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MIKASA
Company Name MIKASA CORPORATION
Location 1, Kuchi, Asa-cho, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
Representative President and CEO Yuji Saeki
Date of Establishment 1-May-1917
Capital 100 million yen (as of October, 2020)
Factory Site 9,710 square meters Floor area total 14,800 square meters
BISINESS OVERVIEW
BALL / SPORTING GOODS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS

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INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS HISTORY

1917 Hiroshima Gomu Corporation is established in Hiroshima by the founder Masutaro Masuda.
Manufacturing and sales of rubber products, such as rubber flip-flops.
1935 Sales begin under the trade name “Mikasa Balls.”
1950 The company name is changed to Myojo Gomu Industries.
Sales resume with the trade name of “Mikasa Balls.”
Manufacturing and sales of volleyballs begin.
1964 Mikasa volleyballs are used at the Tokyo Olympics.
The Japanese women’s volleyball team (the Witches of the Orient) led by coach Daimatsu wins the gold medal.
There is an unprecedented volleyball fad, as the TV drama “Sign wa V” is very popular, and the manga “Attack No. 1” was a big hit during the previous year.
1975 Water lubricated bearings (MR-Bearing) are developed and entered into the market.
Adoption takes place for ships and pumps.
1981 Water lubricated bearings (MR-Bearing) are adopted by the Maritime Safety Board’s patrol boats.
Water lubricated bearings with improved rubber bearings (product name: FF-Bearing) are developed.
FF-Bearing
1998 Mikasa’s colored volleyballs are adopted as the official match ball for the Volleyball World Championship.
Since then, colored volleyballs continue to be used at tournaments hosted by FIVB and come to be known as the representation of Mikasa balls.
The Mikasa Association for Sports Promotion is established.
2001 The company name is changed to Mikasa Corporation.
2008 FF-Bearing are adopted on “Shirase,” the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Antarctic exploration ship.
Water lubricated bearings reach their largest scale in Japan.
The results of “Research on Damage to Shaft Sleeves for Ocean Water Lubricated Bearings,” the joint research with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are presented at the Japan Institute of Marine Engineering. The research receives the essay award.
2014 The headquarters and factories are moved from Nishi, Hiroshima to Asakita, Hiroshima.
Yuji Saeki takes the position of President.
2017 100th year anniversary of founding.

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