The History of JRC

"Anonymous Association,Nippon RadiotelegraphManufacturing Co."is founded.

"Nippon Radio Telegraph Manufacturing&Co., Ltd."is founded.

The company is reorganized as Nippon Radio Telegraph and Telephone Co., Ltd.

A contract on capital and technology is concluded with TELEFUNKEN GmbH in Germany.

Our headquarters and factory relocate to newly constructed facilities in Osaki, Tokyo.

Our factory relocates to newly constructed facility in Mitaka, Tokyo.

Our company name changes to "Japan Radio Co., Ltd."

Our new logo is「JRC」born.

The firm restarts as "Japan Radio Co., Ltd."(secondary corporation).

“Nagano Japan Radio Co., Ltd.”is founded.

“Ueda Japan Radio Co., Ltd.” is founded.

Our stock is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

“Osaka Wireless Office Co., Ltd.”(current JRC System Service Co., Ltd.) is founded.

“Japan Radio Glass Co., Ltd.” is founded.

A technical assistance contract is concluded with TELEFUNKEN in Germany.

“Sasebo Japan Radio Co., Ltd” is founded.

A new head office opens in Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo.

“Japan Radio Cooperation Association” is founded.

As a joint venture with RAYTHEON company in the US, “New Japan Radio Co., Ltd.” is founded.

A new Defense Systems factory opens.

A laboratory opens.

JRC do Brasil Empreendimentos Electronicos Ltda. is founded.

Japan Radio clinic opens.

The Saitama plant opens.

“JRC Engineering Co., Ltd.” is founded.

A new automated production factory opens.

The head office relocates to Akasaka,Minato-ku, Tokyo.

“JRC Tokki Co., Ltd.” is founded.

A new factory of manufacturing of printed wiring board opens.

Our capital surpasses 10 billion yen.

“Japan Radio Company (HK) Limited” is founded.

We introduce its system of independent divisions.

LPA (Linear Power Amplifier) factory opens.

“Marinfonet Co., Ltd.” (current JRC Marinfonet Co., Ltd.) is founded.

The head office relocates to Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.

The head office relocates to Ogikubo, Suginami-ku, Tokyo.

We become a consolidated subsidiary of Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

A locally incorporated company is established in Shanghai.

We issued a plan for “Structural business reforms toward renewed growth.”

Alphatron Marine Beheer B.V. becomes a consolidated subsidiary.

The head office relocates to Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo.

The head office relocates to Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo.

The Advanced Technology Center opens.

Construction of the production building is completed

We celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding.

Nagano Japan Radio Co., Ltd. and Ueda Japan Radio Co., Ltd. becomes wholly owned subsidiary

The Marine Service Center opens.

Kawagoe plant opens.

Alphatron Marine Beheer B.V. becomes wholly owned subsidiary

PT. JRC SPECTRA INDONESIA is founded.

San Jose Technical Development Center opens.

Alphatron Marine Korea Co., Ltd. is founded.

JRC becomes wholly owned subsidiary of Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

ProNav As becomes wholly owned subsidiary.

“Nippon Radio quenched spark radiotelegraph unit,”our first product, is developed.

Our first “vacuum tube” is developed.

Japan's first “radio for weather broadcasting” is developed.

Japan's first “500W vacuum tube type transmitter” is developed.

Development of radio parts and radio receiver commences.

Our “new style of radio receiver” wins first prize in the National High-grade Radio Receiver Prize Competition Exhibition.

Fully nationalized “500W power broadcasting transmitter” is developed.

The world's first “cavity magnetron” is developed.

Japan's first “ultrasonic sounding equipment” is developed.

Japan's first “9GHz marine RADAR” is developed.

Japan's first “weather RADAR” is developed.

“The world's first transistorized LORAN receiver” is released.

“A rainfall/water-level telemeter system” is delivered to the Futase Dam.

Japan's first “simultaneous interpretation system” is delivered.

“The sound systems for the Tokyo Olympics” are delivered.

Our “JAC-120 general-purpose computer system” is released.

Japan's first “real-time signal analyzer” is released.

Japan's first “Ship Earth Station device for the international maritime satellite system ” is developed.

“An amateur radio receiver” is released.

“Fully solid-state PCM/PSK multiplex radio communication equipment” is developed.

We achieves the top world share in “Ship Earth Station devices for the international maritime satellite system.”

The world's first “Automotive GPS receiver for car navigation” debuts.

“A new series of radio communication equipment for the GMDSS” is developed.

We delivered our first mobile telephone for domestic market.

“JRM-11 Series ETC automotive equipment for motorcycles” is released.

The world's first “MED approval for marine RADARs conforming to the new IMO RADAR performance standard” is acquired.

The world's first “9GHz band 300W marine solid-state RADAR” with a narrower RADAR band is developed.

The world's first “S-band/solid state meteorological RADAR” is supplied to PAGASA in the Philippines.

We release “the world's smallest and lightest S-band solid state RADAR.”

Japan's first "Compact LTE system" is delivered to Kyoto University.

"JRM-21 ETC2.0 automotive equipment for motorcycles" is released.

New navigation support tool "J-Marine NeCST" is jointly developed.

Began transmitting disaster-related information to digital signage used at underground commercial facilities using Alertmarker+, the first system of its kind in Japan.

Developed JM-Watcher II, the first app in Japan that helps prevent collisions by providing notice of approaching marine vessels.