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History of Fujitsu 1923-1949
First Steps: Telecommunications (1923-1949)
"Computers" is the first thing that comes to mind for many people when they think of Fujitsu. But since its foundation, Fujitsu has striven to strengthen the very fabric of society with its innovative information and communications technologies.
1923
Historical Events
- Great Kanto Earthquake destroys much of Tokyo's public infrastructure
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- Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. and Siemens AG of Germany establish Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. to spur domestic production of generators and electric motors in Japan
1925
Historical Events
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- Fuji Electric begins importing and selling telephones and"step-by-step" automatic switching systems made by Siemens AG
1929
Historical Events
- Start of Great Depression
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1931
Historical Events
- Japan's Ministry of Post promotes domestic production of switching equipment
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1933
Historical Events
- New Deal in U.S.A.
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- Fuji Electric delivers its first self-developed"step-by-step" automatic switching system to Ministry of Post
"Step-by-Step" Automatic Switching System (H type)
1934
Historical Events
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- Fuji Electric recognized by Japan's Ministry of Post as official manufacturer of"step-by-step" automatic switching systems
1935
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- Fuji Tsushinki Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (currently Fujitsu Limited) established as an offshoot of Fuji Electric's Communications Division (capitalized at 3 million yen with 700 employees)
Telephone advertisement in the 1930's
1937
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- Recognized by Japan's Ministry of Post as official manufacturer of non-loaded cable carrier devices
1938
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- Completes new plant in Kawasaki (now site of Kawasaki Research & Manufacturing Facilities). Relocates company from Fuji Electric's Kawasaki plant
New plant is completed in Kawasaki
1939
Historical Events
- Outbreak of Second World War
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- Ventures into radio transmission field
1940
Historical Events
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- Delivers Japan's first domestically produced"T-type" automatic switching system to Japanese Ministry of Post
- Starts production of power-line carrier devices
1942
Historical Events
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- Opens Suzaka plant for mass production of telephones and telecommunications devices
1945
Historical Events
- End of Second World War
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- At the end of WWII, Fuji Tsushinki's type 3 telephone set was approved as official telephone by Ministry of Post, and it helped restore Japan's telecommunications infrastructure devastated by the War.
Fuji type 3 telephone set (1945)
1946
Historical Events
- ENIAC, the world's first electronic computer, completed in U.S.A.
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- Establishes Tokyo Office as sales organization
1949
Historical Events
- Dodge Line
- Exchange rate is fixed at 360 yen to the dollar
- Hideki Yukawa is the first Japanese to win the Nobel Prize
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- Lists company's stock on the newly reopened Tokyo Stock Exchange
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Product milestones
Fujitsu has inspired many of the enabling breakthroughs in information and communication technologies over the last century or so. Here you can find out more about the major product and development milestones that shaped company history.
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