Summary

Toyota Tsusho 70-Year History

1953 1954 1955 1956 195744Establishes the Taiwan Office(Taiwan). ?Establishes the Hong Kong Office(Hong Kong).9Establishes the Jakarta Office5(Indonesia).Founds Towa Sekiyu.7Changes company name fromNisshin Tsusho to Toyoda TsushoKaisha, Ltd.11Founds the subsidiary Toyoda(Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Thailand.Establishes the Manila Office (thePhilippines).8Founds Towa Real Estate.10 Establishes the Nisshin DallasOffice (United States). ?Jakarta OfficeTowa Sekiyu Shimohiroi ServiceStation11 Establishes the Bangkok Office(Thailand).5Concludes distributorshipagreement with Nippon Kokan K.K.Toyoda Tsusho Kaisha, Ltd. logo8Founds the joint venture companyNisshin (Thailand) Agency Ltd.?Manila Office10 Establishes the Mexico Office(Mexico).10 The headquarters moves intoToyoda Building, rebuilt from theformer Toyoda Kaikan. ?? Taiwan Office? Nisshin (Thailand) Agency Ltd.? Nisshin Dallas Office? Toyoda Building1Dwight Eisenhower becomespresident of the United States.2 NHK begins television broadcast.4The Japan?U.S. Treaty ofFriendship, Commerce andNavigation is signed.379The Daigo Fukuryu Maru isexposed to radiation fromAmerican hydrogen bomb tests inBikini Atoll.The Defense Agency forms, andthe installation of the Japan Self-Defense Forces occurs.The Aomori?Hakodate ferry ToyaMaru capsizes.9 Japan enters into GATT.12 Japan proclaims the AtomicEnergy Basic Act.10 Japan?USSR diplomatic relationsare revived.12 Japan enters into the UnitedNations.2The Japan?United Kingdom TradeAgreement is signed.12 The Japan?USSR Trading Treaty issigned.General Corporate Timeline17