History
Since starting as a fishing company in 1937, Kyokuyo has expanded into the processed food business, seafood trading business, and logistics service business, and is now operating as a general foods company with a focus on fishery products.
1937-1959
1938The whaling mothership Kyokuyo Maru made its maiden voyage to the Antarctic Ocean
1942Began trawl net fishing
1949Publicly listed on the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges
Started manufacturing canned foods at east branch (Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture)
1954Began mothership-type fishery for salmon and ocean trout in the northern Pacific
1960-2004
1962Completed construction of the Africa Trawler No. 1 (Daishin Maru No. 10), began deep-sea trawling operations
1963Began imports of Alaskan salmon roe, entering the overseas purchasing business
1970Began production of frozen foods at the Hiratsuka Plant in Kanagawa Prefecture
1971Changed corporate name to Kyokuyo Co., Ltd.
Established Kyokuyo Shoji Co., Ltd. as our food and marine product sales company
Established Kyokuyo U.S.A.Inc. (currently Kyokuyo America Corporation), our first overseas subsidiary, in Seattle, USA
Established Akitsu Reizo Co., Ltd. in Osaka and began cold storage business (currently Kyokuyo Akitsu Reizo Co., Ltd.)
1973Completed construction of the U.S.-style tuna purse seine vessel Wakaba Maru, began tuna purse seine fishing business
Completed construction of refrigerated vessel Satsuki Maru, began full-fledged involvement in refrigerated shipping business
1976Transferred whaling department to Nihon Kyodo Hogei
1980Established Kyokuyo Shokuhin Co., Ltd. in Shiogama City to operate the Shin-Shiogama Plant for manufacturing frozen food products
1984Established Kyokuyo Foods Co., Ltd. in Ehime Prefecture mainly to manufacture Ocean King imitation crab meat
1987Established Integrate System Service Co., Ltd. as a systems integration services company
1991Established Shiogama Laboratory
1997Established Kyokuyo Suisan Co., Ltd. in Shizuoka Prefecture for the purpose of operating tuna purse seine fishing business and tuna sales and processing
Relocated headquarters from Marunouchi to Akasaka, Tokyo
2002Obtained ISO14001 certification for environmental management system at Akasaka head office building
2005-
2005Established the joint venture K&U Enterprise Co., Ltd. in Thailand for the manufacture and sale of frozen sushi and other processed marine products
Established Qingdao Kyokuyo International Co., Ltd. for the purpose of purchasing and sales of frozen foods in China
2006Established Kyokuyo Europe B.V. for the purpose of purchasing and sales of frozen foods in the Netherlands
Completed construction of a new plant for K&U Enterprise Co., Ltd., the first Group plant outside Japan
2007Established Kyokuyo Marine Farm Co., Ltd. In Kochi Prefecture and began farming of Pacific bluefin tuna
2008Jokki Co., Ltd., which manufactures and sells marine delicacies, became a consolidated subsidiary
2010Established Kyokuyo Marine Ehime Co., Ltd. for the purpose of farming, processing and sales of tuna and other marine products
Established Kyokuyo Fresh Co., Ltd. for the purpose of processing and sales of tuna and other marine products
Acquired shares of Kaiyo Foods Co., Ltd., which processes and sells salmon products, and made it a consolidated subsidiary
2012Established Kyokuyo Nippai Marine Co., Ltd. (currently Kyokuyo Feed One Marine Co., Ltd.) for the purpose of commercializing full-life-cycle Pacific bluefin tuna farming
2013Capital participation in Apex Sanyo Co., Ltd., a manufacturing and sales company in processed marine and prepared food products, mainly grilled fish
Announced Sea Marché home-use product brand
Announced Dandori Jozu commercial product series
2014Began frozen foods for home use business
2017Supported the Japan Canoe Federation as an official sponsor
