Company Profile
Message from the President
Thank you for visiting the web-site of Yamagata Casio.
We, YAMAGATA CASIO, as the only manufacturing base in Japan of CASIO group, hold up “creativity and contribution” as cooperate creed. As represented by timepiece production, we always strive to improve “Made in Japan quality” by pursuing highly reliable manufacturing.
With the most advanced facilities, we have ability to produce CASIO brand products consistently. Under our integrated production system which is a fusion of digital engineering and craftsmanship, all process from mold design and production, plastic molding, processing, decorating to assembling finished products is conducted in-house. Furthermore, based on the cultivated production technology, we play an important role of the “mother factory” which presides production bases in overseas, launches the new products constantly and executes best QCD (Quality, Cost and Delivery) by cost reformation.
Also, being the company who work for original product-development with our own technology, we always create and offer new value.
We emphasize the compliance with laws and ordinance to execute high quality corporate management, and maximize the satisfaction of stakeholders. By achieving this, we contribute to the further development of the society.
President
Shinichi Kimura
Corporate Profile
Company Name | Yamagata Casio, Co., Ltd. |
Establishment | October 1979 |
Headquarter | 5400-1 Higashine-ko, Higashine-city Yamagata 999-3701 Japan Phone: +81-237-43-5111 Fax: +81-237-43-2577 |
Yamanashi Office | 911-3 Higashibara Ichinomiya-cho,Fuefuki-city Yamanashi 405-0075 Japan Phone: +81-553-47-7525 Fax: +81-553-47-4167 |
Business Description | Design, Manufacture & Sales of Electronic Devices |
Capital | 1.5 billion yen |
Ownership | Casio Computer Co., Ltd. 100% |
Board Members | President & CEO Shinichi Kimura Director Takumi Fukushi Director Tetsuya Kawai Director Tomoaki Furuya Auditor Yasuko Hashimoto |
Main Products | Timepieces, Projectors, Calculator, Medical device, Handy terminal, Marine sports equipment, etc. |
Main Clients | Casio Computer Co., Ltd. and Other Casio Related Companies |
Main Bank | Yamagata Bank |
Fiscal Year-end | March 31st |
History
Oct. | 1979 | Company established. |
Apr. | 1980 | Operation started. (Manufacturing Calculators and Time pieces) |
Oct. | 1983 | Plastic molding and Precision Molds business started. |
Sep. | 1985 | Electronics Manufacturing Service started. |
Jul. | 1986 | FA business started. |
Dec. | 1991 | Communication business started. |
Jun. | 1992 | Received TP (Total productivity) Prize. |
Dec. | 1994 | Received ISO 9001 Certification. |
Apr. | 1996 | Electric Module Business started. |
Nov. | 1997 | Received ISO 14001 Certification. |
Apr. | 2000 | Merged Sanko Denki Co., Ltd. |
Oct. | 2002 | Received TMP Prize. |
Nov. | 2002 | Received NIKKEI BP; "2002 Windows Digital Engineering System Award." |
Feb. | 2003 | Manufacturing of Digital camera started. |
Oct. | 2004 | Metal Molds factory was enlarged. |
Jun. | 2005 | Received "Governors Award for Environment Preservation Promotion". Received "The 16th Aoki-Katashi Award from the Japan society of Polymer Processing". |
Oct. | 2005 | Received "NIKKEI Monozukuri Award". Received "TPM Special Award". |
Oct. | 2007 | Received "Mark of certified company supporting development of next generation". |
Aug. | 2007 | Received "Monozukuri Japan Award for excellence" |
Mar. | 2012 | Establishment of Yamanashi office |
Apr. | 2012 | System device business, consumer business started. |
Oct. | 2012 | Establishment of YAMAGATA CASIO (THAILAND) Co.,LTD. |
Jan. | 2013 | Marine system business sales started. |
Dec. | 2013 | Received "Yamagata Excellent Design 2013 Innovation design Award" (Logosease). |
Apr. | 2014 | Manufacturing of Data projector started. |
Oct. | 2014 | Received "Good Design Award"(Logosease). |
Jan. | 2015 | Selected for "JIDA Design Museum Selection vol.16" (Logosease). |
Nov. | 2015 | Received "Monozukuri Japan Award Director of Tohoku Bureau of Economy and Industry Prize" (Logosease). |
Apr. | 2018 | Establishment of dedicated factory for watch. |
Aug. | 2018 | Automatic assembly line for watch started operation. |
Dec. | 2018 | Received The second-class marketing license for medical devices, Registered Medical device manufacturing industry registration. |
Apr. | 2019 | Manufacturing of medical camera (DERMOCAMERA) started. |
May. | 2019 | Authorized for selling or leasing specially controlled medical devices. |
Mar. | 2020 | Received Data Management 2020 "Advanced Technology Utilization Award". |
Sep. | 2020 | Manufacturing of scientific calculator started. |
Mar. | 2021 | Received the international standard for medical device quality management systems ISO 13485 certification. |