To support his family, Inamori starts selling paper bags.
Chronology
Management
Inamori decides to create a new company with support from former supervisor Masaji Aoyama, and Aoyama's friends, Ichie Nishieda and Tamotsu Majikawa.
Inamori founds Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd. and takes on the role of Director of Technology.
Kyocera’s Management Rationale is established after contentious demands of young employees are successfully resolved.
Inamori makes first business trip to the United States.
Shiga plant (currently Shiga Gamo plant) is established in Shiga prefecture, Japan.
Inamori assumes the role of president and chairman of Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd.
Inamori formally establishes the management philosophy of “pursuing the material and intellectual well-being of all employees while contributing to the advancement of humanity and society.”
Sendai plant is established in Kagoshima prefecture for multilayer ceramic IC packages.
Inamori establishes a local subsidiary in the US, Kyocera International, Inc. (KII).
Kyocera stock is listed on Osaka Stock Exchange, Second Section and the Kyoto Stock Exchange.
Kokubu plant is established in Kagoshima prefecture.
Japan Solar Energy Corp. (JSEC), a joint venture between Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (now Panasonic Corp.), Sharp Corporation, Mobile Oil Corporation and Tyco Laboratories, Inc., is established to further develop solar cells.
Kyocera’s American Depository Receipts (ADRs) debut on the U.S. OTC stock market.
Trident Corp. (an electronics manufacturer) joins the Kyocera Group.
Cybernet Corp. (a telecommunications equipment manufacturer) joins the Kyocera Group.
Inamori merges Cybernet Corp. and three other companies with Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd.
Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd. changes its company name to Kyocera Corporation.
The camera manufacturer Yashica Co., Ltd. is acquired.
With the liberalization of Japan’s telecommunications market, Inamori ventures into the telecommunications business.