History
| 1927 |
Company founder Eitaro Miyamoto launches a patented
address book and seal impression book. ![]() |
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| 1948 |
MEIKANDO CO., LTD. is established.
The company produces and launches loose-leaf notebooks, binders, and files. ![]() |
| 1953 | The Osaka branch (current sales office) opens. |
| 1961 | The company name is changed to KING JIM CO., LTD. The Nagoya branch (current sales office) opens. |
| 1964 |
The KING FILE G is launched.
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| 1981 | The Fukuoka branch (current sales office) opens. |
| 1984 | The Tokyo Distribution Center opens. |
| 1987 | The company’s shares are listed on the over-the-counter section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 1988 |
The TEPRA label printer is launched.
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| 1993 | Cumulative sales of KING FILE G reaches 100 million units. Cumulative sales of TEPRA reaches 1 million units. |
| 1996 | P.T. KING JIM INDONESIA is established in Indonesia. |
| 1998 | KING JIM (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. is established in Malaysia. |
| 2001 | The company’s shares are listed on Section 2 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The company acquires NAGASHIMA & CO., LTD. |
| 2002 | SHANGHAI KING JIM MAKINO TRADING CO., LTD. is established in China. |
| 2003 | Cumulative sales of TEPRA reach 5 million units. The company acquires GODO CO., LTD. |
| 2005 | The company’s shares are listed on Section 1 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2007 | KING JIM (VIETNAM) Co., Ltd. is established in Vietnam. |
| 2008 |
The company acquires ASKA COMPANY, LTD.
The POMERA digital memo is launched. ![]() |
| 2010 |
The Toffy SHIODOME opens.
The Academy Lounge Ikebukuro opens. ![]() |
| 2011 | The SHOTNOTE is launched. The Toffy LANDMARK PLAZA and Esola Ikebukuro opens. The Academy Lounge Suidobashi opens. |










