{"id":17,"date":"2022-06-09T12:23:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T03:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asahitrading.com\/en\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2022-06-09T13:43:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T04:43:02","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.asahitrading.com\/en\/about\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>1968.9-<\/th><td>Established with 10 million yen in capital<\/td>\n<tr><th>1970.5-<\/th><td>Launched steel business<\/td>\n<tr><th>1972.5-<\/th><td>Capital increased to 20 million yen<\/td>\n<tr><th>1974.6-<\/th><td>Capital increased to 50 million yen<\/td>\n<tr><th>1978.4-<\/th><td>Capital increased to 60 million yen<\/td>\n<tr><th>1981.1-<\/th><td>Beijing Office opened<\/td>\n<tr><th>1981.9-<\/th><td>Shanghai Office opened<\/td>\n<tr><th>1983.1-<\/th><td>Hongkong Branch opened<\/td>\n<tr><th>1993.7-<\/th><td>Chongqing Office opened<\/td>\n<tr><th>1998.5-<\/th><td>Capital increased to 96 million yen. <br>\nMitsui &#038; Co Ltd Participating in investment as a shareholder<br>\nNippon Steel Corporation<br>\nNisshin Steel Co., LTD<\/td>\n<tr><th>2004.11-<\/th><td>Became a consolidated subsidiary of Mitsui &#038; Co.<\/td>\n<tr><th>2007.6-<\/th><td>Headquarter moved to 2-2-1Uchikanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Kamakuragashi Bldg.)<\/td>\n<tr><th>2008.12-<\/th><td>Hong Kong Branch closed<\/td>\n<tr><th>2010.1-<\/th><td>Headquarters moved to 1-2-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo(Mitsui Bussan Bldg. Annex)<\/td>\n<tr><th>2010.1- <\/th><td>All shares purchased from corporate shareholders Mitsui &#038; Co, Nippon \nSteel Corporation and Nisshin Steel Co.<\/td>\n<tr><th>2010.1-<\/th><td>Change of directors<\/td>\n<tr><th>2010.7-<\/th><td> Headquarters moved to 1-25 Kandasakumacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo(Akihabara Konoike Bldg.)<\/td>\n<tr><th>2010.8-<\/th><td>All shares purchased by Hanasaki Kokusai Corporation<\/td>\n<tr><th>2011.3-<\/th><td>Local subsidiary established in Shanghai<\/td>\n<tr><th>2014.2-<\/th><td>Investment by SBIC Tokyo as a shareholder<\/td>\n<tr><th>2018.12-<\/th><td>Beijing Office and Chongqing Office closed<\/td>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<div class=\"veu_socialSet veu_socialSet-position-after veu_contentAddSection\"><script>window.twttr=(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],t=window.twttr||{};if(d.getElementById(id))return t;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);t._e=[];t.ready=function(f){t._e.push(f);};return t;}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\"));<\/script><ul><li class=\"sb_facebook sb_icon\"><a class=\"sb_icon_inner\" href=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?src=bm&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.asahitrading.com%2Fen%2Fabout%2Fhistory%2F&amp;t=Asahi%20Trading%20Co.%2CLTD.\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href,'FBwindow','width=650,height=450,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes');return false;\"><span class=\"vk_icon_w_r_sns_fb icon_sns\"><\/span><span class=\"sns_txt\">Facebook<\/span><span class=\"veu_count_sns_fb\"><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"sb_twitter sb_icon\"><a class=\"sb_icon_inner\" href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.asahitrading.com%2Fen%2Fabout%2Fhistory%2F&amp;text=Asahi%20Trading%20Co.%2CLTD.\" target=\"_blank\" ><span class=\"vk_icon_w_r_sns_twitter icon_sns\"><\/span><span class=\"sns_txt\">twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"sb_hatena sb_icon\"><a class=\"sb_icon_inner\" href=\"\/\/b.hatena.ne.jp\/add?mode=confirm&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.asahitrading.com%2Fen%2Fabout%2Fhistory%2F&amp;title=Asahi%20Trading%20Co.%2CLTD.\" target=\"_blank\"  onclick=\"window.open(this.href,'Hatenawindow','width=650,height=450,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes');return false;\"><span class=\"vk_icon_w_r_sns_hatena icon_sns\"><\/span><span class=\"sns_txt\">Hatena<\/span><span class=\"veu_count_sns_hb\"><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"sb_pocket sb_icon\"><a class=\"sb_icon_inner\"  href=\"\/\/getpocket.com\/edit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.asahitrading.com%2Fen%2Fabout%2Fhistory%2F&title=Asahi%20Trading%20Co.%2CLTD.\" target=\"_blank\"  onclick=\"window.open(this.href,'Pokcetwindow','width=650,height=450,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes');return false;\"><span class=\"vk_icon_w_r_sns_pocket icon_sns\"><\/span><span class=\"sns_txt\">Pocket<\/span><span class=\"veu_count_sns_pocket\"><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"sb_copy sb_icon\"><button class=\"copy-button sb_icon_inner\"data-clipboard-text=\"Asahi Trading Co.,LTD. https:\/\/www.asahitrading.com\/en\/about\/history\/\"><span class=\"vk_icon_w_r_sns_copy icon_sns\"><i class=\"fas fa-copy\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"sns_txt\">Copy<\/span><\/button><\/li><\/ul><\/div><!-- [ \/.socialSet ] -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1968.9- Established with 10 million yen in capital 1970.5- Launched steel business 1972.5- Capital increased to 20 million yen 1974.6- Capital increased to 50 million yen 1978.4- Capital increased to 60 million yen 1981.1- Beijing Office opened 1981.9- Shanghai Office opened 1983.1- Hongkong Branch opened 1993.7- Chongqing Office opened 1998.5- Capital increased to 96 million yen. 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