A history of Konami

March 1969 Kagemasa Kozuki (current chairman of the board and chief executive officer) founds a jukebox rental/repair business in Osaka.


March 1973 Konami Industries Co., Ltd. (current Konami Co., Ltd.), is established and starts manufacturing amusement machines.


January 1978 Konami's first game machine using a microcomputer is produced; manufacture and sales begin.


January 1979 Konami begins exporting products to the United States; lays foundations for business expansion in that country.


May 1980 Headquarters is moved to a new company building in Toyonaka City, Osaka.

March 1982 Osaka Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co., Ltd., invests in Konami.


Headquarters is moved to Osaka Ekimae Dai 4 Building in Osaka.


June 1982 Technology Development Center opens in Toyonaka City, Osaka.


October 1982 Konami begins manufacture and sales of game software for PCs.


November 1982 Konami (America) Inc. is established in the United States.


November 1983 Manufacture and sales of game software for MSX PCs commence.


March 1984 New building is constructed for Technology Development Center in Toyonaka City, Osaka.


June 1984 Konami (UK) Ltd. (current Konami Amusement of Europe Ltd.) is established in the United Kingdom.


October 1984 Konami stock is listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange (capitalized at \2.94 billion).


December 1984 Konami (Europe) GmbH (current Konami of Europe GmbH.) is established in Germany.


April 1985 Konami begins manufacture and sales of game software for Nintendo's Family Computer.


August 1986 Konami Software Development Building is completed in Port Island, Kobe, and Konami headquarters (current Kobe Head Office, General Affairs Division) is moved there.


November 1986 New production control department and distribution center (current KSC Osaka Service Center) opens.


August 1988 Konami stock is listed on the first sections of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange.


May 1991 Konami Technology Development Center (current Amusement Machines Division) opens in Kobe.


June 1991 Company name is changed from Konami Industries Co., Ltd., to Konami Co., Ltd.


June 1992 Konami sets up Tokyo Headquarters (current corporate headquarters).


April 1993 Headquarter functions are moved from Kobe to Tokyo Headquarters.


August 1994 Tokyo Technical Center (current Game Machines Division) opens in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture.


September 1994 Konami (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., is established in Hong Kong.


December 1994 Konami (Korea) Co., Ltd., is established in South Korea.


January 1995 Konami Computer Entertainment Chicago Inc. (current Konami Amusement of America, Inc.) is established in the United States.


April 1995 Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka Co., Ltd., is established.


Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo Co., Ltd., is established.


December 1995 Konami Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., is established.


April 1996 Konami Computer Entertainment Japan Co., Ltd., and Konami Service Co., Ltd., are established.


May 1996 Konami shifts to a business divisional organization.


September 1996 Konami (America) Inc. is liquidated; Konami of America, Inc., takes over operations.


October 1996 Konami Finance Co., Ltd. (current Konami Capital Co., Ltd.), is established.


Holding company Konami Corporation of America is established in the United States.


Holding company Konami Asia (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. is established in Singapore.


Konami (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. is established in Singapore.


February 1997 Konami Gaming, Inc., is established in the United States.


March 1997 An Amusement Machines Division plant is constructed in Kobe.


Konami Computer Entertainment School Co., Ltd., and Roppongi Monitoring Center Co., Ltd., are established.


April 1997 Konami’s domestic sales functions are transferred to a network of 13 regional exclusive dealers.


November 1997 Konami stock is listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore.


Holding company Konami Europe B.V. (current Konami Corporation of Europe B.V.) is established in the Netherlands.


December 1997 Konami do Brasil Ltda. is established in Brazil.


April 1998 Tokyo Main School of Konami Computer Entertainment School opens.


October 1998 Konami changes its logo from italic to roman style, which symbolizes Konami as a stable entity.


December 1998 Creative Products Division strengthens its activities to effectively utilize Konami's intellectual property.


Konami Career Management Co., Ltd., is established to improve recruiting activities and for personnel placement within the Konami Group.


January 1999 Major Operations are established in the Creative Products Division to acquire and distribute home video game software produced by outside companies.


March 1999 Konami Amusement Operation Co., Ltd., is established. The Konami Group's and the Company’s amusement center operations are integrated in the new company.

I thought Konami was alot older.