HISTORY
(Honorifics Omitted)
| 1882 (Meiji 15) |
KAIMEIDO founded in Shichiken-chō, Shizuoka City. Began manufacturing kazari (ornamental metal fittings) and tinplating. |
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| 1886 (Meiji 19) | Began manufacture and sales of kantera (hand-held lanterns) after receiving orders for use in the Tōkaidō Line railroad construction. Sales also began for flat glass for architectural use. |
| 1897 (Meiji 30) | Began production of mirrors using mercury baking. |
| 1923 (Taisho 12) | Became a distributor for Asahi Glass Co. (now AGC) |
| 1924 (Taisho 13) | Began operation of mirror silvering and chamfering factory in Miyamoto-chō, Shizuoka City. |
| 1948 (Showa 23) | Underwent reorganization and became Murakami Corporation. |
| 1958 (Showa 33) | Began business with Toyota Industries Corporation (now Toyota Motor Corporation). |
| 1967 (Showa 42) | Established Fujieda Plant in Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, to expand production of rear-view mirrors. Began business with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (now Mitsubishi Motors Corporation). |
| 1968 (Showa 43) | Opened Tokyo Office as a base for construction materials business in the Tokyo metropolitan area. |
| 1970 (Showa 45) | Introduced business division structure and established the Glass Division (Head Office) and the Rearview Mirror Division (Fujieda). |
| 1976 (Showa 51) | Began business with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
| 1977 (Showa 52) | Opened Distribution Center Office (Shizuoka City) as base for construction materials business. |
| 1979 (Showa 54) | Began business with Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. |
| 1982 (Showa 57) | Began business with Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd. (now Suzuki Motor Corporation). |
| 1989 (Heisei 1) | Entered fine glass business (optronics business) to satisfy demand in optics industry. |
| 1990 (Heisei 2) | Opened Yaizu Plant in Yaizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, to enhance rearview mirror production system. |
| 1991 (Heisei 3) | Launched OTC securities trading. |
| 1995 (Heisei 7) | Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section Index. |
| 1996 (Heisei 8) |
Opened Ōigawa Plant in Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, to enhance rearview mirror production system. Established Murakami Ampas (Thailand) Co., Ltd. as a joint venture in Thailand (photo below). |
| 1999 (Heisei 11) | Obtained QS9000 certification (Mirror Systems Business Division). |
| 2000 (Heisei 12) | Established Murakami Manufacturing U.S.A. Inc. |
| 2001 (Heisei 13) | Established Murakami Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Obtained ISO 14001 certification (Mirror System Business Division and Optronics Business Division) Established Murakami Corporation (Hong Kong) Ltd. in China. |
| 2002 (Heisei 14) | Established joint venture Jiaxing Murakami Ishizaki Corporation. |
| 2003 (Heisei 15) | Began business with Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (now SUBARU). |
| 2004 (Heisei 16) | Established joint venture Murakami Saikyu (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
| 2007 (Heisei 19) | Established Murakami Kyushu Corporation in Asakura City, Fukuoka Prefecture, as a rearview mirror manufacturing and sales base. |
| 2010 (Heisei 22) |
Established Murakami Corporation Conform. Moved Head Office to Tenma-chō, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City (photo below) |
| 2012 (Heisei 24) |
Established Tsukiji Plant in Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture (photo left) Jiaxing Murakami Ishizaki Corporation changed its name to Jiaxing Murakami Corporation. Established joint venture PT. Murakami Delloyd Indonesia (photo right).  |
| 2013 (Heisei 25) | Established Murakami Corporation (Thailand) Ltd. as an ASEAN regional management company. |
| 2014 (Heisei 26) | Established Murakami Manufacturing Mexico, S.A. de C.V. |
| 2015 (Heisei 27) |
Opened Europe Branch Office in Germany as a sales and design office. Dissolved Murakami Corporation (Hong Kong) and merged into Jiaxing Murakami Corporation. |
| 2016 (Heisei 28) |
Stock transfer of Murakami Corporation Conform. Murakami Saikyu (Thailand) Co., Ltd. changed its name to Murakami Mold Engineering (Thailand) Co. Established Murakami Manufacturing India Private Limited (photo left). Established Foshan Murakami Corporation in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China (photo right).  |
| 2017 (Heisei 29) |
Established Murakami Germany GmbH. Established Tianjin Murakami Corporation in Tianjin, China (second-tier subsidiary). |
| 2018 (Heisei 30) | Obtained IATF 16949 certification (Mirror Systems Business Division and Optronics Business Division). |
| 2022 (Reiwa 4) |
Incorporated Ōjima Electric in Ōta City, Gunma Prefecture as a subsidiary, changing its name to Murakami Corporation East Japan. Shifted from Second Section to Standard Market listing on Tokyo Stock Exchange in accordance with revisions to Tokyo Stock Exchange market classifications. |