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Founded the Kuriyama Display Case Store in Kita-Kubara-cho, Higashi-ku (now Chuo-ku), Osaka City
Founded: July 1947 (Showa 22)
Established Funaba Wind Co., Ltd. (Osaka) in Higashi-ku (now Chuo-ku), Osaka City
Established 'Funa Wind (Osaka) Co., Ltd.' in Higashiyama Ward, Osaka City (now Chuo Ward) due to expansion of interior and exterior store design and merchandising services
Opened Tokyo store in Chuo Ward, Tokyo
Established Funaba Wind Co., Ltd. (now our company, hereafter referred to as Funaba Wind (Tokyo)) in Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Separated and independent Tokyo store, established 'Funa Wind Co., Ltd.' (current company) in Nihonbashi, Chuo Ward, Tokyo
Established: February 1962 (Showa 37)
Transferred the sales division of Funa Wind (Osaka) to Funa Wind (Tokyo)
Opened the Tokyo Design Office (now Headquarters).
Opened the Osaka Design Office (now Kansai Branch).
Established Store Equipment Co., Ltd. (now Equipment Co., Ltd.)
Yamagawa Takashimaya Shopping Center and Hankyu Sanbangai opened
Renamed Fujaba Wind Co., Ltd. (Tokyo) to Fujaba Co., Ltd., and moved headquarters to Yaezu, Tokyo. Opened the Kumamoto office, subsequently expanding nationwide. Established Store Equipment Co., Ltd. (now Equipment Co., Ltd.).
The Internet was born
Established SC Integrated Development Research Institute in Osaka
Established the SC Integrated Development Research Institute in Osaka. Opened the Sapporo office (now Hokkaido Branch).
Opened the Sendai branch office (now Tohoku Branch) and Fukuoka Design Office (now Kyushu Branch).
Launched the information magazine 'Communion'.
Opened the Nagoya branch office (now Chubu Branch).
Established the first overseas local group company, Hong Kong Funaba Ltd. (now closed)
Plan Tan Ginza, Yurakucho Seibu, and Yurakucho Hankyu opened
Yokohama Sogo opened
Established the first overseas local group company, 'Hong Kong Fujaba Limited', strengthening the overseas network infrastructure (currently closed).
Renamed Fujaba Equipment Industry Co., Ltd. to Equipment Industry Co., Ltd.
Established Taiwan Funaba Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong Jasco No.1 store opened
Uni Hong Kong's first store opens
Integrated and strengthened the production division into Equipment Industry. Established a comprehensive production network through the Niigata plant consolidation, Izumo plant, and Kumamoto plant.
Renamed Equipment Industry Co., Ltd. to Equipment Co., Ltd.
SEMBA SINGAPORE PTE.LTD. established
Completed the Fujaba Izumo Consolidated Plant (now Equipment Izumo Plant).
NonScale Corporation established
YouTube officially launches its service, Apple releases the iPhone
Shanghai Funa Architecture Decoration Co., Ltd. established
H2O Retailing launched
Mitsukoshi Isetan Holdings established
Japan's largest shopping center, Aeon Lake Town, opens
Lehman Shock
Moved headquarters to Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo.
Publication of the 50th anniversary book 'People Who Think About Successful Supply Chains'
Funa Vietnam established
NonScale Taipei office established
Established Fujaba Vietnam. Established the Non-scale Taipei office. Moved headquarters to Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
Listed shares on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Listed shares on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Funa Malaysia established
Established Fujaba Malaysia. Published the 50th anniversary book 'People Who Think About Successful SC'.
Ethical Design Headquarters and DX Headquarters established
Set ethical and digital as key themes of corporate reform. Established the Ethical Design Headquarters and DX Headquarters. Formulated DX strategy. First in the interior industry to obtain 'DX Certified Provider' certification.
Transitioned to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market.
SEMBA Corporation has published details of the conference and event content for “ETHICAL DESIGN WEEK TOKYO 2026,” which will be held at Toranomon Hills from November 10 to 12, 2026. Under the theme “Ethics for the design of the future,” the event aims to spread ethical ideas and practices throughout society, starting with the creation of spaces.
Semba Corporation will sponsor the "REMARE Plastic SUMMIT 2026" hosted by REMARE. Yosuke Honda will participate in the talk session held on October 14 to discuss ESG and sustainability.
On TV Asahi's 'Shiawase no Tane', Designer Taguchi of Funaba was interviewed about his furniture project and production using motorcycle parts at Yamaha Motor's co-creation space 'Rijelabo'. Taguchi said that the dormant technology of companies and the passionate thoughts of craftsmen can create new value with a single idea and wants to convey it to society. The program is available on YouTube.
Semba Co., Ltd. will publish a special supplement to the design magazine AXIS, titled “SEMBA NEW STATEMENT: Liberating Space,” on October 5, 2026. With “liberating space” as its theme, the publication reexamines the essence and value of space from new perspectives and presents creative proposals. Through photography and interviews, it explores Semba's growth and value creation amid social change.
Semba Co., Ltd. and Kokuyo Co., Ltd. have published “SXWP (Sustainability Transformation Workplace) Vol. 3,” a set of recommendations on workplaces that respond to a sustainable society and changing work environments. Bringing together their previous recommendations, the report outlines future directions for workplaces.
An interview about the company's BIM strategy appeared in the Kensetsu Tsushin Shimbun series BIM Future Vision from August 31 to September 3 and was also published on BIMedia. Starting from the company's self-defined next phase of interior BIM, “BIM Level 5,” the articles discuss future spatial design enabled by BIM and AI, BIM-led management, the 3C strategy for interior BIM, and office investment to improve ROE.
SEMBA Corporation will hold ETHICAL DESIGN WEEK TOKYO 2026 at Toranomon Hills from November 10 to 12, 2026, under the theme ‘Ethics into the Design of the Future.’ Starting with the creation of spaces, the event aims to expand ethical ideas and practices and create new value through collaboration with lifestyles and traditional culture. Last year, it drew about 1,200 business visitors and 79 co-creation partners.
From October 2 to 4, 2026, six photographers will present their reinterpretations of spaces created by Senba at Spiral in Omotesando, Tokyo, for a commemorative exhibition marking a special issue of design magazine AXIS. The exhibition questions conventional ideas about the value of space and its future possibilities.
Ken-nosuke Kawano of our WEST Business Division contributed to the book “NAGASAKI STADIUM CITY,” published by Kenchiku Gahōsha. The book uses numerous photographs and drawings to present the journey from planning to opening and the integrated urban development combining a stadium, arena, hotel, commercial facilities, and offices.
An interview with Yusuke Okura and Ko Nobata of Semba Co., Ltd.'s BIM CONNECT Division appeared in the September 2026 issue of CGWORLD. It covers the company's promotion of BIM use and its adoption of DAIV creator laptops.