History
In 1941, Yazaki Group founder Sadami Yazaki established Yazaki Electric Wire Co., Ltd.
Our business, which began with the manufacture and sale of wire harnesses for automobiles, has expanded beyond automobile parts and electric wires to instrumentation equipment, gas equipment, air-conditioning and solar-heat equipment, as well as agriculture and We are actively developing nursing care and recycling businesses.
1920～
1924
On May 27, future founder Sadami Yazaki travels from Nakasu Village, Suwa District, Nagano Prefecture (currently Nakasu, Suwa City) to Tokyo, where he is hired by Trading Company "Morita Shokai" in Nihombashi.
1929
Founder Sadami Yazaki establishes Mitsuya Electric Wire and begins selling automotive electric wire (hereinafter wire harnesses).
1938
Yazaki Densen Eigyo-bu joint-stock company is established.
1939
Ogu Factory opens in Tokyo and begins manufacturing general electric wire and wire harnesses.
1940～
1941
Yazaki Electric Wire Industries Co., Ltd. is established and absorbs Yazaki Electric Wire Sales.
1943
Washizu Factory (currently Washizu Branch Factory of Makinohara Factory) opens in Shizuoka Prefecture.
1947
Head office opens in Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato Ward, Tokyo.
1948
Shimada Factory opens in Shizuoka Prefecture.
1949
Sale of Japan's first vinyl electric wire for automobile begins.
1950
The automobile meter division of Toyo Tokei separates and reestablishes as Nihon Jidosha Keiki K.K. in Tokyo, and the manufacturing of meters for automobiles begins.
1951
Numazu Factory opens in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Branch offices are opened in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Sendai and Fukuoka.
1955
Sale of the industry’s first PVC Insulated Cable begins.
1957
Japan’s first rotary "Thomas" furnace is installed in Numazu Factory.
1958
Sale of Japan’s first "Parking Meter" begins.
Yazaki Health Insurance Association is established.
1959
Yazaki Parts Co., Ltd. is established.
Nihon Jidosha Keiki K.K. changes its name to Yazaki Meter Co., Ltd
Tenryu Factory opens in Shizuoka Prefecture.
1960～
1960
Gotemba Factory opens in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Sale of Japan’s first tachograph begins.
Electric wires for devices and other products obtain Japan’s first UL certification for electric wires.
1961
Susono Factory (later Kisegawa Factory and currently Susono Factory) opens in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Production of wooden drums and vinyl tape and recycling scrap wire begins.
Yazaki Gijuku is launched.
1962
Ohama Factory opens in Shizuoka Prefecture.
"Christmas Wire Set" released in the US.
1963
Hamana Factory opens in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Yazaki Electric Wire Industries Co., Ltd. changes its name to Yazaki Corporation, and company’s manufacturing division is spun off as Yazaki Electric Wire Co., Ltd.
Sale of Japan’s first LP Gas Meter begins.
Yazaki Employee Labor Union is established.
Referred student scheme for Tamagawa University begins (~1981).
1964
Yazaki Resources Co., Ltd. is established.
Fuji High School, a correspondence education program, is launched with Tamagawa Academy (~1973).
1965
Yazaki Industrial Machine Co., Ltd. is established.
1966
A correspondence education program is launched with the Sanno Institute of Management.
1967
Haibara Factory (currently Monozukuri Center) opens in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Sale of taxi meters begins.
1968
Numazu Center opens (aggregation of management functions) in Shizuoka Prefecture.
A correspondence education program is launched with Naniwa Women’s Junior College (~1974).
1970
Sale of "Aroace" Absorption Chiller-heater begins.
1971
Fuji Factory opens in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Sale of "Arokko" LP Gas Alarm begins.
1973
Niimi Factory opens in Okayama Prefecture.
Tochigi Factory opens in Tochigi Prefecture.
The Crown Prince and Princess (now the Emperor Emeritus and Empress Emerita) visit Ikkyuso Guesthouse.
1974
Founder Sadami Yazaki passes away at the age of 64. Yasuhiko Yazaki assumes the presidency.
