History
On this page, we introduce company history from establishment to present day.
* Please go to "Product Development History" to browse history of product development.
- AUG.1953
- Commenced business with the head office in Minato-ku, Tokyo (in Nippon Electric Co., Ltd.)
- AUG.1954
- A factory built in Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken (at Tamagawa Plant of NEC)
- APR.1961
- Akishima Factory (present Akishima Plant) completed, all moved from NEC's Tamagawa Plant
Akishima Plant in 1964
- MAY.1961
- Head Office moved to Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
- APR.1973
- JAE stock listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Second Section
- APR.1975
- Established a subsidiary, "JAE Services, Ltd." (present JAE Business Support, Ltd.)
- SEP.1975
- Affiliated K.K.Fuji Kogyo (present JAE Yamagata, Ltd. and JAE Fuji, Ltd.) with JAE by acquiring all Fuji Kogyo stocks
- MAR.1977
- Established an overseas subsidiary, "Zet Marketing Company" (present JAE Electronics, Inc.)
Zet Marketing Company
- MAR.1979
- Established a subsidiary "JAE Hirosaki, Ltd."
- SEP.1980
- JAE stock listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the First Section
- JUL.1984
- Established an overseas subsidiary, "JAE Taiwan, Ltd."
- JUL.1985
- Established a subsidiary "JAE Engineering, Ltd." (present JAE Business Support, Ltd.)
- JUL.1985
- Construction completed of an office building in Akishima Plant
- APR.1986
- Established a subsidiary "JAE Shinshu, Ltd."
- JUN.1988
- K.K.Fuji Kogyo reorganized into JAE Yamagata, Ltd. and JAE Fuji, Ltd.
- OCT.1988
- Established an overseas subsidiary, "JAE Oregon, Inc."
- APR.1990
- Construction completed of a new factory building （current 1st Factory） in Akishima Plant
- MAY.1990
- Established a subsidiary, "JAE Foods, Ltd."
- DEC.1991
- Established a subsidiary, "Nikko Logistics, Corp."
- APR.1994
- Established an overseas subsidiary, "JAE Hong Kong, Ltd."
- FEB.1995
- Established an overseas subsidiary, "JAE Singapore Pte Ltd."
- JAN.1996
- Established an overseas subsidiary, "JAE Korea, Inc."
- JUN.1996
- Established an overseas subsidiary, "JAE Philippines, Inc."
- SEP.1996
- Established an overseas subsidiary, "JAE Europe, Ltd."
- Annual sales surpassed 100 billion yen
Sales for FY1999: 100.1 billion yen (Overseas sales ratio: 22%)
- JUL.2001
- Established an overseas subsidiary, "JAE Wuxi Co., Ltd."
- MAR.2002
- Established an overseas subsidiary, "JAE Wujiang Co., Ltd."
- JUN.2003
- Established an overseas subsidiary, "JAE Shanghai Co., Ltd."
- AUG.2003
- Hakkou Dengyo Co., Ltd. became an affiliate of JAE (company name changed to JAE Hakko, Ltd. in October)
- JUN.2004
- Started forestry program, "Forest of JAE Group"
Forest of JAE Group (Okutama, Tokyo)
- APR.2005
- Established "Global Techno-center" in Connector Division
- JUL.2005
- Establishment of DJ Precision Co., Ltd. through Joint Venture with Dai-ichi Seiko Co., Ltd.
- MAR.2006
- Construction completed of a Welfare and Administrative Building in Akishima Plant
Welfare and Administrative Building in Akishima Plant
- MAY.2006
- JAE launched the global corporate slogan "Technology to Inspire Innovation"
- MAR.2009
- Construction completed of Akishima Plant No.5 (Opening of RF Anechoic Chamber and Material Analysis Center)
Akishima Plant No.5 (RF Anechoic Chamber)
- MAR.2009
- JAE was awarded "Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon" from the Government of Japan
Award ceremony of "Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon"
- JUL.2009
- JAE Engineering, Ltd. and JAE Services, Ltd. merged into JAE Business Support, Ltd.
- MAR.2010
- Established an overseas subsidiary, "JAE Tijuana, S. A. de C. V."
- MAY.2011
- Established an overseas subsidiary, "JAE Dongguan Service Co., Ltd."
- DEC.2011
- Received "2011 Top 100 Global Innovators Award" from Thomson Reuters
Trophy of "Top 100 Global Innovators Award"
- Overseas sales ratio exceeds 50%
Sales for FY2011: 112.4 billion yen (Overseas sales ratio: 53.6%)
- DEC.2012
- Affiliated Meiyu-Giken Co., Ltd. with JAE by acquiring all the issued stocks of the company
- APR.2014
- Established an overseas subsidiary, "JAE Houston, LLC"
- MAY.2016
- Completed construction of "Integrated Evaluation & Test Laboratory", strengthened evaluation and test platform
"Integrated Evaluation & Test Laboratory" in Akishima Plant
- Annual sales surpassed 200 billion yen
Sales for FY2016: 209.5 billion yen (Overseas sales ratio: 72.8%)
- MAY.2018
- Signed partnership agreement with the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball
Angel Stadium in Anaheim
- NOV.2018
- Received commendation as an "entity of distinguished service for Tokyo Green Policy" at the 42nd National Tree-Planting Festival
- JAN.2019
- JAE was awarded the prize of "Derwent Top 100 Global Innovators‒2018 to 2019"
- MAR.2019
- Conclusion of the "Agreement on Research Cooperation for Industry-Academia Collaboration" with the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo
- JUL.2019
- Opened the exhibition / co-creation space "Connecting⁺"
The exhibition / co-creation space "Connecting⁺" in the head office
- FEB.2020
- JAE was awarded the prize of "Derwent Top 100 Global Innovators 2020" for a second consecutive year
- DEC.2020
- Started business of compact and high-performance antennas
- APR.2020
- JAE stock was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Prime Market
- FEB.2024
- The second H3 Launch Vehicle (Test Flight No.2) equipped with JAE's Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) was successfully launched. The company received a letter of appreciation from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as a key technology provider
- MAR.2025
- Established JAE Electronics India Pvt. Ltd. as a joint venture with Nagase & Co., Ltd. to expand the two-wheeler and four-wheeler business in India
- OCT.2025
- Entered into a Capital and Business Alliance Agreement with KYOCERA Corporation
- DEC.2025
- Entered into a business transfer agreement to acquire the Tooltronix Business from Alberta Ltd., strengthening high-precision sensor solutions for energy and industrial markets, and established Tooltronix Ltd. as a subsidiary