelf-flow warehouse robot (Ranger GTP). |
| 2021-09 |
Held a donation lecture at Hitotsubashi University Faculty of Commerce, a national university corporation. |
| 2021-10 |
Established a Sustainability Committee. |
| 2021-10 |
Establishment of a Sustainability Committee. |
| 2022-02 |
Signed a top partner agreement with Cerezo Osaka Co., Ltd. |
| 2022-03 |
Acquired and made a subsidiary of Yaskawa Transport Co., Ltd., changing its name to Nikon Kitakyushu Co., Ltd. |
| 2022-03 |
Acquired and made a subsidiary of Ayanagi Transport Co., Ltd. Renamed the company to "Nikon North Kyushu Co., Ltd.". |
| 2022-04 |
Transitioned to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market. |
| 2022-08 |
Established a logo mark. |
| 2022-08-27 |
Solicited logo design proposals from within the group and adopted them on the founding anniversary. |
| 2023-11 |
Acquired and made a subsidiary of MP Co., Ltd. |
| 2023-12 |
Acquired and made a subsidiary of Furukawa Environmental Services Co., Ltd. |
| 2024-02 |
Developed the Career Car N model by Nippon Packaging Transport Warehouse Co., Ltd. (now Nikon Co., Ltd.). |
| 2024-02 |
Developed the Carrier Car N model for Nippon Packaging Transport Co., Ltd. (now Nikon Co., Ltd.) |
| 2024-04 |
Acquired and made a subsidiary of Mitsubaro Logistics Co., Ltd., changing its name to Nikon Ryōmō Co., Ltd. |
| 2024-04 |
Acquired and made a subsidiary of Mitsubaro Logistics Co., Ltd. Renamed the company to "Nikon Ryōmō Co., Ltd.". |
| 2024-05 |
Established NK North America Inc. in the United States and acquired Supreme Auto Transport, LLC., making it a subsidiary. |
| 2024-05 |
Established NK North America Inc. in the United States. Through this company, acquired and made a subsidiary of Supreme Auto Transport, LLC. |
| 2025-01 |
Launched the new logistics facility brand "WALRE" and completed "WALRE Utsunomiya". |
| 2025-01 |
Launched the new logistics facility brand "WALRE" and completed construction of "WALRE Utsunomiya". |
| 2025-02 |
Held the first donation lecture at Monkut Wang Khoa University North Bangkok Campus in Thailand. |
| 2025-02 |
Held the first donation lecture at Monkut Wang Khoa University North Bangkok Campus in Thailand. |
| 2025-03 |
Acquired and made a subsidiary of Chūō Seki Kōgyō Co., Ltd. |
| 2025-04 |
Commenced support for environmental conservation activities in Mizuno no Mori, Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture. |
| 2025-04 |
Started support for environmental conservation activities at Mizuno Forest (Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture). |
| 2026-04 |
Changed the company name of Nippon Packaging Transport Warehouse Co., Ltd. to Nikon Co., Ltd. |
| 2026-04 |
Renamed Nippon Packaging Transport Co., Ltd. to Nikon Co., Ltd. |