Yazaki Experimental Solar House, a facility equipped with the world’s first solar-powered air-conditioning and hot-water system, is completed at Hamana Factory.
"Arofriend 8" electronic taximeter is released.
1976
Head Office moves to Mita, Minato Ward, Tokyo.
Sale of "Yuwaita" Solar Water Heater begins.
1977
"Blue Panel" solar heat collector and "Hot Water Fired Aroace" is released.
First Domestic Summer Camp.
1978
May 27 is established as Official Founding Day.
Hamamatsu Factory opens in Shizuoka Prefecture.
1979
Production of automotive junction block begins.
1980～
1980
Ryuyo Factory opens in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Sale of "YAZAC" Operation Management System begins.
1982
Yazaki Technical Center (currently Research & Technology Center) is established in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Yazaki Memorial Foundation for Science and Technology is established.
Referred student scheme for Toyota Technological Institute begins.
1983
Sale of "Achichi" Solar Water Heating System begins.
1984
Production of low voltage wire for automobiles with compressed conductor with thin insulation (CAVS) begins.
1985
Yazaki Electronic Technology Center opens in Haibara, Shizuoka Prefecture (now: Makinohara).
First Overseas Summer Camp.
1986
Osaka Factory (currently Daito Factory) opens in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Sale of series of products that protects against damage by static electricity and electromagnetic interference begins.
Sale of Comprehensive LP Gas Safety System begins.
1987
Sale of Japan’s first taxi receipt issuing device, the "Taxi Multi Printer," begins.
Production of "Combination Meter" that employs completely trans-illuminated analog-electronic face begins.
Production of “Non-Halogen Flame-Retardant Cable for Automobiles” begins.
1988
First Summer Camp in Japan.
1990
Overseas study program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) starts (~2005).
1991
Yasuhiko Yazaki becomes Chairman (concurrently serving as President).
Yazaki Holiday Village opens on Iejima, Okinawa.
1992
Yazaki Employee Pension Fund System starts.
1993
First F.I.A. Adventure School Program.
1994
First Yazaki International QCC Presentation Meet is held.
1995
Production of world’s first "Analog Virtual Image Display" begins.
1996
"Agribusiness" is launched.
"Yazaki Fuji Training Center" opens in Shizuoka Prefecture.
1997
"Yazaki Global Environment Charter" is enacted.
1998
"Y-CITY" is opened in Shizuoka Prefecture, centralizing head office functions.
Sale of "Ecology Cables" begins.
1999
Sale of the industry’s first Digital Tachograph, the "DTG1," begins.
Sale of "Lead-Free Vinyl Tape" and "Ecology Tape" begins.
Sale of the "ETC-YT1" on-board ETC device begins.
2000～
2000
Hotozawa Factory (currently Hotozawa Branch Factory of Susono Factory) opens in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Yazaki Valente wins Tokai Society Football League Championship.
2002
Yasuhiko Yazaki becomes Chairman and Shinji Yazaki takes over as the new President.
2003
Yazaki introduces the industry’s first lead-free vinyl electric wire and cables.
2004
Environment and recycling business is launched.
Sale of Load Indicator begins.
2006
Yazaki Nursing Care Center, "Kami Fusen", is established within Y-CITY.
Food recycling business is launched.
Sale of "YAZAC-eye" Driving Recorder begins.
Yazaki participates for the first time in a forest volunteers’ cooperative forestation project in Yusuhara Town, Takaoka District, Kochi Prefecture.
2008
A wood pellet factory operated by Yusuhara Pellet Co., Ltd., a quasi-public corporation sponsored by Yazaki, is opened in Yusuhara Town, Takaoka District, Kochi Prefecture.
Sale of the world’s first Wood Pellet Fueled Absorption Chiller-Heater begins.
2009
Sale of the industry’s first Ultrasonic LP Gas Meter, the "U-smart" begins.
2010
"Eco Cute Solar Heat" jointly developed with TEPCO and DENSO released.
Sale of "Yawaraka" wire and cable series for 600V begins.
Sale of "F Earth" VVF wire with ground cable begins.
2012
Yazaki Energy System Corporation is established.
