{
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "1908/4",
      "category": "会社設立",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "愛知県名古屋市熱田区に安井ミシン商会を創設",
      "detail": "ミシンの修理・部品の製造",
      "significance": "ブラザー創業の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1925/11",
      "category": "",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "商号を安井ミシン兄弟商会に変更",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1928/1",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "昭三式ミシン（麦わら帽子製造用環縫ミシン）の販売を開始しBROTHERを商標化",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "自社ブランド事業の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1932/11",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "家庭用ミシンの国産化に成功",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "家庭用ミシン国産化の達成",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1934/1",
      "category": "会社設立",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "愛知県名古屋市瑞穂区に日本ミシン製造（後のブラザー工業）を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "法人化と量産体制の確立",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1936/12",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "工業用本縫ミシンの製造を開始",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "工業用ミシン事業の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1941/7",
      "category": "組織再編",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "国内販売会社ブラザーミシン販売（後のブラザー販売）を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "販売子会社の独立",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1947/5",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "家庭用直線ミシンを上海向けに200台輸出",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "海外輸出の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1954/4",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "家庭用編機・電気洗濯機の生産を開始",
      "detail": "編機・家電分野へ進出",
      "significance": "事業多角化の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1954/5",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "米国にブラザーインターナショナルコーポレーション（U.S.A.）を設立",
      "detail": "販売会社",
      "significance": "北米市場初進出",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1958/10",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "アイルランドにブラザーインターナショナルヨーロッパを設立",
      "detail": "販売会社",
      "significance": "欧州市場初進出",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1959/3",
      "category": "",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "ミシン輸出累計100万台を突破",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "ミシン輸出の規模化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1961/5",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "欧文ポータブルタイプライターの生産を開始",
      "detail": "事務機器分野に進出",
      "significance": "事務機器事業の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1962/7",
      "category": "",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "社名をブラザー工業に変更",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1962/11",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "タッピングマシンの生産を開始し工作機械分野に進出",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "工作機械事業の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1963/1",
      "category": "株式上場",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "東京・名古屋・大阪の三証券取引所に株式を上場",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "資本市場経由での成長基盤確立",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1965/8",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "コンパクト電動タイプライターを米国向けに輸出開始",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "米国事務機器市場参入",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1966/6",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "電子卓上計算機の生産開始",
      "detail": "ブラザー初の本格的エレクトロニクス製品",
      "significance": "エレクトロニクス事業の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1971/2",
      "category": "新規事業|業務提携",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "米セントロニクス社と共同開発した高速ドットプリンターの出荷を開始",
      "detail": "プリンティング機器分野に進出",
      "significance": "主力プリンティング事業の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1977/3",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "その他",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "オーストラリアにブラザーインダストリーズ（オーストラリア）を設立",
      "detail": "販売会社",
      "significance": "オセアニア進出",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1978/11",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "台湾に家庭用ミシン製造会社台弟工業を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "海外生産拠点の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1979/4",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "家庭用コンピューターミシンの生産開始",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "ミシンのIT化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1985/2",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "英国にタイプライター製造会社ブラザーインダストリーズ（U.K.）を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "欧州生産拠点の確立",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1985/3",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "CNCタッピングセンターの販売開始",
      "detail": "NC装置を組み入れ",
      "significance": "工作機械の高機能化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1986/9",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "米国にタイプライター製造会社ブラザーインダストリーズ（U.S.A.）を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "北米生産拠点の確立",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1987/3",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "感熱ファクスのOEM供給を開始",
      "detail": "情報通信機器分野に進出",
