| HISTORY of TG |
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| World Affairs over Four Decades |
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History of Taiyo Giken |
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| 1963 |
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Launch of TV satellite.
U.S.President J.F.Kennedy's assassination broadcasted on television via satellite. |
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| 1964 |
Tokyo Olympic Games |
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| 1965 |
Outbreak of Vietnam War |
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| 1966 |
The Beatles' visit to Japan, live concert at Nippon Budokan |
June 1966 |
Establishment in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture |
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| 1967 |
Founding of ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
1967 |
Company develops LPG Gas Valves |
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| 1968 |
Three hundred million yen robbery |
1968 |
Company develops Hand-operated Valves |
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September 1968 |
Plant constructed in Tempaku-ku, Nagoya City. |
| 1969 |
Woodstock Festival |
September 1969 |
Head office transferred to Tempaku-ku, Nagoya City. |
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| 1970 |
Expo'70 Osaka |
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| 1971 |
China becomes member of United Nations
first McDonald's opens in Japan |
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| 1972 |
Sapporo Winter Olympic Games
reversion of Okinawa to Japan |
1972 |
Company develops Fuel Filters |
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1973 |
Company develops Oil Filters |
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June 1973 |
Plant expanded to the adjacent area. |
| 1974 |
U.S President Ford's first visit to Japan |
February 1974 |
Overseas subsidiary TAIYO GIKEN PHILIPPINES, INC. established |
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| 1975 |
Vietnam War ends |
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1976 |
Company develops Oil Pumps |
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August 1976 |
Inspection tour to Southeast Asia celebrating the 10th anniversary of the company's founding |
| 1977 |
Chinese Communist Party declares end of the
Cultural Revolution |
1977 |
Company develops Vacuum Operated Fuel Valves |
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| 1978 |
Opening of Narita International Airport |
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1979 |
Company develops Check-valves |
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September 1979 |
Gifu plant opened in Kawabe-cho, Kamo-gun, Gifu Prefecture |
| 1980 |
Japan's automobile production volume exceeds 10 million
units, making country world's No. 1 producer |
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July 1981 |
Commencement of industry-university joint research with Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo |
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August 1981 |
Inspection tour to USA celebrating the 15th anniversary of the company's founding |
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| 1983 |
Opening of Tokyo Disneyland |
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| 1984 |
Korean President's first visit to Japan |
April 1984 |
Subsidiary in the Philippines closed due to political instability. |
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1984 |
Company develops Fuse Coupling Gas Valves |
| 1985 |
Plaza Accord, followed by sharp appreciation of the yen and
start of bubble economy |
1985 |
Company develops Fuel Pumps |
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1985 |
Company develops Electromagnetic Valves |
| 1986 |
Implementation of Equal Employment Act |
August 1986 |
Inspection tour to Australia and New Zealand celebrating the 20th anniversary
of the company's founding. |
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April 1987 |
Gifu Plant expanded |
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1987 |
Company develops Water Pumps |
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February 1988 |
Bio Research Center established in Gifu Plant/Start of Research on Orchid Incubation. |
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| 1989 |
Introduction of consumption tax
Collapse of the Berlin Wall |
April 1989 |
Mitsuhisa Ishimi's accession to President and CEO |
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| 1990 |
Unification of East and West Germany |
April 1990 |
TG Support Committee established |
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| 1991 |
Outbreak of the Gulf War
Distraction of the Soviet Union |
August 1991 |
Inspection tour to Canada celebrating the 25th anniversary of the company's founding. |
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1992 |
Company develops Pressure-regulating Valves |
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| 1993 |
Establishment of Hosokawa Coalition Cabinet |
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| 1994 |
Opening of Kansai International Airport |
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| 1995 |
Great Hanshin Earthquake |
1995 |
Company develops Fuse Coupling Gas Valves with Inspection Holes |
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April 1995 |
Company awarded the 15th Science & Technology Award of Japan |
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August 1996 |
Trip to Guam celebrating the 30th anniversary of the company's founding. |
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| 1997 |
Reversion of Hong Kong to China |
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| 1998 |
Nagano Winter Olympic Games |
1998 |
Company develops Ball Valves |
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| 2000 |
The first inter-Korean summit |
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| 2001 |
September 11th terrorist attacks (U.S.A) |
2001 |
Headquarters opened at Nagoya International Center Building, Japan. |
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| 2002 |
Distribution of the euro currency
FIFA World Cup Korea Japan |
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| 2003 |
Invasion of Iraq by U.S troops |
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| 2004 |
Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake and Indian Ocean Tsunami |
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| 2005 |
Opening of Central Japan International Airport
Expo 2005 Aichi, Japan |
2005 |
Taiyo Giken Asia Center established in Thailand |
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2005.6 |
Company develops Plastic Vacuum-operated Valves |
| 2006 |
"OH JAPAN" wins in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) |
August 2006 |
Inspection tour to Thailand celebrating the 40th anniversary of the company's founding. |