"Monozukuri Center" opens in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Sale of the industry’s first Portable LP Gas Generator System begins.
2014
Sale of Standard AC Charger for Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles begins.
Yazaki, Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Tsusho Corporation jointly develop the world's first "Car to Car recycling technology" for the copper contained in wire harnesses.
2015
Sale of the Hybrid Digital Tachograph begins.
2016
"East Japan Logistics Center" opens in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture.
"Arofriend 27" digital tachograph integrated taxi meter is released.
"IoT Telematics" starts in ASEAN region.
2018
Establishment of the Yazaki Kizuna Foundation.
2020～
2021
Yasuhiko Yazaki becomes Honorary Chairman.
2022
President Shinji Yazaki passes away at the age of 75.
Riku Yazaki assumes the presidency.
2023
Head Office moves to Konan, Minato Ward, Tokyo.
1960～
1962
Established Tai Yazaki Electric Wire Co., Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand (first overseas base)
1964
Established US office in Los Angeles, USA
1965
Opened Australian office
Opened US office in Chicago, USA
1966
Established America Yazaki Corporation in Chicago, USA
Opened European representative office in Basel, Switzerland.
1967
Established Yazaki Oerlikon Corporation as a joint venture in Switzerland
1973
Established Yazaki Torres Industry Co., Ltd. in Manila, Philippines
1980年～
1982
Established "Mexico Automotive Parts" in Mexico
1986
Established "Yazaki Sartano Portugal Automotive Electrical Parts" in Portugal
Established "Yazaki Allied New Zealand" in New Zealand
1987
Established VDO Yazaki Limited in Canada
1988
Established Yazaki Gothenburg Representative Office in Sweden
Established Tianjin Tianmei Auto Parts Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, China.
Established "EDS Cologne Engineering" in Cologne, West Germany (currently Germany)
Established Yazaki Monel in Spain
1989
Established "EDS Manufacturing Indonesia" in Indonesia
Established Yazaki EDS Engineering, Inc. in Chicago, USA
1991
Opened Yazaki Turin Branch in Italy
Established "Yazaki Australia Vitele Factory" in Western Samoa (currently Samoa)
1992
Established "UK Yazaki Belgium Branch" in Oflabbeek, Belgium
1994
Established Yazaki Devnar Slovakia in Privisa, Slovakia (first base in Eastern Europe)
1995
Established base in Singapore
Established "Yazakisa/Yazaki/Sabanchi Automotive Cable Assembly Manufacturing and Sales" in Turkey
Established "Yazaki EDS Vietnam" in Vietnam
Established "Yazaki Seamel" in Colombia (first base in South America)
1997
Established Tata Yazaki Autocomp Limited in India
Established Yazaki Brazil in Sao Paulo, Brazil
1999
Opened Yazaki Europe Eindhoven Branch in the Netherlands
Opened Yazaki Europe Paris Branch in France
Opened Yazaki Europe Zagreb Branch in Croatia
2000年～
2000年
Established "Yazaki Morocco" in Morocco
2001
Established Yazaki Nicaragua in Nicaragua
Established Yazaki Wiring Technology Lithuania in Lithuania
Established Yazaki Wiring Technology Czech in Czech
2002
Established "Yazaki Ukraine" in Ukraine
2003
Established Yazaki Romania in Romania
2005
Established Yazaki Uruguay in Uruguay
2006
Established "Arnecom El Salvador Variable Capital" in El Salvador
Established Yazaki Bulgaria in Bulgaria
Capital participation in Hest Harness in South Africa
2009
Capital participation in Hest Harness in South Africa
2011
Established Yazaki Automotive Products Poland S.A. in Poland
2012
Established Yazaki Cambodia Products Co., Ltd. in Cambodia
Established Yazaki Volga in Russia
Established Yazaki Systems Technologies France Novo Mesto Branch in Slovenia
2013
Established "Yazaki Paraguay" in Paraguay
2016
Established "Yazaki Serbia" in Serbia
2019
Established "Myanmar Yazaki Thilawa" in Myanmar
2020年～
2022
Factory established in Guatemala
