Heiwa Corporation
Native name
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株式会社平和 |
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Romanized name
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Kabushiki Gaisha Heiwa |
Public (K.K.) | |
Traded as | TYO: 6412 |
Industry | Gambling machine manufacturing |
Genre | Entertainment |
Founded | 1949 September 9, 1960 (incorporated) |
Founder | Kenkichi Nakajima |
Headquarters | Kiryū, Gunma (head office) Taitō, Tokyo (sales headquarter), Japan |
Products | Pachinko and Pachislot machines |
Revenue | ¥ 1.675 billion[1] |
Number of employees
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821 (as of March 31, 2014)[1] |
Subsidiaries | PGM Holdings Olympia AmTechs |
Website | www |
Heiwa Corporation (Japanese: 株式会社平和 Hepburn: Kabushiki Gaisha Heiwa?) is a privately owned Japanese manufacturer of pachinko and pachislot machines established in Kiryū, Gunma in 1949.[2] It is one of the world's largest maker of pachinko machines.[3]
History
Born in Korea, Kenkichi Nakajima, then a student, came to Japan in 1937, and worked in a defense factory during World War II.[4][3] In 1949, he established "Heiwa" (that means "peace" in Japanese) as he wanted to produce goods unrelated to war;[3] it was, however, officially incorporated on September 9, 1960.[5] In 1988, it became the first over-the-counter company in the pachinko industry. It entered the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the Second Section in 1991 and moved to the First Section in 1997.[2] In 1998, Heiwa acquired Olympia, another pachinko manufacturer, and turned it into a subsidiary company.[6] It became the first company in its segment to have a ISO9001 in 2000.[2] In 2004, it founded the subsidiary company PGM Holdings, a golf course operator.[5][7]
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External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters
- Articles containing Japanese-language text
- Official website not in Wikidata
- Articles with Japanese-language external links
- 1949 establishments in Japan
- Amusement companies of Japan
- Companies based in Gunma Prefecture
- Companies established in 1949
- Electronics companies of Japan
- Gambling companies of Japan
- Slot machine manufacturers
- Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange