Kin-Yō Co., Ltd.

Founded by Go Asano in present-day Sakuragawa-cho, Minato-ku, Tokyo.

Founded on September 30th, 1926

Reorganized into Kin-Yō Co., Ltd. with capital of 190,000 yen.

The factory in Sakuragawa-cho was destroyed due to wartime disaster.

Opened Numabe Factory (until 2006) and relocated headquarters.

Opened Uno-ki Factory (until 2006).

Relocated headquarters to 2-8-4 Uno-ki, Ota-ku, Tokyo.

Go Asano appointed Chairman of the 3rd Japanese Printing Industry Union Federation (predecessor of All Printing Workers' Union) until 1963.

Capital increased to 10 million yen.

Opened Tama-gawa Factory (until 2003).

Capital increased to 15 million yen.

Opened Gotemba Factory.

Expanded Gotemba Factory.

Joined AGI Group and began licensed production of DigiPack.

Released our original CD-ROM "GAIAodyssey" series and fully entered the CD-ROM market.

Internal LAN system fully operational

ISO 9001 certification obtained (withdrawn in 2011)

Launch of our original POPMANBOO packaging and DVDARTS sales

Merger with Asahi Printing Co., Ltd.

Capital increased to 167 million yen

Employee stock ownership plan established (until 2013)

Established joint venture Print Union Dotcom Co., Ltd. and began joint procurement of materials (until 2019)

ISO 14001 headquarters site inspection registration

Opening of Gotemba new factory (relocation)

ISO 14001 Gotemba factory site inspection registration

President Ken Asano, 14th Chairman of the All Japan Printing Industry Federation (until 2008)

ISMS, FSC, and CoC certification obtained

Opening of HANEDA S&D Factory (entry into the sign and display market) (until 2020)

Music portal site 'MUSICSHELF' opened (until 2020)

80th Anniversary of Founding

Gotemba factory certified as the first Green Printing factory by the Japan Printing Industry Association

Registered as the first corporate member of the Toky Wild Reintroduction Support Project

Participated in the Toky Wild Reintroduction Support Project sponsored tour 'Biotope Creation Tour'

ISO 12647-2 (Fogra) press department first certification obtained in Japan

Commencement of Operations at New Headquarters

ISO 12647-2 (Fogra) prepress division certification obtained

Environmental consideration activities were evaluated and the 'SMBC Environmental Consideration Evaluation Private Bond' was implemented

Japan Color standard printing certification obtained

Established the Environmental Packaging Division and began initiatives in the flexible packaging business (until 2023)

Received the 9th Printing Industry Environmental Excellence Factory Minister's Award from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Opened Koyama factory (until 2015)

Business capital partnership with Kōsai-dō Co., Ltd. (until 2021)

Opened Utsunomiya factory (until 2023)

Opened Ōkuchi factory (until 2021)

Established HN&D Plus Co., Ltd. (until 2020)

Started tile print service 'CRIOS'

90th anniversary of founding

FSC CoC certification expanded to Utsunomiya factory

ISO 22000 certification obtained (Utsunomiya factory)

Capital reduced to 100 million yen

President Ken Asano received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette

Becomes a subsidiary of RenGo Co., Ltd.

Transferred the water-based flexographic printing business to Tomowa Industrial Co., Ltd.