      "significance": "情報通信機器事業の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1987/8",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "自社製コントローラー搭載モノクロレーザープリンターの生産開始",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "自社レーザープリンター時代の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1988/11",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "熱転写技術を応用したラベルライターの販売開始",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "P-Touch事業の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1989/3",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "マレーシアにタイプライター部品製造会社ブラザーインダストリーズテクノロジー（マレーシア）を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "東南アジア生産拠点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1991/9",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "コンピューター刺しゅう機付きミシンの販売開始",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "ミシンの高機能化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1991/12",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "中国に家庭用ミシン製造会社珠海兄弟工業を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "中国生産拠点の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1992/5",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "株式会社エクシングを設立し通信カラオケ事業に進出",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "カラオケ事業の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1992/6",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "米国で価格・機能で差別化した感熱ファクスの販売開始",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "北米FAX事業強化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1992/10",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "業界初のISDN回線を利用した通信カラオケの販売開始",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "通信カラオケの普及加速",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1993/11",
      "category": "合弁設立|海外進出",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "中国に工業用ミシン合弁製造会社西安兄弟標準工業を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "中国工業用ミシン拠点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1994/7",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "自社製エンジン搭載モノクロレーザープリンターの生産開始",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "自社エンジン化による収益力強化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1995/3",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "ファクス・プリンター・コピー・スキャナー機能を持つ小型レーザー複合機の生産開始",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "複合機事業の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1995/9",
      "category": "業務提携",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "中国・布吉南嶺兄弟亞洲製造廠でレーザープリンターの委託生産開始",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "中国プリンター生産の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1997/2",
      "category": "経営計画",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "中期戦略「CS B2000」を策定",
      "detail": "思い切った挑戦と明日への戦略",
      "significance": "中期計画運用の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1997/11",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "自社製インクジェットヘッド搭載カラーインクジェット複合機の販売開始",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "インクジェット複合機事業の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1999/1",
      "category": "ガバナンス改革",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "ブラザーグループ グローバル憲章を制定",
      "detail": "2008年4月に改訂",
      "significance": "グループ統治原則の確立",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1999/4",
      "category": "組織再編",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "ブラザー販売を100％子会社化",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "販売子会社の完全統合",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2000/3",
      "category": "経営計画|ガバナンス改革",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "中期戦略「CS B2002」を策定し社内カンパニー制・執行役員制・社外取締役を導入",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "ガバナンス体制の刷新",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2001/9",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "中国に工業用ミシン製造会社兄弟ミシン（西安）を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "中国工業用ミシン拠点拡張",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2002/6",
      "category": "経営計画",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "長期ビジョン「グローバルビジョン21」を策定",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "長期方針の確立",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2002/10",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "中国にインクジェット製品製造会社兄弟工業（深圳）を設立",
      "detail": "後の兄弟高科技と合併",
      "significance": "中国インクジェット拠点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2003/3",
      "category": "経営計画",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "中期戦略「CS B2005」を策定",
      "detail": "高収益と将来技術投資の両立",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2005/3",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "中国に販売会社兄弟（中国）商業を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "中国販売子会社の確立",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2005/7",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "プリンターのインクジェット技術応用ガーメントプリンターの販売開始",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "産業用印刷の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2006/1",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "ベトナムにブラザーインダストリーズ（ベトナム）を設立",
      "detail": "モノクロレーザープリンター製造",
      "significance": "主要生産拠点のベトナム化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2006/4",
      "category": "組織再編",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "中国レーザープリンター生産委託を自社運営に転換し兄弟高科技（深圳）を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "中国生産の内製化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2006/7",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "スロバキアにトナーリサイクル製造会社ブラザーインダストリーズ（スロバキア）を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "欧州リサイクル拠点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2006/10",
      "category": "株主対応",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "株式の所属業種を機械から電気機器に変更",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "事業実態に合わせた業種区分変更",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2007/4",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "自社製カラーレーザーエンジン搭載カラーレーザープリンター・複合機の販売開始",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "カラーレーザー領域への参入",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2007/10",
      "category": "ガバナンス改革",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "内部監査部を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2008/3",
      "category": "経営計画",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "中期戦略「CS B2012」を策定",
      "detail": "グローバルビジョン21の実現",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2008/6",
      "category": "企業買収",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "HOYAからモバイルプリンター事業を譲受",
