Established as Chuo Press Kogyo K.K. (Imagawa-cho, Suginami-ku, Tokyo).

First throttle levers developed, manufactured and marketed.
Head office and factory moved to present site.

First clutch levers developed, manufactured and marketed.

First air cleaners developed, manufactured and marketed.

First recoil starters developed, manufactured and marketed.

Designated as model factory or rationalization (by Director of Small and Medium Enterprise Agency). Designated as such a total of six times up to 1972.

Takasaki factory opened.
Tank caps and Fuel filters developed, manufactured and marketed.

Name changed to Starting Industrial Co., Ltd.

Recieved capital from Tokyo Small Business Investment Co., Ltd.

Hamamatsu branch office opened.

Tokyo factory merged with Takasaki factory.
First cord reels developed, manufactured and marketed.

Kan-ichi Harada was awarded the Medal with Yellow Ribbon.

Main office building of Takasaki factory completed.

Starting Kenzai Co., Ltd established.

Akashi branch office opened.

First lifters for lighting appliances developed, manufactured and marketed.

Tooling factory completed.

Kan-ichi Harada was also awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays.

Completion of new parts factory (Plastic injection molding and spiral spring forming factory).
Total number of recoil starters produced exceeded the 50 million mark.

First nylon cord cutters developed, manufactured and marketed.
Head office building completed.

Masao Harada became President.
Kan-ichi Harada took position as Chairman.

Akashi branch office moved to Kobe.

First Cell-recoil starters developed, manufactured and marketed.

Auto lifters of lighting appliances developed, manufactured and marketed.

Starting USA Corporation established.

Total number of recoil starters produced exceeded the 100 million mark.

TPM Merit award.

ISO9001 Certification acquired.

Hamamatsu and Kobe branch offices were integrated into the head office.
Embedded-damper recoil starters developed, manufactured and marketed.
Power accumulated recoil starters developed, manufactured and marketed.

Establishment of local entities in Thailand, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.
Total number of recoil starters produced exceeded the 150 million mark.

ISO14001 Certification acquired.

Takasaki factory received the 2007 Gunma Prefecture Director of Labor Award for safety and hygiene (the prize of excellence).

Masao Harada was awarded “Excellent Manager and International Contributor Award.” from the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun.