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In 2025, Shin Shin celebrate the 85th anniversary of its founding.
Throughout our history up until now, we have carried out business
with over 5,000 client companies inside and outside of Japan and expanded our business and facilities. While paying attention to the times from a variety of perspectives such as the mainstream and technological innovations for each era,
we have continually pushed onward with the slogan "One Step Forward.”
On this page, we have divided about our 85-year history into 4 stages and provided some details from various times in each stage.
Shin Shin was founded by Kiichi Kitada. At the time of the company's founding, the world was in the midst of the disorder of war. Difficult times continued for a while, but the company took advantage of the post-war economic boom, aggressively expanding its business and sales channels.
In the 1960s, we focused on computation templates. Taking on advanced challenges, we carried out development and sales of completely new products such as EDP files for use with computers.
Founding of Shin Shin
End of World War 2
In addition to paper, launched handling of
stationery and other office supplies
Post-war economic boom
Shin Shin Co., Ltd. established
First president: Kiichi Kitada
Head Office building completed
at 1 Mitatsuna-machi, Minato-ku (current location)
Launched sales of computation templates
and computation machine ink ribbons
Olympics economic boom
Launched development and sales of files
for use with computers (EDP files)
Japanese population exceeds 100 million
Alongside the expansion of our business, we both promoted maintenance of organizational infrastructure and renewed our corporate image. We established our current logo, drafted a new management strategy, and promoted reforms.
In the 1980s, with the software copying business securing our position, we opened our first factory.
We began to see signs of the possibilities for further expansion.
Development of "frontier strategy"
and "dragon strategy" management strategies
Oil crisis
Appointed 2nd company president:
Katsuichi Kitada
Software copy business launched
First factory opened
Shizuoka Factory
Expansion to the United States
KITADA INTERNATIONAL INC. U.S. company established
(currently Shin Shin America)
Through our software copying business, Shin Shin achieved enormous growth. Starting in the 1990s, we rapidly expanded our facilities such as sales offices and factories both inside and outside of Japan, expanding our business.
Acquired the Microsoft Authorized Replicator (AR) certification in 1995. Afterward, we continued to expand our PC-related business.
Appointed 3rd company president:
Seiji Kitada
End of bubble period
Expansion to Hong Kong
Shin Shin Shokai China Co. Limited established
On the 13th year since our first copy order,
exceeded 100 million total FD copies
Heisei era economic recession
Microsoft Authorized Replicator (AR)
certification acquired
Expansion to China
Shin Shin Computer Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
opened
Expansion to Taiwan
Taiwan Shin Shin International Co., Ltd. opened
We have expanded our base of facilities in order to meet the needs of our customers in a variety of different industries, especially PC-related business.
Using the quality control and handling abilities we have built up through our years in this industry, Shin Shin is continuing on its path, facing a new stage for our future.
AR factory certification acquired
by Shin Shin Computer Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Shin Shin Printing Co., Ltd., a company specializing in printing,
established in Shanghai
Social inequality
Appointed 4th company president:
Kazuyuki Kitada
Lehman Brothers bankruptcy
Operations launched for
automated packaging production line in Shanghai
Appointed 5th company president:
Katsuhito Kitada