Aroace
Aroace: Overcoming obstacles buoyed on the founder’s adventurous spirit
In December of 1966, Yazaki Corporation began producing a product called the “Arorizer.”
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Continuous copper casting and rolling machine, Fuji Factory (2014)
Episodes in Yazaki’s development and business growth
This section presents episodes describing Yazaki product development,
through which our predecessors brought wire harnesses and many other flagship products to the world.
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Wire harnesses
The egg lays the chicken: The secret story behind the birth of the wire harness
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Asking this question will spark an endless debate, but, really, which one was it?
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Drum recycling
A drum business that conserves valuable wood resources and recycles waste plastic
“The wood used to make electric wire drums is an important natural resource,” said Yazaki’s founder, Sadami Yazaki. “In the interest of helping protect the environment, I want us to do all we can to recycle them.” With this one statement, Yazaki’s drum recycling business was set in motion.
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Gas meter
“LP10”: The gas meter that changed how people think about propane
Propane (LP gas) first came into use as a household fuel in Japan in 1953. This was when sales of 10-kg cylinders (popularly known as “daruma”) for household use began.
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Solar systems
Moving toward a sustainable future as a pioneer in the use of solar heat
The first oil crisis of 1973 was sparked by the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, which erupted in October of that year. The crisis had a direct impact on the Japanese economy, as Japan was heavily dependent upon Middle Eastern oil.
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Electric wires
Achieving independent copper melting capability by boldly removing the old furnace before the new one comes on line
Yazaki—which had begun making wire harnesses early in Japan’s Showa era (1926-1989) and had successfully expanded its business as Yazaki Densen Kogyo K.K. since 1941—lost its head office and Oku Factory in Tokyo’s Kita Ward in the firebombing.
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Meters
From the quagmire of labor dispute rose the grand flower of the meter
In 1949, Toyo Tokei, a prominent manufacturer that held a virtual monopoly in the automotive meter market, was shut down by a labor strike.
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