1889
Founded as"Yamato Sosuke Morikawa Company" by Sosuke Morikawa, First President
1915
Issued first Comprehensive Catalog
First development and manufacture for X-ray tube in Japan
First development and manufacture for X-ray tube in Japan
1941
Established "Yamato Scientific Instruments Ltd.". Sosuke Morikawa Jr. became 2nd President.
1946
Yamato Scientific Instruments, Ltd. reorganized to Yamato Scientific Instruments Co, Ltd.
1948
Created distributor networks in Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Shinetsu, Hokuriku, Chubu, Kinki and Kyushu regions.
1966
Held the 1st domestic distributors meeting
1968
Completion of Atsugi Factory in Kanagawa Inland Industrial Park
1972
Yamato Scientific Instruments Co., Ltd. renamed to Yamato Scientific Co., Ltd.
Tatsumi Morikawa became the 3rd president
Tatsumi Morikawa became the 3rd president
1976
Opened Atsugi Distribution Center within Atsugi Factory area
1977
Established Yamato Lab-Tech Co., Ltd. after incorporation of Atsugi Factory and Research Facility Department.
1981
Completion of Yamanashi Factory in Kosai Industrial Park (current Minami Alps Factory)
1982
Established Yamato USA, Inc. in Illinois
Established a medical device sales company, Yamato Medical Co. Ltd.
Established a medical device sales company, Yamato Medical Co. Ltd.
1989
Celebrated 100th anniversary establishment
1995
Established stock Yamato Environmental Technology Research Institute
1999
Satoshi Morikawa became the 4th president
Yamato Glass Co., Ltd. listed on JASDAQ
Yamato Glass Co., Ltd. listed on JASDAQ
2000
Established Morikawa Yamato Medical Co. Ltd. (Merging Yamato Medical Co. Ltd. and Morikawa Medical device Manufacture Co. Ltd.)
Established SUNMEDIX Co., Ltd. (Merging Morikawa Yamato Medical Co. Ltd. and Ishii Medical Factory Co. Ltd.)
Established SUNMEDIX Co., Ltd. (Merging Morikawa Yamato Medical Co. Ltd. and Ishii Medical Factory Co. Ltd.)
2003
Started “ Yamato Renaissance Campaign” promoting Yamato Brand Products
2004
Established Yamato Scientific Shanghai Corp.
2005
Established Yamato Scientific Chongqing Co., Ltd.
2006
New R&D Center opened at Minami Alps Factory
Yamato Glass Co., Ltd. renamed to Yamato Material Co., Ltd.
Yamato Glass Co., Ltd. renamed to Yamato Material Co., Ltd.
2010
Opened Monzennaka-cho Annex
2012
Established Yamato Techno Engineering Co., Ltd.
2013
Relocation of headquarters (Nihonbashi Muromachi, Tokyo)
2014
Commemorated 125th Anniversary
2015
Established Lab Design Systems Co., Ltd.
2016
Completion of Yamato Scientific Chongqing Co., Ltd. new factory
2019
Relocation of headquarters (Harumi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)