Hosoda Trading Co., Ltd was split to HOSODA LTD.
And Hosoda Trading Co., Ltd. with Hosoda Group reorganization.

OUR COMPANY HAS BEEN OPERATED FOR 100 YEARS SINCE “HOSODA KO STORE” , PRIVATE FIRM, WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1918, AND RE-NAMED HOSODA TRADING CO., LTD, ON FEBRAURY IN 1959. WE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AS A SPECIALIZED TRADING
COMPNAY, HANDLING WITH ELECTRONIC/ELECTRICAL PARTS, MACHINES AND RLATED MATERIALS.

WE FACED TRAGIC DOOM, BY LOSING ALL THE OVERSEA FACTORIES AND OFFICES, AS WELL AS IN DOMESTIC OFFICES BY WORLD WAR II. HOWEVER, AFTER THE WAR, WE STRIVED TO REBUILD THE CAOMPNAY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BY CONSOLIDATING THE REMAINING EMPLOYEES AND STRENGTHENED IN SPECIALIZED FILES ON ELECTRONICS/ELECTRINCAL PARTS, MACHINES, STEEL, COPPER AND CHEMICAL MATERIALS, ALONG WITH JAPAN’S RESTART OF TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, AND LAID THE FOUNDATION AS IT IS.

ABOUT

会社概要

Location
15-7, Nishitemma 5-Chome, Kita-Ku, Osaka 530-0047, Japan
TEL: (06) 6361-5351 (Main number)
FAX: (06) 6365-8846 (Main number)
Email: info@hosoda-jp.co.jp
Founding
Taisho 7 (1918) founded "Hosoda Takashi Store"
Showa 2 (1927) February "Hosoda Trade Co., Ltd." established
Capital
Paid Capital: JPY 50,000,000.-(Authorized capital: JPY 100,000,000.-)
Annual sales
JPY 4,500,000,000.-
Sales composition by market
Hong Kong · China 30%
Southeast Asia 30%
Middle East Africa 27%
Japan 10%
Americas and Europe 3%

OVERSEA OFFICES

海外事務所

GROUP

グループ会社

SUPPLIERS

取引先

ISIS Co., Ltd.
Aiphone Co., Ltd.
ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
Antom Co.,Ltd.
Iwasaki electric Co., Ltd.
EXEN Corp.
SMK Corporation
Otowa Electric Co., Ltd.
Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
Canon Inc.
Kurabe Industrial Co.,Ltd.
Shiken Corporation
Sharp Corporation
Shibaura Electronics Co., Ltd.
Yamato Denki Co., Ltd.
Zojirushi Corporation
Totoku Toryo Co., Ltd.
Towa Kagaku Co., Ltd.
Toshiba Carrier Corporation
Toshiba Home Appliances Corporation
Nakamura Shoji Co., Ltd.
Nagaki Seiki Co., Ltd.
Nidec Copal Corporation
Nippon Carbide Industries Co.,Inc.
Panasonic Ecology Systems Co., Ltd.
Hidaka Engineering Co., Ltd.
Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
Fuji Electric Wire Industries Co., Ltd.
Fuji Electric Indesutry Co., Ltd.
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.
Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Yukita Electric Wire Co.,Ltd.
Yotai Refractories Co., Ltd.

HISTORY

沿革

1910
1918
Kozaburo Hosoda, the youngest brother of “Erihan”, Kyoto, established “Hosoda Ko Store”.
Started business, acquiring sales rights for Osaka area, of tungsten filament,
Mallory Corp, of USA.
1919
Acquired exclusive import distributorship from Mallory Corp.

Took first step of “Electrical Hosoda”, expanding business of electrical appliance.
1920
1927
Established “Hosoda Trading Co., Ltd.”
Mr Kozaburo Hosoda became the 1st president.

Started trading business by establishing export division.
Succeeded in export big volume of fans.
1930
1934
Established Thai branch office.
Established “Toa Yakin”, for manufacturing/sales of domestic tungsten filament.
1936
Established Shanghai branch office.
Regular trades were at a standstill, by expanding wars. 
Managed operation of telephone factory, in Shanghai, by corporation with Oki Electric Industry.
All the foreign facilities confiscated after defeat in war.

