| 1840 |
Iwakichi Kajima begins carpentry business in Edo
(present day Tokyo) |
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| 1860 |
Kajima pioneers first Western-style building in Yokohama
(Ei-Ichiban Kan) |
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| 1880 |
Establishes Kajima Gumi |
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| 1891 |
Construction begins on Usui Railway Line |
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| 1899 |
Railway construction projects begin in Korea and Taiwan |
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| 1918 |
Construction of Tanna Tunnel begins
(17-year project) |
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| 1923 |
Great Kanto Earthquake
Kajima participates in reconstruction work |
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| 1924 |
Completes Japan's first concrete Dam (Ohmine Dam) |
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| 1930 |
Kajima incorporates
(issues stock, capitalized at 3 million yen) |
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| 1945 |
Support of postwar reconstruction begins |
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| 1949 |
Founds Kajima Technical Research Institute
(first research facility in Japanese construction industry) |
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| 1950 |
Pioneers first joint venture with
Morrison-Knudsen of the U.S.A. |
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| 1957 |
Completes Japan's first nuclear reactor |
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| 1959 |
Construction of Tokaido Shinkansen
(Bullet Train) Line begins |
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| 1961 |
Lists stocks on Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges |
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| 1963 |
Attains world No.1 construction company ranking
(total contract value)
Constructs facilities for Tokyo Olympic Games
Completes New Tanna Tunnel for Shinkansen |
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| 1964 |
Establishes Kajima International Incorporated (KII)
in Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A. |
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| 1968 |
Completes Japan's first high-rise building
(Kasumigaseki Building) |
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| 1969 |
Kajima Design Division wins bid for new Supreme - Court Building |
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| 1971 |
Completes 47-story Keio Plaza Hotel
(Japan's first super-high-rise hotel)in Shinjuku |
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| 1978 |
Introduces company total quality control
Completes International Trade Center in Berlin |
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| 1982 |
Receives Deming Prize |
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| 1983 |
Establishes Chung-Lu Sino-Kajima ConstructionCo.,Ltd. |
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| 1984 |
Completes New Kokugikan Sumo Arena |
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| 1987 |
Establishes Kajima Europe B.V. (KE) in Netherlands |
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| 1988 |
Establishes Kajima Overseas Asia Pte. Ltd. (KOA)
in Singapore
Completes Seikan Tunnel (world's longest tunnel) |
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| 1994 |
Completes Kansai International Airport |
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| 1995 |
Renovates Suez Canal tunnel |
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| 1997 |
Completes Tokyo Wan Aqualine; Obtains,
ISO 9000s |
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| 1998 |
Completes Akashi Kaikyo Bridge; Obtains, ISO 14000s |
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| 1999 |
Celebrates 160th anniversary of establishment |
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| 2003 |
Completes Shiodome Tower |
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| 2006 |
Completes Akihabara Crossfield in Tokyo |
