| 1876 |
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Ichizaemon Morimura established Morimura-kumi in Tokyo, and Yutaka Morimura and others established the Hinode Shokai (Morimura Brothers) in New York. |
| 1904 |
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Established Nippon Toki Gomei Kaisha |
| 1907 |
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Began production of grinding wheels for in-house use |
| 1914 |
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Succeeded in production of the first dinner set in japan |
| 1917 |
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Sanitary Ware Division spun off to become TOTO Ltd. Established Nippon Toki Co., Ltd. |
| 1919 |
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Electric insulator division spun off to become NGK Insulators Ltd. |
| 1932 |
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Began production of first bone china in Japan |
| 1939 |
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Began full-scale production of industrial grinding wheels |
| 1943 |
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Tableware production stopped on account of World War II, changed to full production of grinding wheels (only bone china production continued to preserve technique) |
| 1945 |
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Production of tableware resumed |
| 1947 |
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Established Noritake Co., Inc. in the United States |
| 1956 |
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Began production of cutlery |
| 1958 |
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Established Noritake (Australia) Pty. Limited in Australia |
| 1960 |
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Began production of resinoid grinding wheels at the Kamori plant |
| 1961 |
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Began production of crystal glassware Began production of melamine ware |
| 1962 |
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Began production of grinding machines |
| 1963 |
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Began production of belt and fabric abrasives |
| 1968 |
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Established Noritake Canada Limited in Canada |
| 1969 |
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Began production of grinding wheels Began production of electronic products |
| 1970 |
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Established Noritake (U.K.) Limited in the United Kingdom |
| 1971 |
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Began production of filtration equipment |
| 1972 |
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Established Noritake Lanka Porcelain (Pvt.) Ltd. in Sri Lanka Began production of ceramic pipes |
| 1973 |
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Began production of diamond tools |
| 1974 |
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Established Noritake (Guam) , Inc. Established Noritake Porcelana Mfg. Inc. in the Philippines |
| 1979 |
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Began production of materials and equipment for the ceramics industry |
| 1981 |
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Changed the Company name to Noritake Co., Limited |
| 1987 |
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Established Noritake Europe G.m.b.H. in Germany |
| 1988 |
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Established Noritake Taipei Co., Ltd. in Taiwan |
| 1989 |
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Began production of fine ceramic industrial products |
| 1991 |
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Established Noritake Hong Kong Ltd. |
| 1992 |
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Established Noritake Singapore Pte. Ltd. |
| 1993 |
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Opened the Noritake Gallery |
| 1995 |
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Established Pt. Noritake Indonesia |
| 1996 |
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Established Noritake (Siam) Co., Ltd. in Thailand |
| 1997 |
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Established Itron (U.K.) Limited in the United Kingdom |
| 1998 |
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Established Noritake Dental Supply Co., Ltd. |
| 1999 |
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Established Noritake Service Agency Co., Ltd. |
| 2000 |
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Newly established Environmental Engineering Division |
| 2001 |
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Opened the Noritake Garden |