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1912: Founder, Tokuji Hayakawa, was awarded a patent for the "Tokubijo" snap buckle (he was 18 years old at the time). On September 15, 1912, he established a small metalworking shop in Tokyo. The company began with three employees and initial capital of just under 50 yen. 1915: Mr. Hayakawa continued to research and improve techniques to manufacture a metal writing instrument which, at the time, had not yet been developed. In 1915, he invented a mechanical pencil named the "Ever-Sharp Pencil" that took the world by storm. The name of the company today and its trademark are derived from this product. |
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In May 1935, the structure of the company was modified to become a joint-stock corporation under the name Hayakawa Metal Works Institute Co. (capitalization: 300,000 yen.) |
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22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8522, Japan  |
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Katsuhiko Machida, Chairman & CEO Mikio Katayama, President & COO |
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204,675 million yen Note: Any fractional sum of less than a million yen shall be discarded. (as of March 31, 2007) |
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[ Fiscal 2006 Financial Results ]
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