HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDRice meals started being supplied
Corporate History
1976
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1978
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Kyoho Engineering founded.
Started manufacture and sales of automated rice cooking systems.
Started manufacture and sales of automated rice cooking systems.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDConvenience stores start to spread.
1981
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Incorporated as Kyoho Engineering Co., Ltd.
Capital: 2 million yen.
Capital: 2 million yen.
1986
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Started sales of fully automated rice cooking systems
for convenience stores.
for convenience stores.
1992
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Increased capital to 30 million yen.
1999
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Started developing single-bowl automated rice cookers.
2000
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Started sales in Taiwan.
2006
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Relocated head office to Fushimi Ward, Kyoto.
2008
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Constructed new factory next to head office.
2011
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Started sales in Korea.
2015
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Established JING LI MACHINERY CO.,LTD. In Taiwan.
2016
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Awarded an Oscar by Kyoto City.
2017
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Opened Tokyo Sales Office.
Certified as a Driving Company for the Regional Future by METI.
(As of April 2018)