CSR

Beginning	1885	Zenpachi Fujikura commenced the manufacturing business in Awaji-cho, Kanda, Tokyo.	Zenpachi Fujikura Sendagaya Plant totally destroyed by a tornado （1903）
	1887	Imported five leading-edge braid machines
	1888	Leasing of a former silk mill in the Shinjuku Imperial estate, Tokyo and relocation of the plant to this site (Shinjuku Plant)
	1890	Relocation of plant to 900, Sendagaya, Tokyo. (The Sendagaya Plant 1)
	1896	Relocation of plant to 922, Sendagaya. (The Sendagaya Plant 2)
	1901	Reorganization as an unlimited partnership named Fujikura Electric Wire & Rubber Co., Ltd. was founded.td>
	1903	Appointed to be Japan's first rubber-insulation plant by Japan's former Ministry of Communications and Transportation; however, the plant was totally destroyed by a tornado.
Establishment	1910	Company name changed to Fujikura Electric Wire Corporation.	The Sendagaya Plant （1920）
	1920	The Sendagaya Plant has become very prosperous.
	1919	Established Fujikura Gakuen.
	1923	Moved head office plant to Fukagawa, which burned due to the Great Kanto Earthquake.
	1931	Took top spot in the market with “Toukousen” electric wire for aircraft.
Restoration after the Earthquake and Fujikura of Technology	1938-39	Company's baseball club became champion two years in a row in the National Inter-City Baseball Tournament.	Company's baseball club became champion two years in a row in the National Inter-City Baseball Tournament. （1939） Fukagawa Plant totally destroyed in the Tokyo Air Raid, and the war finally ended. （1945）
	1941 Outbreak of the Pacific War
	1944	Began operating the Fuji Plant.
Postwar and High Economic Growth Period	1945	Fukagawa Plant totally destroyed in the Tokyo Air Raid. (Second foundation of the company)
	1945 The war finally ended.
	1949	Delivered Japan's first 24-core TV camera cables to NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation).
	1954	Opened Numazu Plant.
	1957	Began manufacturing wire harnesses.
	1964 The Tokyo Olympics
	1965	Opened Sakura Plant.
	1970	Opened Suzuka Plant.
	1973	First oil crisis
	1979年 （昭54）	Set world record by achieving very low transmission losses of 0.27 dB/km for its single-mode optical fiber. Began manufacturing FPCs for use in electronic devices.
Period of Great Changes and Hardship	1980	Developed single-mode optical fusion splicers.
	1981	Developed Japan's first optical fiber composite overhead ground wire (OPGW).
	1982	Began manufacturing membrane switches.
	1984	Established Fujikura (Thailand) Ltd. to begin operations in the country.
	1985	Marked centennial of the foundation. Developed world's first core alignment fusion splicer.
	1987	Succeeded in the fabrication of oxide superconducting wires.
	1992	Changed company name to Fujikura Ltd.
	1998	Delivered worlds’ largest 500kV DC OF submarine cables.
Internationalization	2000	Commenced former Fukagawa Plant site redevelopment project.	Opening of the "Fukagawa Gatharia" complex （2010）
	2004	Achieved a world record for yttrium-based superconducting wires.
	2005	Celebrated 120th anniversary of foundation, declared the "third foundation" and formulated Corporate Philosophy MVCV.
	2009	Began conducting CSR activities and manufacture of fiber lasers.
Globalization	2010	Established biotope named "Fujikura-Kiba Millennium Woods".	Suffered damage due to the Great East Japan Earthquake 2011 The catastrophic flood in Thailand 2011
	2011	Suffered damage due to the Great East Japan Earthquake and the catastrophic flood in Thailand.
	2015	130th anniversary of the foundation

The Fujikura Group is globally operating in the following four business categories in 24 countries and regions: infrastructure-related business (power & telecommunication systems); electronics business (focusing on electronic components); automotive products business (focusing on harnesses for automobiles); and others. Of the Group’s 99 consolidated subsidiaries, 22 are operating in Japan and 77 overseas. The following table shows the breakdown of the companies by region.

The following tables show the Fujikura Group's consolidated subsidiaries by country and by business segment.

Fujikura participates in a range of organizations, including industry associations, and its representatives serve as directors for the development of the industry and improvement of people's lives. The following table shows the major organizations in which the company participates.