| 1925 |
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Nichijo Minami, the founder and the first company president, set up work for wrought iron tooling in Osaka, Japan. |
| 1929 |
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"Nantsune" became the registered trademark of Nantsune brand products. |
| 1954 |
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Nichijo Minami was succeeded as the company president by his son, Tsuneo Minami. Tsuneo Minami established the company under the name, "Nantsune Iron Works Co., Ltd." |
| 1961 |
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Nantsune introduced meat cutting machines with "roller system" technology. These meat cutting machines soon became the industry standard of excellence, precision, consistency and reliability. |
| 1980 |
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Exhibited at the American Meat Industry trade show in Chicago. |
| 1983 |
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Tsuneo Minami was honored for his contribution to industry receiving the prestigious Osaka Prefecture Governor Award for industry (Industry Performance Award). |
| 1985 |
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Established Beijing Nantsune Meat Machinery Joint Venture Co., Ltd. in China under joint management with Beijing City. |
| 1988 |
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Tsuneo Minami received the prestigious Director-General's Award for Machinery and Information Industry Bureau of the Department of Trade and Industry.Manufactured and sold Nantsune's first chop cutters, again rasing the industries standards for quality and excellence. |
| 1989 |
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Kojiro Minami succeeded his father as the company's third president. Tsuneo Minami, the second company president was promoted to Chairman. |
| 1998 |
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Tsuneo Minami received the Imperial Order of the Sacred Treasure, with Gold Rays and Rosette, in highest acknowledgement of his widespread service and contribution to the industry. |
| 1999 |
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Established Nantsune Korea Co., Ltd. under joint management with Young Dong Tech in Korea. |
| 2002 |
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Acquired ISO9001 certification. |
| 2005 |
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Changed the name from "Nantsune Iron Works Co., Ltd." to "Nantsune Co., Ltd." Established Shanghai Nantsune Food Machinery Co., Ltd. |
| 2008 |
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Established Hokkaido Nantsune Co., Ltd. |
| 2009 |
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80th Anniversary of the founding of the company |
| 2010 |
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Kojiro Minami retired and Tsuneyuki Minami succeeded his father as the company's forth president. |
| 2011 |
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Hokkaido Nantsune Co., Ltd. Consolidated with Nantsune Co., Ltd.
Took Full ownership of Beijing Nantsune Co., Ltd. |