| 1932 |
(Nov.) |
Founder and former CEO Yuji Nitta opens secondhand bookstore "Yushodo Booksellers" in Naka-Sarugakucho (now Jimbocho), Tokyo. |
| 1943 |
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Closes shop due to the intensifying of WWII. Shop destroyed during air raid in April 1945. |
| 1950 |
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Reopens in Koishikawa, Tokyo as "Yushodo Ltd.". |
| 1960 |
(Feb.) |
Present CEO Mitsuo Nitta establishes "Yushodo Co., Ltd." in Yotsuya, Tokyo. Begins books-import business. |
| 1962 |
(May) |
Establishes "Yushodo Film Publishing, Ltd.". Yushodo Film becomes a pioneer in Japan in the area of microform publishing.
Becomes exclusive distributor in Japan of U.S. microform publisher UMI (now ProQuest Information and Learning). |
| 1963 |
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Together with 10 other major antiquarian booksellers in Japan, establishes the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Japan (ABAJ). The following year ABAJ is accepted as a member of the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), thus becoming a major bridge between the domestic and international antiquarian book communities. |
| 1964 |
(May) |
Resumes publishing activities; publishes a 50-volume reprint edition of the Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan. |
| 1966 |
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Holds first antiquarian book fair at Keio Department Store in Shinjuku, Tokyo. |
| 1967 |
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Acquires the exclusive distribution rights in Japan to the fourth edition of the Times Atlas of the World from Times Books.
Opens Kansai Office in Kyoto. |
| 1968 |
(Sep.) |
Moves headquarters to new building in San-ei-cho, Tokyo. |
| 1972 |
(Jan.) |
Establishes wholesales company "P.I.C." (Publishers International Corporation). |
| 1973 |
(Sep.) |
Hosts the 22nd Congress and 5th International Book Fair of the ILAB in Tokyo. This was the first ILAB Conference and Book Fair held in an Asian country. |
| 1976 |
(May) |
Becomes exclusive distributor in Japan of U.S. law publisher Matthew Bender & Co., Inc. (now part of LexisNexis). |
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(Nov.) |
Holds the 1st Yushodo International Book Fair. |
| 1978 |
(May) |
Opens Hachioji Office. |
| 1981 |
(Apr.) |
Opens Annex building in Otsuka, Tokyo. |
| 1983 |
(May) |
Publishing division is made into an independent entity, "Yushodo Press, Ltd." |
| 1984 |
(Sep.) |
Together with Yamato Transport, Yamatane Corporation, Kodansha, and 20 other companies establishes "Japan Culture Corporation (JCC)", a warehousing service for books. |
| 1986 |
(Aug.) |
Participates in the 52th Conference of the IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) held in Tokyo. |
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(Nov.) |
Begins an annual "Yushodo Forum" for librarians, scholars and bibliophiles. |
| 1988 |
(Jul.) |
Begins the microfiche publication of JMSTC (Japan Meiji Short-Title Catalogue), edited by Waseda University Library. |
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(Oct.) |
Opens "Yushodo Operations Center (YOC)" in Isawa-cho, Yamanashi Prefecture. |
| 1990 |
(Oct.) |
Hosts the 30th Conference of the ILAB held in Tokyo. |
| 1993 |
(Sep.) |
Becomes exclusive distributor in Japan of U.S. law publisher Clark Boardman Callaghan (now part of the West Group). |
| 1994 |
(Jul.) |
Merges Yushodo Press Ltd. and Yushodo Film Publishing Ltd. to form "Yushodo Press Co., Ltd." |
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(Oct.) |
Together with Swindon Book Company, holds the Hong Kong International Antiquarian Books and Prints Fair, the first fair of its kind in Hong Kong. |
| 1995 |
(Jun.) |
Together with the Huntington Library, publishes The New Ellesmere Chaucer Facsimile, a fine-art facsimile edition of the Library's precious Canterbury Tales manuscript. |
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(Sep.) |
The Business & Law Books division is merged with P.I.C. to form "Yushodo Fantas Corporation". |
| 1996 |
(Jul.) |
Opens "Gesner Library" in Yotsuya office devoted to bibliographies and books on books. Establishes the "Gesner Award" given to outstanding works in the fields of bibliography and books about books. |
| 1999 |
(Jul.) |
Wholesale division of Yushodo Fantas (former P.I.C.) is moved to Yushodo Co., Ltd. |
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(Sep.) |
Hosts the 21st Congress of the AIB (International Association of Bibliophiles) held in Tokyo. |
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(Oct.) |
Participates in the "1st Library Fair" held at the Tokyo International Forum by JCC. |
| 2000 |
(Jun.) |
With the cooperation of Bruce Ferrini, holds an exhibition of medieval manuscripts in June, and an exhibition of manuscript books of hours concurrently with the 2nd Library Fair in November. |
| 2001 |
(May) |
Cooperates in Tamagawa University's "John Gould" Exhibition. Yushodo has helped the university in acquiring Gould's ornithological works as well as in their digitalization. |
| 2002 |
(Jan.) |
As a 70th Anniversary Project of the Yushodo Group, Yushodo Press begins publication of Shin-Ikoku Sosho, Series III, a translation series of early western accounts of Japan. |
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(May) |
Invites Mr. Winston S. Churchill, the late British prime minister's grandson, as lecturer at Yushodo Forum 2002, co-sponsored by the Thomson-Gale Company. |
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(Nov.) |
Holds an International Antiquarian Bookfair and Forum in commemoration of its 70th Anniversary. |
| 2003 |
(Jul.) |
Kansai (Kyoto) Branch office moves to a new building. |
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(Oct.) |
The microform publishing section of Yushodo Press Co., Ltd. is made into an independent corporation named "Yushodo Film Publication Ltd". The Yushodo Group thus becomes a group of four corporations: Yushodo Co., Ltd., Yushodo Fantas Corporation, Yushodo Press Co., Ltd. and Yushodo Film Publication Ltd. |
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(Nov.) |
Co-publishes the 11th edition of the Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World with HarperCollins. |
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(Dec.) |
Co-publishes the Peterborough Bestiary with Faksimile Verlag Luzern. |
| 2004 |
(Jan.) |
Yushodo Press completes publication of all 35 volumes of the Shin-Ikoku Sosho, Series III. |
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Becomes distributor of the fine-art facsimile edition of the Pelplin copy of the precious Gutenberg Bible, published by Bernardinum Publishing House of the Pelplin diocese of Poland. |
| 2005 |
(Jul.) |
The former Kansai Branch of Yushodo Co., Ltd. is incorporated as "Yushodo Kyoto Company Ltd.", a 100% owned subsidiary of Yushodo.
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| 2006 |
(Jul.) |
Yushodo Film Publication Ltd. changes its name to "Yushodo Archives Co., Ltd." |
