Corporate
Information
  • 1950〜1980
  • 1990〜2010
  • 2010〜
1952
10
Kawada Shoten LLC established as a wholesaler of toys Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
1960
10
Reorganized to Kawada Co., Ltd. Founder Chikao Kawada appointed as President and Representative Director
1962
10
Kawada Industrial Co., Ltd. established as an independent manufacturing unit
“diablock®” brand of block toys launched
1967
10
Construction and relocation of the head office building to the current location (Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
1969
10
Headquarters building expanded
11
Established Osaka Sales Office, a base in the Kansai area
1974
3
Constructed Osaka branch building and promoted to Osaka branch
1976
4
Construction of distribution center building along Shinjuku Otakibashi intersection
1977
7
Established Fukuoka branch office, a base in the Kyushu area
1979
6
Fukuoka branch building construction, promoted to Fukuoka branch
1981
7
Opened Sendai branch, a base in the Tohoku region
1983
4
Sapporo sales office opened
11
Construction and relocation of new Osaka branch office building near Shin-Osaka station
1984
12
Fukuoka branch extension
1987
10
Sendai branch extension
1991
4
Participated in Takao Co., Ltd. and made it an affiliated company
1992
5
Osaka branch extension
11
Distribution center completed in Nagano prefecture
1993
10
Fukuoka branch extension
1998
2
Masashi Tsujimoto appointed as President and Representative Director
2002
7
Sapporo sales office relocated along Sapporo Odori Park
10
Held the first “year-end order reception in KAWADA” at 4 venues nationwide (held every year thereafter)
2006
10
Sendai branch renovation
2007
1
Tetsuo Koroyasu appointed as President and Representative Director
9
Take over the toy store management from the former Sakura Toys Co., Ltd.
10
Introduction of in-house information sharing system
2008
2
Established overseas export department
10
World-class miniature block toy “nanoblock®” released.
Partial outsourcing of logistics operations
2009
4
“Eco Block” using environmentally friendly raw materials released.
Started exporting to Hong Kong as the first overseas export of “nanoblock®”
6
“diablock®” license business started
7
“Eco Block” won the 2009 Japan Toy Awards / Basic Toy Category Excellence Award
2010
6
“nanoblock® Neuschwanstein Castle Deluxe Edition” wins the Excellence Award in the High Target category at the 2010 Japan Toy Awards
10
Kawada Industrial HK Ltd. established.
2011
6
“nanoblock® Tokyo Skytree®” wins the Grand Prize in the High Target category at the 2011Japan Toy Awards.
10
“nanoblock® Tokyo Skytree® Deluxe Edition” wins the Product Licensee Award at the 2011 Licensing of the Year.
2012
2
nanoblock® nominated for the Toy of the Year in the United States.
4
Company name notation changed from Kawada Co., Ltd. (written in Kanji of family name) to Kawada Co., Ltd. (written in Katakana for public image).
5
First official nanoblock store® opens in Tokyo Solamachi.
7
nanoblock® wins the Brand License Award at the 2012 Licensing of the Year.
8
Countries and regions importing nanoblock products reach 31 in Asia, North America, Europe, etc.
2013
6
“nanoblock® space center DX”wins the Excellence Awards in the High Target Toy Category at the 2013 Japan Toy Awards.
9
Tetsuo Koroyasu appointed as Chairman of the Board
Junichi Ishii appointed as President and Representative Director
2014
3
Train model of nanoblock® “nano Guage®” launched.
New block series “nanoblock®+” launched.
6
“nanoblock®+ Basic set Standard” wins the Grand Prize in the Educational Toy category at the 2014 Japan Toy Awards.
“nano Guage® Series” wins the Excellence Awards in the Inovative Toy category at the 2014 Japan Toy Awards.
2016
6
“nanoblock®+ Speices Unite Series”wins the Excellence Awards in the Boys Toy Category at the 2016 Japan Toy Awards.
“papernano™ series” wins the Excellence Awards in the High Target Toy Category at the 2016 Japan Toy Awards.
2017
6
Merges with “Kawada Industry”.
7
Kawada Australia Pty Ltd. established.
2020
8
Masakazu Kobayashi appointed as President and Representative Director
2021
6
“nanoblock® Tokyo Station Marunouchi Station Building DX Edition” won the 2021 Japan Toy Award, High Target Toy Category, Excellence Award
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