      "detail": "プリンティング分野を強化",
      "significance": "プリンター事業強化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2010/1",
      "category": "企業買収",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "エクシングがBMBを買収し連結子会社化",
      "detail": "通信カラオケ事業を強化",
      "significance": "カラオケ事業の規模化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2010/5",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "中国に工業用ミシン・工作機械販売会社兄弟機械商業（上海）を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "中国B2B販売強化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2010/6",
      "category": "海外進出|IT投資",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "中国に開発会社濱江兄弟軟件（杭州）を設立",
      "detail": "後に濱江兄弟信息技術に商号変更",
      "significance": "中国R&D拠点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2010/6",
      "category": "組織再編",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "兄弟ミシン（西安）と西安兄弟工業が合併し兄弟機械（西安）に商号変更",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "中国生産統合",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2010/7",
      "category": "組織再編",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "エクシングとBMBが合併",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "カラオケ事業統合",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2011/2",
      "category": "上場廃止",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "大阪証券取引所市場第一部の上場を廃止",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2011/3",
      "category": "経営計画",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "中期戦略「CS B2015」を策定",
      "detail": "成長への再挑戦",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2011/4",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "ベトナムに家庭用ミシン製造会社ブラザーインダストリーズ（サイゴン）を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "ベトナム家庭用ミシン拠点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2012/3",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "フィリピンにインクジェット製品製造会社ブラザーインダストリーズ（フィリピン）を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "インクジェット生産の分散",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2013/1",
      "category": "企業買収",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "株式公開買付でニッセイを連結子会社化",
      "detail": "工業用部品事業強化",
      "significance": "工業用部品事業の取り込み",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2013/4",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "ベトナムに工業用ミシン製造会社ブラザーマシナリー（ベトナム）を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "ベトナム工業用ミシン拠点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2015/4",
      "category": "企業買収",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "エクシングがテイチクエンタテインメントを連結子会社化",
      "detail": "音楽エンタテインメント分野強化",
      "significance": "音楽事業の取り込み",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2015/6",
      "category": "企業買収",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "英国ドミノプリンティングサイエンスの全株式を取得し連結子会社化",
      "detail": "産業用印刷分野に進出",
      "significance": "産業用印刷事業の本格参入",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2015/6",
      "category": "ガバナンス改革",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "取締役会の諮問機関として指名委員会・報酬委員会を設置",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "ガバナンス強化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2015/11",
      "category": "ガバナンス改革",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "コーポレートガバナンスの基本方針を制定",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2016/1",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "中国にドミノプリンティングテクノロジー（常熟）製造会社を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "中国産業用印刷拠点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2016/3",
      "category": "経営計画",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "中期戦略「CS B2018」を策定",
      "detail": "変革への挑戦",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2016/10",
      "category": "組織再編",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "兄弟高科技（深圳）に兄弟工業（深圳）を合併",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "中国生産統合",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2018/4",
      "category": "経営計画",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "ブラザーグループ環境ビジョン2050を策定",
      "detail": "2030年度中期目標を設定",
      "significance": "長期環境方針",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2019/3",
      "category": "経営計画",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "中期戦略「CS B2021」を策定",
      "detail": "次なる成長へ向けて",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2019/4",
      "category": "企業買収",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "コーンズテクノロジーから国内ドミノ事業を譲受しブラザーインダストリアルプリンティングとして営業開始",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "国内産業用印刷の自社化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2022/2",
      "category": "企業買収",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "株式公開買付でニッセイを完全子会社化",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "連結子会社の100％化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2022/4",
      "category": "経営計画",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "ブラザーグループビジョン「At your side 2030」を始動",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "長期ビジョンの新設",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2022/4",
      "category": "株式上場",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "東証市場区分見直しによりプライム市場へ移行",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "プライム上場維持",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2022/5",
      "category": "経営計画",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "中期戦略「CS B2024」を策定",
      "detail": "新しい未来へのテイクオフ",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024/12",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "ブラザーマシナリー（インド）で工作機械の生産を開始",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "インド生産拠点の起動",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025/3",
      "category": "経営計画",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "中期戦略「CS B2027」を策定",
      "detail": "挑む。未来へ、大胆に",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    }
  ]
}