{
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "1917/9",
      "category": "会社設立",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "株式会社島津製作所設立（本店：京都市木屋町二条）",
      "detail": "東京支店・大阪支店・福岡支店を設置",
      "significance": "法人格としての起点（創業は1875年）",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1919/10",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "三条工場開設",
      "detail": "産業機器の製造を開始",
      "significance": "理化学機器以外の産業機器事業の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1938/4",
      "category": "株式上場",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "京都証券取引所に株式上場",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "公開市場入り",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1949/5",
      "category": "株式上場",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "東京証券取引所に株式上場",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "東京市場での本格的な公開",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1956/10",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "航空機器部門新設",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "航空・防衛分野への参入",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1962/1",
      "category": "組織再編",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "材料工場銑鉄鋳物部門を分離し島津金属工業を設立",
      "detail": "現島津産機システムズ",
      "significance": "材料・鋳物事業の分社化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1963/7",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "京都計装株式会社を設立",
      "detail": "現島津システムソリューションズ",
      "significance": "計装・システム事業の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1966/2",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "大阪丸十放射線サービス株式会社を設立",
      "detail": "現島津メディカルシステムズ",
      "significance": "医用機器サービス事業の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1968/8",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "西独にSHIMADZU EUROPA GmbHを設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "欧州市場進出の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1969/4",
      "category": "組織再編",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "理化器械部を分離し島津理化器械株式会社を設立",
      "detail": "現株式会社島津理化",
      "significance": "教育向け理化学機器事業の分社化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1975/7",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "米国にSHIMADZU SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS",
      "detail": "INC.を設立",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "北米市場進出の起点"
    },
    {
      "date": "1979/4",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "米国にSHIMADZU PRECISION INSTRUMENTS",
      "detail": "INC.を設立",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "北米精密機器拠点設立"
    },
    {
      "date": "1989/6",
      "category": "企業買収|海外進出",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "英国のKRATOS GROUP PLCを買収",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "英国質量分析メーカーの取得",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1989/11",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "シンガポールにSHIMADZU(ASIA PACIFIC)PTE.LTD.を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "アジア統括拠点の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1991/7",
      "category": "研究開発",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "けいはんな研究所（現基盤技術研究所）開設",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "基盤技術研究機能の確立",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1994/8",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "中国に天津島津液圧有限公司を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "中国生産拠点の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1997/10",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "中国に島津（香港）有限公司を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "香港拠点設立",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1999/6",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "中国に島津国際貿易（上海）有限公司を設立",
      "detail": "現島津企業管理（中国）有限公司",
      "significance": "中国本土事業統括拠点設立",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2003/1",
      "category": "研究開発",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "田中耕一記念質量分析研究所開設",
      "detail": "2002年田中耕一氏ノーベル化学賞受賞を受けて開設",
      "significance": "ノーベル賞研究の継続体制確立",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2007/1",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "その他",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "UAEにSHIMADZU MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA FZEを設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "中東・アフリカ市場進出",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2013/11",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "ウルグアイにSHIMADZU LATIN AMERICA S.A.を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "中南米市場進出",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2019/2",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "その他",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "韓国にSHIMADZU SCIENTIFIC KOREA CORPORATIONを設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "韓国市場進出",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2019/6",
      "category": "研究開発",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "ヘルスケアR&Dセンター開設",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "ヘルスケア領域R&D機能強化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2022/4",
      "category": "株主対応",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "東京証券取引所プライム市場へ移行",
      "detail": "市場区分見直しに伴う移行",
      "significance": "東証再編対応",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2022/9",
      "category": "企業買収|新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "日水製薬株式会社を子会社化",
      "detail": "現島津ダイアグノスティクス株式会社",
      "significance": "体外診断薬・臨床検査領域への参入",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2023/1",
      "category": "設備投資",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "Shimadzu Tokyo Innovation Plaza開設",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "東京イノベーション拠点の確立",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    }
  ]
}