Major incidents in KINCHO Meiji Era
| 1885 (M18) | Eiichiro Ueyama, the founding president, met with H. E. Amoore, president of the American Botanical Company, promising to exchange rare plant seeds and seedlings. |
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| 1886 (M19) | Seeds, including pyrethrum seeds, arrived from Mr. Amoore. |
| 1890 (M23) |
Invented the world's first mosquito incense stick.   |
| 1895 (M28) |
Eiichiro's wife Yuki conceived the idea of spiral-shaped mosquito coils and began trial production.    |
| 1898 (M31) |
Started to export Pyrethrum powder to China, paving the way for exports to the U.S. as well.  |
| 1900 (M33) | Filed patent application for invention of spiral-shaped mosquito coils. |
| 1901 (M34) | First export of pyrethrum dry flower to the U.S. |
| 1902 (M35) |
Released spiral-shaped mosquito coils.  |
| 1904 (M37) | Donated pyrethrum powder to the Manchurian Expeditionary Army. |
| 1905 (M38) |
Established NIHON JOCHUGIKU BOEKI JOINT-STOCK COMPANY.  |
| 1906 (M39) | Opened a branch on Aleutskaya Fontanaya Street, Vladivostok, Russia. |
| 1909 (M42) | Established NIHON BOEKI EXPORT JOINT-STOCK COMPANY. |
| 1910 (M43) |
President Eiichiro was awarded the Medal with Blue Ribbon by the Imperial Court.  |