Communication Solutions
Commercial Printing, Translation, and Content Creation
Yamagata Corporation enables companies to reach new audiences and communicate globally. We have helped our customers create new channels of communication, reduce production costs, and decrease workloads. With a presence in nine countries and a long-standing business network across all major international markets, we will deliver on time and on budget — wherever you do business.
Founded in 1906, Yamagata Corporation became the first company in Japan to offer commercial printing in European languages. We have a long history of working with a variety of businesses and have a deep understanding of industry-specific communication needs. Many of our customers rely on our expertise to develop and execute multi-channel strategies on their behalf and to create and publish content outside their home country.
In the global marketplace, communication is a complex and time-consuming endeavor. Our goal is to create ease of use, make things simple to understand, and reduce the burden to the client.
Company Overview
YAMAGATA Corporation
Address: 2-6-34 Takashima, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa,
220-8515 Japan
Phone: +81-45-461-4000
Fax: +81-45-453-2856
Date Established: June 1, 1906
Registered Capital: 55 million yen
Business Offices: Shiki(Saitama), Osaka
President: Ryuji Yamagata
Senior Managing Director: Tsuyoshi Kojima
Directors: Jun Asada, Kunihisa Iwama
Executive Officers: Fumihiro Kobori, Keisuke Saito
Auditor: Kazuko Yamagata
YAMAGATA INTECH Corporation
Address: 2-6-34 Takashima, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa,
220-8515 Japan
Phone: +81-50-5490-6583
Fax: +81-45-453-2856
Date Established: March 24, 1983
Registered Capital: 30 million yen
Business Offices: Osaka, Shimbashi(Tokyo)
Chairman: Ryuji Yamagata
President: Jun Asada
Vice President: Kunihisa Iwama
Senior Managing Director: Tsuyoshi Kojima
Director: Shigeru Ganse
Executive Officers: Geert Benoit, Keisuke Saito, Osamu Furukawa, Naoko Caleb
Auditor: Fumihiro Kobori
History
2017
New YAMAGATA corporate website launches
Donald Trump is sworn in as President of the United States
2016
YAMAGATA receives TC Manual Contest Award from the Japan Technical Communications Association
Yuriko Koike is elected as Tokyo’s first female governor; Hillary Clinton becomes first female presidential nominee of the United States
2015
Yamagata Group transitions to Google, adopting G Suite (formerly Google Apps) as a company-wide productivity standard
2014
YAMAGATA Corporation Wako Sales Office, Tochigi Branch is founded
YAMAGATA Jinzai Services is established
2013
Joint venture between ISHIDA TAISEISHA & YAMAGATA (THAILAND) CO., LTD. is established
YAMAGATA (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. Nanjing Office established
YAMAGATA SOLUTIONS VIETNAM Co., Ltd. established in Hanoi
YAMAGATA KOREA Inc. is established in Seoul
Tokyo is chosen as a host city for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games and Mt. Fuji is registered as a World Heritage site
2012
YAMAGATA (INDIA) Pvt. Ltd. is established in New Delhi, India
CGX Yamagata Japan Co., Ltd. is established in Gero City, Gifu Prefecture
London Olympic Games are held
2011
The Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster claims the lives of over 15,000 people in Japan
2010
YAMAGATA INTECH MALAYSIA Sdn. Bhd. is established
YAMAGATA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS AMERICA, Inc. is established
YAMAGATA MALAYSIA obtains CoC Certification from the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)
Shanghai is hosted the Expo 2010 Shanghai; the Great Chilean Earthquake occurs
2008
YAMAGATA EUROPE Bratislava office opens in Slovakia
YAMAGATA and YAMAGATA AMERICA obtain CoC Certification from the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) for production / processing / distribution management
Beijing Olympic Games is held
2007
YAMAGATA PRINT SOLUTIONS (Chennai) Pvt. Ltd. is established in India
YAMAGATA AMERICA obtains ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification
YAMAGATA INTECH Corporation obtains ISO 27001 in Japan and China
Windows Vista is released
2006
YAMAGATA Corporation Korea office opens
Torino Winter Olympic Games is held, where Shizuka Arakawa wins the gold medal in figure skating
Mobile number portability is introduced to Japan
Pluto is reclassified as a dwarf planet
2005 – 100th Anniversary of the Yamagata Group: Toward Further Development
Group companies unify under the name “YAMAGATA” and YAMAGATA VIETNAM Co., Ltd. is established in Vietnam
Japan hosts the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi, Japan
2004
Ycomm (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Dalian office opens in China
Mobile phones with embedded IC chips are introduced
2003
Page Factory Co., Ltd., Manual In Co., Ltd., and Autech Co., Ltd. merge as Ycomm Co., Ltd. and implement a new framework
Ycomm Co., Ltd. Miyazaki office is established
Ycomm (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Shaoxing office opened
Printelligence (Guangzhou) Trading Co., Ltd. is established in China
Digital terrestrial TV broadcasting service begin; International Human Genome Project completely decipher the human genome
2002
PF 3D Works MSC Sdn. Bhd. is established in Malaysia.
Printelligence (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. is established in China.
Page Factory Co., Ltd. Shanghai office open
ISO 14001 Environmental Management System is obtained
Masatoshi Koshiba wins the Nobel Prize in Physics and Koichi Tanaka wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
2000
Yamagata Print Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Hagiwara Factory is completed and begins operations
Printelligence (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. is established
Astronaut Koichi Wakata embarks on the space shuttle Discovery for the second time
1999 – Bases in China secured
Printelligence (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. is established in the Fujian province of China
The Euro is introduced as common currency
1998 – Business Network Established in Europe
Ycomm EUROPE NV is established in Belgium, changes its name from Yamagata Technical Center Co., Ltd. to Ycomm Co., Ltd.
Nagano Olympic Games are held
1996
Choko Yamagata becomes CEO and Ryuji Yamagata becomes company president
Fukushima Factory obtains Japan’s first ISO 9001 as a printing / bookbinding facility in August
Pitcher Hideo Nomo throws a no-hitter
1991
Page Factory Co., Ltd. is established in Miyazaki
Printelligence (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. is established in Malaysia
Japan’s economic bubble bursts and the country entered a recession
1989 – Bases Established in Southeast Asia
International Technoprint, Inc. is established in the USA
Autech Co., Ltd. is established in Saitama
Printelligence Pte. Ltd. is established in Singapore
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
1987 – Strengthening of Integrated Systems for Translation Work
Manual In Co., Ltd. is established
1984
Yamagata Print Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Fukushima factory opens
International calling services for cellular phones begins
Macintosh is announced by Apple Computer Inc
1983 – Toward Integrated Production for the Printing Process
Yamagata Technical Center Co., Ltd. is established in Kanagawa
Tokyo Disneyland opens
1978
Digital Typesetting System is introduced for European languages
Process shifts entirely from letterpress printing to offset printing; plate-making process facilities are completed
Oil crisis leads to the introduction of more electronic home appliances and energy-saving goods
1963
Choko Yamagata becomes the company president
The anime “Astro Boy” broadcast on television
1935
A book for foreigners called “We Japanese” is published in collaboration with the Fujiya Hotel Group
NHK begins broadcasting international programs (on shortwave radio)
1906 – Primary Development in Printing Forms for Foreign Language Correspondence
Yamagata Printing Co., Ltd is founded in Yokohama City, Kanagawa by Heiji Yamagata
Athens Olympic Games (Intercalated Games) is held