Mar. 1894 | Founder, Mosaburo Kawai, started distributing calcium carbonate and talc in Ryogoku, Tokyo. | |
May 1923 | Katsuo Kawai, son of Mosaburo, joined the business. | |
Sep.1947 | Katsuo Kawai took over KAWAMO. | |
Nov.1949 | Kawamo-Shoten was established by JPY50,000 capital. | |
Nov. 1963 | Kawamo became a stock company by 1million JPY capital stock. | |
Dec. 1963 | Started import and export business. | |
Feb. 1964 | Katsuyoshi Kawai became president because of Katsuo's death. Sales of plastic and rubber row material were increased. | |
Feb. 1967 | Capital stock was increased to JPY2million. | |
Mar. 1968 | Purchased Nichibei Killcoart Industry Co. from Showa Varnish Co.,Inc. and started manufacturing insect killer paint at Saitama factory. |
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Jan. 1969 | Exported Killcoart technology to Shingen Industry, Taiwan. |
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Nov. 1970 | Moved head office to Nihonbashi, and became a stock company. | |
Mar. 1975 | Capital stock was increased to JPY10million. | |
May 1975 | Imported solid golf ball manufacturing technology from PCR Co. in Australia, and sold to Asahi Corporation ( Nihon Rubber ). |
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Aug. 1976 | Started manufacturing CALVIT( Special Made Calcium Hydroxide for Fluoro Rubber ) and selling as a exclusive distributor. |
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Apr. 1979 | Imported portable small-water toilet for INAX Co. | |
Jun. 1984 | Started selling FRP paravola antenna. | |
Dec. 1987@ | Started selling rubber mat for car to Auto-Backs Seven Co. | |
Apr. 1989 | Started selling hotmelt adhesive and its applicater. | |
Aug. 1992 | Started seeling computerized Irrigation system from Israel for golf course, warehouse etc. | |
Sep. 1994 | Started vegitable business ( import fresh or processed ). 100 years aniversary of Kawamo, and made gifts for customers. |
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Apr. 1997 | Started importing fresh Carrots, Onions, Squash from New Zealand and Tasmania, Australia. |
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May 1999 | Opened website. | |
Apr. 2001 | Roppon-Ashi Entomological books started business on web. | |
Nov. 2002 | Shinya Kawai took over president from Katsuyoshi Kawai. |
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Jun. 2003 | The shop of Roppon-Ashi Entomological books has opend in Ryogoku, Tokyo. | |
Mar. 2004 | Received ISBN number for publisher, and start publishing business with TAITA publishers in Czech republic. | |
Aug. 2005 | Atlas of Japanese Scarabaeoidea vol. has completed. | |
Apr. 2008 | Head office have moved to new building due to rebuilding of old office in Nihonbashi. |