Lighting the way for the security of seeing 140-year history
Used post-war recovery as a springboard.
Progress as a corporation
*Honorifics Omitted
1945
CompanyFirst steps toward reconstruction
In October after the end of the war, we built a shack measuring about 66 square meters in Shichikencho and used it as our office for the time being.1946
CompanyRestarted manufacturing of mirrors
1948
CompanyEstablished Murakami Corporation
Established Murakami Corporation through corporate reorganization.
1950
CompanyCompleted the new Miyamotocho Factory
The plate glass rationing system, which had continued both during and after the war, was abolished. In order to respond to the explosive increase in demand, we established the new Miyamotocho Factory, equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and production methods. While inheriting craftsmanship from our predecessors, we built a modern manufacturing method that makes full use of machinery and chemistry.
1951
CompanyAdvanced into new sales areas
Following up on our main business of manufacturing glass and mirrors, we also enhanced our retail sector. The Shimizu Sales Office, which was in Shimizu City (that is now the Shimizu Ward of Shizuoka City), was renovated as a specialty store for mirrors, glassware, and electric appliances. In addition, we built a new 2-story retail store in the Shichikencho district. It was one of the largest glass retail stores in all of Japan.
1951
ProductStarted wholesale and retail of consumer appliances
With the start of commercial radio broadcasting in 1951, demand for radios expanded. Television broadcasting began in 1953, so the demand for home appliances in the private sector increased greatly. In 1955, we added electric washing machines, and our sales department was booming.
1955
CompanyEntered the chemical products field
Inauguration of the Chemical Products Section of the company. As a manufacturer that not only handled materials, but also processed plastic materials, which were rare at the time, we worked on the production of signboards and the like, and cultivated technology that was indispensable for the production of later rear-view mirrors.
1957
CompanyEstablished our first research institute
We strengthened our research department, with the aim of acquiring production technology and creating new products. Established a research institute in our factory in Miyamotocho. As Murakami’s first full-scale research organization, it became the foundation for creating many new technologies and new products.
1958
CompanyStarted business with Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (now Toyota Motor Corporation)
