Period of Foundation
- Nov. 1947
- Jiro Harada founds HARADA ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. in Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Apr. 1956
- Company is moved to Shiba-Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
- Apr. 1956
- Develops and starts the business of windshield washers.
- Jun. 1957
- Developed the "Lock Antenna" and later, it is adopted as OEM component by automakers.
- Mar. 1958
- HARADA ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. is incorporated as HARADA INDUSTRY CO., LTD., an automotive antenna supplier, with a capital of JPY 1 million.
HARADA's logo at the time of our founding
The first model of Lock Antenna
Period of Growth I
- Oct. 1960
- Headquarters is moved to 4-20-6 Minami-Ohi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
- Oct. 1960
- Develops magnet antenna.
- Aug. 1961
- Develops motorized antenna.
- Jan. 1965
- Developed "Magic Iron", a household medical instrument; later renamed to "Magi-Q" in 1969.
- Mar. 1968
- Established TAIWAN HARADA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. in Taoyuan, Taiwan; later renamed to TAIWAN HARADA INVESTMENT CO., LTD. in 1999.
- Apr. 1969
- Opened Osaka Office in Osaka, Japan; later moved to Hyogo in 1987 and renamed to Osaka Branch; renamed again to Kansai Office in 2011.
- Apr. 1970
- Establishes MATSUKAWA HARADA INDUSTRY CO., LTD., a subsidiary in Iwate, Japan.
Motorized Antenna
Magi-Q
TAIWAN HARADA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
MATSUKAWA HARADA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Period of Growth II
- Jul. 1972
- Headquarters is moved to 4-17-13 Minami-Ohi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
- Apr. 1976
- Develops citizen band (CB) antenna.
- Oct. 1976
- Establishes HARADA INDUSTRY OF AMERICA, INC., a U.S. subsidiary in Los Angeles, USA.
- Nov. 1978
- Develops new rack-and-pinion type motorized antenna.
- Jan. 1984
- Develops antenna for mobile phones.
- Jul. 1985
- NIIGATA HARADA INDUSTRY CO., LTD., a subsidiary is established in Niigata, Japan.
- Aug. 1988
- Establishes DALIAN HARADA INDUSTRY CO., LTD., a subsidiary in Dalian, China.
- Nov. 1988
- Established MANUFACTURAS H.I.A., S.A. DE C.V., a subsidiary in Mexico; later renamed to HARADA INDUSTRIES (MEXICO), S.A. DE C.V. in May 1993.
- Jul. 1989
- Establishes HARADA INDUSTRIES (EUROPE) LIMITED, a subsidiary in Birmingham, the United Kingdom.
- May. 1990
- Develops GPS antenna for automobiles.
- Dec. 1990
- Develops the motorized antenna "M12" with electronic control unit integrated.
- Mar. 1991
- Develops actuator, a control device for automobiles.
- Jun. 1991
- Moves the office of HARADA INDUSTRY OF AMERICA, INC. to Detroit, USA.
Former headquarters (since 1970s)
HARADA INDUSTRY OF
AMERICA, INC.
Antennas for mobile phones
Period of Leaping Forward
- Apr. 1995
- Stock registered by the Securities Dealers Association of Japan for over-the-counter trading.
- Jan. 1997
- Establishes HARADA INDUSTRIES VIETNAM LIMITED in Dong Nai, Vietnam.
- Jan. 1997
- Established Harada European Research Centre as the research and development base in Europe in Kent, the United Kingdom; later renamed to HARADA EUROPE R&D CENTRE in Sep. 2003.
- Feb. 1998
- Establishes GIS JEVDAX PTE LTD. in Singapore.
- Feb. 1998
- Develops film antenna.
- Oct. 1998
- Develops ETC antenna.
- Oct. 1998
- Starts selling the products under the brand "Denpa-Shokunin," which means Radio Wave Craftman in Japanese.
- Jan. 2002
- Establishes Chubu Office in Aichi, Japan.
- Jan. 2002
- MATSUKAWA HARADA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. and NIIGATA HARADA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. merged to form HARADA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
- Jul. 2002
- Develops and starts selling the active type roof mounted antenna with short mast and base can be hinged.
- Oct. 2002
- Separates Hiroshima Satellite Office from Osaka Branch; renames it to Hiroshima Office.
- Apr. 2004
- HARADA INDUSTRIES VIETNAM LIMITED 2nd plant starts operation.
- Dec. 2004
- Cancels the over-the-counter registration of the Securities Dealers Association of Japan and lists shares on the JASDAQ Securities Exchange.
- Mar. 2005
- Establishes large Anechoic Chamber adjacent to the headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
- Aug. 2006
- Increases the capital of headquarters to JPY 2,019,181,500.
- Mar. 2007
- Develops tuner for 1-SEG.
- Feb. 2008
- Develops and starts selling of noise filter for screen antenna systems.
- Jul. 2008
- Develops CCA cable*.
* Note: Coaxial cable using Copper Clad Aluminum
- Nov. 2008
- Develops and starts selling of amplifier integrated connector for screen antenna systems.
- Apr. 2009
- Establishes HARADA Asia-Pacific Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand.
- Apr. 2010
- Lists shares on the JASDAQ market of the Osaka Securities Exchange in conjunction with the merger of the JASDAQ Securities Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange.
HARADA INDUSTRIES VIETNAM LIMITED
Logo of "Denpa-Shokunin" brand
Anechoic chamber
Noise filter for screen antenna system
Amplifier integrated connector for screen antenna system
Period of Innovation
- Dec. 2010
- Consolidates the manufacturing operations of Niigata Plant and Iwate Plant of HARADA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS CO., LTD. into Niigata Plant.
- Nov. 2011
- Headquarters is moved to Omori Bellport; 6-26-2 Minami-Ohi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
- Feb. 2012
- Develops and starts selling of shark fin type antennas for radio, named Low Profile Antenna.
- Apr. 2012
- Acquires the automotive antenna business and subsidiaries outside Japan from NIPPON ANTENNA CO., LTD.
- May 2012
- Acquires the stake of NIPPON ANTENNA (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.; renamed to SHANGHAI HARADA NEW AUTOMOTIVE ANTENNA CO., LTD. in Nov. 2012.
- May 2012
- Acquires the shares of NIPPON ANTENNA (PHILIPPINES) INC.; renamed to HARADA AUTOMOTIVE ANTENNA (PHILIPPINES), INC. in Nov. 2012.
- May 2012
- Develops and starts selling of roof mounted antenna with ultra-short mast.
- Jul. 2013
- Lists shares on the JASDAQ (Standard) market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in conjunction with the merger of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange.
- Oct. 2013
- Headquarters acquires HARADA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
- Nov. 2014
- Develops and starts selling of new spoiler antenna for radio.
- Nov. 2017
- Alters the listing market to the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
- Sep. 2018
- Moves the section to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
- Apr. 2022
- Transition to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Fin type antenna