Major incidents in KINCHO Showa Era (before World War II)

1927 (S2) Yugoslavia offered us to compromise on pyrethrum trade through the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
1929 (S4)

Eiichiro was appointed Honorary Consul of Yugoslavia in Osaka.

1930 (S5) Established KANSAI KINCHO HANBAI CO. LTD.
Kantaro, the eldest son, became president of Dainihon Jochuhun Co., Ltd. at age 41.
1931 (S6) Established TOKYO KINCHO HANBAI CO., LTD.
1933 (S8) Opened Onomichi Branch.
1934 (S9)

Established Nagasu Factory in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, to produce KINCHOL liquid insecticide.

1935 (S10) Changed company name to DAINIHON JOCHUGIKU CO., LTD.
1936 (S11) Opened the Tokyo Branch.
1938 (S13) Third son Hideo (later President Kantaro) resigned from Nippon Kangyo Bank and became Executive Vice President of the Company at age 39.
1939 (S14) The R&D Laboratory was completed at the Osaka Factory.
1940 (S15)

Completed automatic rotary punching machine for manufacturing mosquito coils.

1942 (S17) Moved its head office to 2 Cho-me, Tosabori, Nishi Ward, Osaka (present location).
President Kantaro, the 3rd son of Eiichiro, died in an aircraft accident in Singapore while on a business trip to Southeast Asia as a commissioned officer of the Army and Navy at age 53.
1943 (S18) Hideo Ueyama, Vice President, assumed the name Kantaro and became the third president of DAINIHON JOCHUGIKU CO., LTD. at age 44.
Eiichiro passed away at age 81.