{
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "1981/6",
      "category": "会社設立",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "有限会社中西歯科器械製作所を株式会社に改組",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "株式会社化により事業基盤を整備",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1982/6",
      "category": "新規事業",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "工業用高速回転機器の製造・販売を開始",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "歯科器械から工業用高速回転機器への事業領域拡大",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1984/7",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "アメリカ合衆国における販売網およびサービスの拠点としてNSK-AMERICA CORP.をイリノイ州シャンバーグ市に設立",
      "detail": "シカゴ近郊",
      "significance": "初の海外子会社設立で米国市場参入",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1988/2",
      "category": "設備投資",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "生産設備増強のため下日向工場を鹿沼市に新設",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1990/2",
      "category": "設備投資",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "下日向工場に1棟を増築",
      "detail": "1650㎡",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1995/1",
      "category": "設備投資",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "設計開発生産技術強化のため下日向工場に1棟を増築",
      "detail": "3200㎡",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1996/1",
      "category": "",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "株式会社中西歯科器械製作所の社名を株式会社ナカニシに変更",
      "detail": "販売代理店ナカニシの社名をエヌエスケーナカニシに変更",
      "significance": "商号変更",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1996/7",
      "category": "組織再編",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "販売代理店エヌエスケーナカニシを吸収合併",
      "detail": "製造・販売の統合",
      "significance": "販売チャネルを内製化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2000/7",
      "category": "株式上場",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "日本証券業協会に株式を店頭登録",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "資本市場へのデビュー",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2001/7",
      "category": "設備投資",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "新本社工場を下日向工場敷地内に建設",
      "detail": "部品加工から組立・出荷までの一貫生産",
      "significance": "生産・物流の一体化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2003/3",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "NSK EUROPE GmbHをドイツ・フランクフルト市に設立",
      "detail": "ドイツ・ベネルクス・東欧諸国の販売拠点",
      "significance": "欧州市場本格参入",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2004/11",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "ルクセンブルクにNSK EURO HOLDINGS S.A.を設立",
      "detail": "欧州子会社統括",
      "significance": "欧州事業の統括会社設置",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2004/12",
      "category": "株式上場",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "日本証券業協会店頭登録を取消しジャスダック証券取引所に上場",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "取引所市場への移行",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2005/3",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "中華人民共和国上海市に上海弩速克国際貿易有限公司を設立",
      "detail": "中国代理店への販売支援・情報収集",
      "significance": "中国市場の足場確保",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2005/6",
      "category": "企業買収|海外進出",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "フランス販売代理店の株式取得しNSK FRANCE S.A.S.に変更",
      "detail": "フランス市場の直販体制化",
      "significance": "販売代理店の子会社化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2005/9",
      "category": "設備投資",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "部品一次加工強化のためCNC工場を本社工場敷地内に建設",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2005/12",
      "category": "",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "決算期を2月21日から12月31日へ変更",
      "detail": "グループ決算期統一",
      "significance": "決算期統一によるグループガバナンス整備",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2006/9",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "NSK OCEANIA PTY.LTD.をオーストラリアに、NSK OCEANIA LTD.をニュージーランドに設立",
      "detail": "オセアニア市場の販売・サービス拠点",
      "significance": "オセアニア市場参入",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2007/1",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "NSK UNITED KINGDOM LTD.を英国に設立",
      "detail": "英国・スコットランド・アイルランドの販売拠点",
      "significance": "英国市場参入",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2007/5",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "その他",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "ロシアにNSK RUS & CIS駐在員事務所を開設",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "ロシア市場の足場確保",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2008/1",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "NSK-NAKANISHI DENTAL SPAIN S.A.をスペインに設立",
      "detail": "スペイン・ポルトガル歯科製品販売",
      "significance": "イベリア半島市場参入",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2008/3",
      "category": "設備投資",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "NSK EURO HOLDINGS S.A.がドイツ・エッシュボーン市に集中倉庫を設立",
      "detail": "NSK EUROPE GmbH同市に移転",
      "significance": "欧州物流ハブ整備",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2010/4",
      "category": "株式上場",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "ジャスダックと大阪証券取引所の合併に伴い大阪証券取引所JASDAQ市場に上場",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2010/10",
      "category": "株式上場",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "大阪証券取引所JASDAQ（スタンダード）に上場",
      "detail": "大阪証券取引所市場統合",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2011/6",
      "category": "設備投資",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "NSK-AMERICA CORP.が倉庫機能拡大のため新社屋を建設し移転",
      "detail": "イリノイ州ホフマン・エステイト市",
      "significance": "米国物流拡張",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2012/3",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "シンガポールにNSK NAKANISHI ASIA PTE.LTD.を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "東南アジアの統括拠点設置",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2013/7",
      "category": "企業買収|海外進出",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "イタリアの滅菌器メーカーDENTAL X S.p.Aの株式を取得",
      "detail": "歯科用回転機器と不可分な滅菌器分野への進出",
      "significance": "事業領域を周辺装置に拡張",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2013/7",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "NSK NAKANISHI AMERICA LATINA LTDA.をブラジルに設立",
      "detail": "南米市場の歯科製品関連事業拡大",
      "significance": "中南米市場参入",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2013/7",
      "category": "株式上場",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "東京証券取引所と大阪証券取引所の統合に伴い東京証券取引所JASDAQ（スタンダード）に上場",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2014/3",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "その他",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "大韓民国にNSK DENTAL KOREA CO.",
      "detail": "LTD.を設立",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "韓国市場参入"
    },
    {
      "date": "2017/1",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "その他",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "アラブ首長国連邦にNSK MIDDLE EAST FZCOを設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "中東市場の足場確保",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    }
  ]
}
