Company milestones(Chronological table)
- First Steps: Telecommunications (1923-1949)
- The Dawn of Fujitsu's Computer Business (1950-1958)
- A Decade of Bold Moves (1959-1969)
- A Wave of International Standardization (1970-1979)
- A Decade of Personalization (1980-1991)
- A Shift to Solutions and Services (1992-2001)
- Aim for a prosperous society that promotes the well-being of people (2002 - )
1. First Steps: Telecommunications (1923-1949)
1923
Great Kanto Earthquake destroys much of Tokyo's public infrastructure
- Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. and Siemens AG of Germany establish Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. to spur domestic production of generators and electric motors in Japan
1925
- Fuji Electric begins importing and selling telephones and "step-by-step" automatic switching systems made by Siemens AG
1929
Start of Great Depression
1931
Japan's Ministry of Post promotes domestic production of switching equipment
1933
New Deal in U.S.A.
- Fuji Electric delivers its first self-developed "step-by-step" automatic switching system to Ministry of Post
1934
- Fuji Electric recognized by Japan's Ministry of Post as official manufacturer of "step-by-step" automatic switching systems
1935
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FUSI TSUSHINKI SEIZO K.K. (currently Fujitsu Limited) established as an offshoot of Fuji Electric's Communications Division (capitalized at 3 million yen with 700 employees)
(Corporate logo 1935-1961)
Uses the logo of Fuji Electric, the parent company at the time. The design was a combination of Furukawa's "f" and Germany's Siemens' "S," from which Fuji Electric derives its name.
Telephone advertisement in the 1930's
1937
- Recognized by Japan's Ministry of Post as official manufacturer of non-loaded cable carrier devices
1938
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Completes new plant in Kawasaki (now site of Fujitsu Technology Park). Relocates company from Fuji Electric's Kawasaki plant
New plant is completed in Kawasaki
1939
Outbreak of Second World War
- Ventures into radio transmission field
1940
- Delivers Japan's first domestically produced "T-type" automatic switching system to Japanese Ministry of Post
- Starts production of power-line carrier devices
1942
- Opens Suzaka plant for mass production of telephones and telecommunications devices
1945
End of Second World War
- At the end of WWII, Fuji Tsushinki's type 3 telephone set was approved as official telephone by Ministry of Post, and it helped restore Japan's telecommunications infrastructure devastated by the War.
1946
ENIAC, the world's first electronic computer, completed in U.S.A.
- Establishes Tokyo Office as sales organization
1949
Dodge Line
Exchange rate is fixed at 360 yen to the dollar
Hideki Yukawa is the first Japanese to win the Nobel Prize
- Lists company's stock on the newly reopened Tokyo Stock Exchange
