Milestones of business development
1887
Hermann Kessler opens the first Siemens office in Tokyo
1896
The Siemens & Halske Agency, Japan Office, is opened
1898
The first x-ray equipment in Japan is delivered
1902
The Osaka branch office is opened
1905
Siemens-Schuckert Denki KK (SSDKK) is founded
1913
Japan's first automatic telephone switching system – a Siemens-Strowger system – is installed
1923
Founding of Fusi Denki Seizo KK (Joint venture of Furukawa and Siemens)
1927
Fusi Denki imports Siemens Protos automobiles
1934
The Fusi plant begins manufacturing telecommunications equipment
1935
Fusi Denki Tsushinki KK is founded
1947
The company formerly known as SSDKK is registered as KK Tahei Yoko
1965
Siemens Japan Ltd. is founded
1970
Tahei Yoko and Siemens Japan Ltd. are merged to form Nippon Siemens KK
1979
Nippon Siemens KK is reorganized and renamed Siemens KK
1986
Siemens receives Japan's first import and sales license for magnetic resonance scanners
1998
Siemens delivers Japan’s first Combino tramways
1999
Siemens and Yaskawa form a joint venture for drive and automation technology in Kita-Kyushu
2002
The YSAD joint venture takes over maintenance and customer services for products and systems sold by Siemens A&D in Japan
2006
Siemens delivers electrical drives system for Japan’s biggest paper-producing machine for Nippon Paper
2007
Siemens’ continuous casting line at Tokyo Steel goes into operation as the first European system of its kind in Japan
2009
Siemens acquires the remaining shares of Yaskawa Siemens Numerical Controls Corp., and integrates the business into Siemens KK
2010
Siemens Asahi Medical Technologies Ltd (SAMT) becomes a 100 percent Siemens subsidiary and is merged with Siemens KK; the resulting Siemens Japan KK now operates as one integrated technology company
2011
In the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake Siemens responds quickly to support its customers in overcoming damages and to help healthcare customers in the affected areas continue caring for their patients
2012
Siemens Japan KK and other Siemens companies in Japan move their headquarters to Tokyo’s Osaki district
2013
Japan’s first MRI-PET system, Biograph mMR, is installed in Fukushima International Medical Science Center at Fukushima Medical University
2013
Mochida Siemens Medical Systems Co., Ltd. is merged into Siemens Japan K.K.
2014
Order from Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation for the Yurikogen wind power project in Akita
2015
Industry and Energy business of Siemens Japan K.K. is reorganized and renamed Siemens K.K.
2017
Healthcare business of Siemens Japan K.K. is reorganized and renamed Siemens Healthcare K.K.
2017
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Pty Ltd Tokyo office is opened
2019
Siemens Gamesa signs agreement with Japanese customer Obayashi Corporation for first offshore wind project in Japan
2019
Siemens is implementing the smart grid solution EnergyIP as a central platform with the Meter Data Management (MDM) application for the first time for a Japanese customer
