|
Chronology (from the establishment of Nippon Kokan until the end of World War II)
|
| Year |
Nippon Kokan related
Events
|
Contemporary Historical
Events
|
| 1912 |
JUN |
Establishment
of Nippon Kokkan K.K. (=Kabushiki Kaisha).
|
JAN |
Qing
Dynasty changes its name to Republic of China |
|
Purchase
of land in Watarida, Kawasaki City, as plant site |
JUL |
Demise
of Meiji Emperor, acsension of Taisho Emperor Taisho Era begins |
| 1913 |
DEC |
Completion
of construction of steel shop and seamless pipe mill |
|
|
| 1914 |
APR |
Start
of seamless pipe sales |
JUL |
Outbreak
of World War I |
|
|
AUG |
Japan
declares war against Germany and participates in the war |
| 1916 |
APR |
Establishment
of Yokohama Shipbuilding Dockyard Co. |
|
|
| DEC |
Change
of the dockyard's name to Asano Shipbuilding Dockyard Co. |
|
|
| 1917 |
|
|
MAR |
Russian
Revolution |
| 1918 |
APR |
Establishment of Asano Steel
Works Co. |
AUG |
Japan dispatches troops to
Siberia |
| JUL |
Nippon Kokan builds an affiliated
hospital in Kawasaki (now known as Nippon Kokan Hospital) |
|
|
| 1919 |
|
|
JUN |
Versailles
Treaty signed |
| 1920 |
MAR |
Business consolidation of
Asano Steel Works Co. by Asano Shipbuilding Dockyard Co. |
JAN |
Establishment of League of
Nations (Japan becomes a full member) |
| |
|
MAR |
World financial crisis |
| 1923 |
SEP |
Plant stoppage
due to Great Kanto Earthquake.
Plant production recovers the following year |
SEP |
Great Kanto
Earthquake |
| 1925 |
|
"NKK" brand name
and brand mark created taking the initials from Nippon Kokan K.K. |
|
|
| 1927 |
JUN |
No.1 blast
furnace at Asano Shipbuilding Dockyard Co. |
MAR |
Financial
crisis |
| 1929 |
|
|
OCT |
Great Depression starts in
Wall Street |
| 1931 |
|
|
SEP |
Manchurian
Incident |
| 1932 |
APR |
Daini Kokan Co. builds seamless
pipe mill (large diameter) |
MAR |
Foundation of Manchukuo in
China |
| 1933 |
DEC |
Nippon
Kokan purchases Daini Kokan Co. and consolidates seamless pipe business |
JAN |
Hitler
becomes Chancellor of Germany |
| |
|
MAR |
Japan unilaterally
withdraws from the League of Nations |
| 1934 |
JUN |
Large diameter pilger mill
production starts |
JAN |
Government induced steel
companies consolidation NKK chooses not to join |
| 1936 |
JUN |
Nippon
Kokan's No.1 BF is blown in |
FEB |
Japanese
Military attempts a coup d'etat (known as Incident of 2.26) killing
several high rank government officials |
| NOV |
Name of
Asano Shipbulding Dockyard is changed to Tsurumi Steel and Shipbuilding
Co. |
|
|
| 1937 |
FEB |
Nippon Kokan's No.2 BF is
blown in |
JUL |
Japan - China War breaks
out |
| 1938 |
MAY |
Nippon
Kokan's No.3 BF is blown in |
APR |
National
Mobilization Law is promulgated |
| 1939 |
|
|
SEP |
World War II starts |
| 1940 |
OCT |
Nippon
Kokan consolidates Tsurumi Steel and Shipbuilding Co. |
SEP |
The Axis
Treaty is concluded among Japan, Germany and Italy |
| 1941 |
|
|
DEC |
Japan declares war against
UK and USA Outbreak of Pacific War |
| 1942 |
APR |
First airborne
attack on mainland Japan inclduing Nippon Kokan in Kawasaki area |
JUN |
Defeat
in Battle of Midway Island |
| 1944 |
JAN |
Nippon Kokan becomes military
munitions plant due to government ordinance |
JUL |
Fall of Saipan |
| 1945 |
FEB |
Large portion
of facilities stops operation due to continuous airborne attacks |
APR |
US troops
land in Okinawa |
| |
|
MAY |
Germany
surrenders unconditionally |
| |
|
AUG |
USA drops
atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki World War II ends |
