MORIMURA BROS., INC.

History

Expanded to support for education and charity work.

1901
Ichizaemon launched "MORIMURA HOUMEIKAI FOUNDATION " which was aiming at the contribution to culture and charity work.
1902
Participated in the establishment of the Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Company.
1904
Established Nippon Toki Gomei Kaisha in Nagoya. (Presently NORITAKE CO., LIMITED)
Ichizaemon(MORIMURA HOUMEIKAI FOUNDATION) supported the establishment of Japan Women's University.
1910
Ichizaemon established Morimura Gakuen.
1913
Ichizaemon (MORIMURA HOUMEIKAI FOUNDATION) supported the establishment of the Mita Grand Lecture Hall at Keio University.
1914
Nippon Toki succeeded in producing the first dinner set "Sedan" in Japan.
1916
Established Gomei Kaisha Nitto Shokai in Nagoya as a domestic tableware sales company.
Left: Nitto set the corner stone Right: First graduate of Morimura Gakuen
Left: Nitto set the corner stone
Right: First graduate of Morimura Gakuen

Based on Founders spirits that aimed contribution to Japan by producing industrial products domestically, spun off new field of business and began a full-scale production, porcelain sanitaryware and insulator (indispensable to electric power industry).

1917
Established Toyo Toki K.K. in Kokura. (Presently TOTO LTD.)
Nippon Toki Gomei Kaisha was reorganized to Nippon Toki Kaisha.
1918
Renamed Morimura Gumi K.K. Capitalized at ￥20,000,000.
1919
Founder Ichizaemon Morimura VI died on 11th September.
Established Nihon Gaishi K.K. in Nagoya. (Presently NGK INSULATORS, LTD.)
Left: Morimura Gumi in Kobe Right: Nitto Accounting Division
Left: Morimura Gumi in Kobe
Right: Nitto Accounting Division

Thanks to the success of development in Dinnerware, Morimura Bros. (New York) had a large volume of business transactions with department stores, bargain chain stores and mail-order companies, etc. as adopting many salespeople.
Japan gradually expanded the share of imported china market and took the lead in the U.S.

1920
Established Morimura Bros. Employees Benefit Fund in Morimura Bros.
1922
Ichizaemon participated in the establishment of Hodogaya Country Club.
1925
Became the first Japanese company to import IBM electrical office machinery.
Became the first agency in Japan.
1926
Marked the 50th anniversary of Morimura's founding. Held a celebration inviting employees and their families.
1928
Kaisaku Morimura succeeded to the name of Ichizaemon VII.
Morimura Gumi served as the position of performing investment and the supervisors to six affiliated companies ( Nippon Toki, Toyo Toki, Nihon Gangu, Morimura Shoji：purchase export outsourcing company of Morimura Gumi, Morimura Bros. Inc. and Nitto Shokai).
1929
Morimura Bank merged with Mitsubishi Bank.
1941
Closed Morimura Bros.(New York Office) in December.
Employee's benefit Woodlawn Cemetery
Employee's benefit Woodlawn Cemetery

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