{
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "1973/4",
      "category": "会社設立",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "株式会社丸和セラミックを設立",
      "detail": "愛知県瀬戸市祖母懐町で通信機器向特殊磁器の生産を開始",
      "significance": "通信機器セラミックスを核とした事業の出発点。瀬戸の窯業地で創業し、後年の電子部品セラミックス専業化の母体となる",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1981/9",
      "category": "設備投資",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "愛知県瀬戸市山の田町に山の田工場（旧瀬戸工場）を新設",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "生産拠点拡張の初期投資",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1984/4",
      "category": "設備投資",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "岐阜県土岐市鶴里町に土岐工場を新設",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "瀬戸窯業圏外への生産拠点分散",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1989/12",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "マレーシアに生産子会社Maruwa（Malaysia）Sdn. Bhd.を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "アジア向け生産の海外シフト第一歩",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1993/7",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "その他",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "韓国に販売子会社Maruwa Korea Co.",
      "detail": " Ltd.を設立",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "韓国販売網の整備"
    },
    {
      "date": "1994/11",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "ドイツにMaruwa Ceramic GmbH（現Maruwa Electronics GmbH）を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "欧州市場開拓の橋頭堡",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1995/8",
      "category": "株式上場",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "日本証券業協会に株式を店頭登録",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "資本市場初進出",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1997/6",
      "category": "",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "愛知県尾張旭市に本社を移転",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "本社機能集約",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1998/12",
      "category": "株式上場",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "東京証券取引所及び名古屋証券取引所市場第二部に株式を新規上場",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "正規市場での上場、資本調達力強化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1998/12",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "イギリスにMaruwa Europe Ltd.を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "欧州販売網の二拠点化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1999/2",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "アメリカにMaruwa America Corp.を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "北米市場販売網整備、世界三極体制の完成",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1999/8",
      "category": "",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "商号を株式会社MARUWAに変更",
      "detail": "丸和セラミックからMARUWAへ。グローバル展開を意識したブランド名統一",
      "significance": "セラミックス専業から電子部品メーカーへの企業イメージ転換",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2000/3",
      "category": "株式上場",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "東京証券取引所及び名古屋証券取引所市場第一部銘柄に指定",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "1部昇格による信用力・流動性向上",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2000/12",
      "category": "株式上場",
      "region": "その他",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "ロンドン証券取引所及びシンガポール証券取引所に上場",
      "detail": "後年いずれも廃止",
      "significance": "海外資本市場への重複上場（IT バブル期の一時的施策）",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2003/3",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "中国にMaruwa (Shanghai) Trading Co.",
      "detail": " Ltd.を設立",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "中国販売拠点設置、対中需要取り込み"
    },
    {
      "date": "2005/4",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "株式会社MARUWA SHOMEIを設立しLED高輝度照明業界に進出",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "LED 照明の事業化開始（後に撤退）",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2012/12",
      "category": "企業買収",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "ヤマギワ株式会社の全株式を取得",
      "detail": "照明器具卸の老舗を子会社化",
      "significance": "LED 照明事業との補完狙い。後に持株売却で連結除外",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    }
  ]
}