Re-established the company by Mr Tsukuda, Senior Managing Director.
1940
1944
TTransferred “Toa Yakin” to “Nippon Mining”, due to difficulties to obtain raw materials of tungsten filament intervene by Navy .
Started manufacturing/sales of telephone, in Shanghai, with corporation with Oki Electric Industry.
Started manufacturing of electrical cable, battery and communication equipment in Thailand.
1945
Shanghai and Thai branch offices requisitioned after defeat in war.
1946
Mr Tsukuda acceded as the 2nd president
Moved head office to 15-7, Nishitemma 5-Chome, Kita-Ku, Osaka.
Started handling electrical wire and light bulb, and supplying to the Occupation Forces.
1948
Recovered demands by Indian buyers and encouraging priority foreign currency system via re-activation of private trading.
1950
1952
Established Tokyo branch office
Fully in progress for export business of electrical parts/home appliance, general electrical appliance, electrical wire and light bulb.
1954
Agreed contract for export of electrical parts with Argentina leading buyers. Established sales routes for Middle/South America, by setting agent in Peru, Chile and Venezuela.
1955
Re-established Thai branch office, a pioneer of foreign market bases, expanding to 8 countries.
1959
Started export paint by corporation of Thai agent establishment with Kansai Paint Co., Ltd..
1960
1963
Established “Manila Liaison Office”.
1964
Established “Hong Kong Liaison Office”.
1966
Reorganized "Thai Branch Office" to “Banwa Trading Ltd., Partnership”, local corporate.
1967
Mr Takei acceded as the 3rd President
1968
Established “Taiwan Liaison Office”.
Established a joint venter, “Thai Kansai Paint Co., Ltd”, in Thailand, by with “Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.” and Thai local partner.
1969
Established “Tehran Liaison Office”.
1970
1970
Established a joint venture, “Siam Electric Industry. Co., Ltd”, in Thailand, with “Mitsui & Co”, “Sumitomo Electric Industries” and Thai local partner, for enamel wire manufacturing.
Established a joint venture, “Aiphone USA Inc.”, in USA, as Joint Venture with Aiphone Co., Ltd., American and Canadian local partners, for distributing intercoms in north American market.
1971
Reorganized "Hong Kong Liaison Office" to “Bansei Trading Co., Ltd”, local corporate.
Reorganized "Taiwan Liaison Office" to “Banrock Trading Co. Ltd.”, local corporate.
1972
Established “Singapore Liaison Office”.
1974
Reorganized "Singapore Liaison Office" to “Banshing & Co., (PTE) Ltd.), local corporate.
1977
Sold shared stock of Siam Electric Industry Co. Ltd to “Sumitomo Electric Industries”.
1978
Re-named “Banshing & Co (PTE) Ltd.” to “Hosoda (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.”.
1979
Re-named “Banwa Trading Ltd., Partnership”
to “Hosoda (Thailand) Co, Ltd.”
Established a joint venture, “Mahajak International Electric Co. Ltd.” With Fuji Electric Co, “Lucky Gold Star” and Thai local partner for watthour meter manufacturing.
1980
1980
Re-named "Bansei Trading Co., Ltd.” to “Hosoda (Hong Kong) Ltd.”.
Established “Buenos Aires Liaison Office” in Argentina.
1982
Mr Okada accede as the 4th President.
1985
Closed “Manila Liaison Office”, due to unstable political & economical situation.
Established “Guangzhou Liaison Office”, under Hosoda (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Started plant export business.
1987
Re-named “Banrock Trading Co., Ltd.” to “Hosoda Taiwan Limited”.
Reformed investors of Aiphone Corporation to two parties, Aiphone Co., Ltd. and Hosoda Trading Co., Ltd..
Closed “Buenos Aires Liaison Office” due to economy situation.
1988
Established a joint venture, “Iwasaki Electric Singapore Pte Ltd”, in Singapore, with “Iwasaki Electric” and Singapore local partner for lighting products distribution.
1990
1992
Mr Ishizu acceded as the 5th President
Established a joint venture “Iwasaki Electric (Hong Kong) Ltd.”, in Hong Kong, with “Iwasaki Electric” and Hong Kong local partner for lighting product distribution.
Closed “Teheran Liaison Office”, due to economy situation.
1994
Sold shared stock of “Iwasaki Electric Singapore Pte. Ltd” to “Iwasaki Electric”.
1996
Mr Wada acceded as the 6th President
1999
Established “Cairo Liaison Office” and expanded export business of home appliance and AV products to Egypt.
Re-named “Iwasaki Electric (Hong Kong)” to “EYE Lighting (Hong Kong)”.
2000
2002
Mr Tomiyama acceded as the 7th President.
Established “Hosoda Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.”.
2005
Established Shenzhen office as branch of Hosoda (Hong Kong) Ltd.
2006
Mr Nagatsuka acceded as the 8th President.
2007
Closed “Hosoda Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.”.
Established “Hanoi Liaison Office”, starting SMT service center business.
2010
2010
Mr Hatai acceded as the 9th President
2011
Closed “Shenzhen office, Branch of Hosoda (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Integrated Tokyo branch into Osaka Head office
2012
Established “Hosoda International Co., Ltd.” in Thailand.
Established “Yangon Liaison Office”.
2014
Established a joint venture, “El Araby International Ltd” in Thailand, with El Araby Holding Co., Egypt, and All Brillant Co., Ltd, Hong Kong as IPO to El Araby, Egypt.
2015
Established “Dubai Liaison Office”.
Established “Kanto Sales Office” in Shin-Yokohama, Yokohama
2016
Started import/assembly/sales of smart meters to Japanese electric power utilities.
2018
Incorporation of holding company in March.
Split-up into HOSODA LTD. And Hosoda Trading Co., Ltd. in September.
2020
2022
Reorganized “Cairo Liaison Office” to “Hosoda Egypt Limited LLC”, local corporate.
2023
Reorganized “Hanoi Liaison Office” to “HOSODA (VIETNAM) CO., LTD.”, local corporate.

CONTACT

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Telephone: (Week Day: 9:30 – 17:00)

TEL 06-6361-5351

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