| 1927 |
Koichi Kawai established the Kawai Musical Instrument Research Laboratory. |
| 1928 |
First Kawai grand piano. |
| 1929 |
Company name changed to Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Company. |
| 1930 |
Manufacture of reed organs begins. |
| 1934 |
Manufacturing of harmonicas begins. |
| 1935 |
Corporate structure expanded to partnership basis. Production capacity: 75 upright pianos and 10 grand pianos per month. |
| 1937 |
Japan enters the Second World War. Company required to shift to the production of military supplies: aircraft parts and gliders. |
| 1946 |
Manufacture of furniture, radio cabinets and accordions began for occupation forces. |
| 1948 |
Manufacture of pianos and organs resumed. |
| 1951 |
Company reorganised into a joint-stock company with a capital of 3,500,000 yen. |
| 1953 |
Koichi Kawai awarded the Blue ribbon Medal, first person in the industry to receive it. |
| 1955 |
Shigeru Kawai appointed president after his father's death. Initial steps taken toward modernization. |
| 1956 |
Kawai music education program established. |
| 1957 |
New lumber mill facility established in Arai town. |
| 1959 |
Expansion of domestic sales and service network through direct ownership of stores. |
| 1960 |
Kawai electronic organs placed on sale. |
| Capital increased to 100 million yen. |
| 1961 |
Maisaka Factory completed as a main assembly plant. |
| Kawai Piano Technicians School opened. |
| Capital increased 2,400 million yen. |
| 1962 |
Capital increased 3,600 million yen. |
| 1963 |
'Kawai Piano Loan' system established. |
| Kawai Music Foundation established. |
| Kawai America Corporation established in Los Angeles, U.S.A. |
| 1965 |
Kawai Service Centre Co., Ltd. established. |
| 1966 |
Kawai College of Music, a teacher training institution, established. |
| Teisco, a company specializing in electronic music, joined Kawai organization. |
| 1967 |
Physical training program, Kawai's Gymnastic School established. |
| 1969 |
Kawai sporting goods placed on market. |
| 1971 |
Kawai Concerts held in several cities in Japan and are now annual events. |
| 1972 |
Kawai furniture placed on market. |
| 1973 |
Piano production rose above 5,000 units per Month. |
| 1974 |
Kawai Publishing (musical score publishing and sales) established. |
| Representative office opened in Dusserdorf, West Germany, to improve sales distribution to the European Market. |
| 1975 |
Kawai toys placed on market. |
| Kawai Canada Music established in Winnipeg, Canada. |
| 1976 |
Deformed metal production begins. |
| Kawai Deutschland GmbH established in Haan, West Germany. |
| 1977 |
Aoyama store (Tokyo) established. |
| Kawai Celebrated 50th anniversary. |
| 1978 |
Total units of piano production reached one million. |
| 1979 |
Kawai Europa GmbH established. |
| 1980 |
Grand Piano Factory & Piano Research Laboratory established in Ryuyo Japan. |
| 1981 |
Kawai Concert Grand Piano "EX" completed. |
| Kawai Australia Pty. Ltd. Established in Sydney, Australia. |
| 1982 |
Kawai entered software and computer sales business. |
| Kawai Concert expanded, held in 80 cities all around Japan. |
| 1983 |
Kawai representative office opened in Singapore. |
| 1984 |
Kawai Business Software Co., Ltd. established. |
| Total units of piano production reached 1,500,000. |
| Kawai (Muziekinstrumenten) Nederland B.V. established in Naarden, Holland. |
| 1985 |
Shigeru Kawai awarded the Blue Ribbon medal. |
| Kawai Grand Piano "EX" chosen as an official piano for 11th Chopin Competition in Warsaw. |
| 1986 |
Kawai digital pianos completed. |
| Kawai U.K Ltd. established in Bournemouth, U.K. |
| K3 Synthesizer & R100 Drum Machine introduced and enjoy vigorous sales. |
| 1988 |
Kawai Purchased Lowrey, American organ company. |
| Piano Assembly plant (Kawai America Manufacturing Inc.) opens in Lincolnton, U.S.A. |
| K1 Synthesizer and Q-80 Sequenser introduced and achieved great success. |
| 1989 |
Kawai Techno Center Co., Ltd. (later merged into Kawai Business
Software Co., Ltd.) and Kawai Sound System Inc. established. |
| Kawai Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. established. |
| Hirotaka Kawai, Shigeru's son, appointed president and Shigeru Kawai was promoted to chairman. |
| 1990 |
KCP Co.,Ltd. and Kawai Wood Co., Ltd. established. |
| Total units of piano production reached two million. |
| 1991 |
Kawai Asia Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. established. |
| 1992 |
Kawai Cosmos Co., Ltd. established. |
| 1993 |
Kawai Music Planning Co., Ltd. established. |
| 1994 |
Kawai Precision Metals Co., Ltd. production facility established. |
|
Shigeru Kawai awarded the 'Blue Ribbon Medal' from the Emperor of Japan. |
| 1995 |
Grier city (US) painting company acquired, renamed Kawai Finishing
lnc., and begins production. |
| Partnership with Honoris Industry established, production of musical
instruments begins in Indonesia. |
| Partnership with Beijing Xinghai Musical Instruments Co., Ltd.
established, production of musical instruments begins in China. |
| 1997 |
Ryuyo Grand Piano Facility receives ISO14001 certification for
environmental management. |
| 1998 |
Maisaka Upright Piano Facility receives ISO14001 certification for
environmental management. |
| Piano Recycling Co., Ltd. established. |
| Kawai Hyper Wood Co., Ltd. established. |
| 1999 |
Märchen digital piano facility awarded ISO 14001 certification, complementing achievements of Ryuyo and Maisaka facilities. |
| Shigeru Kawai series of luxury grand piano instruments launched. |
| 2001 |
Karawan piano facility established in Indonesia. |
| 2002 |
Kawai Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. established in Shanghai, China. |
| 2004 |
Capital increased 4,600 million yen. |
| Kawai Musical Instruments (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. established. |
| 2005 |
'Repre' music school opened in Shinjuku, specialising in musical
education for adult students. |
| Ryuyo Grand Piano Facility receives ISO9001 certification for
standards of quality. |
| 2006 |
New range of 'K' series upright pianos launched. |
| Capital increased 6,600 million yen. |
| Expansion of primary factory and acquisition of additional secondary factory at PT Kawai Indonesia. |
| 2007 |
Kawai celebrates '80 Years of Advancement'. |
| PT. Kawai Indonesia No.3 digital piano facility established, production of digital pianos begins. |
| First Kawai Music School established in Shanghai. |
| 2008 |
New, improved 'RX-H' series of grand pianos launched. |
| 2009 |
Maisaka upright piano finishing facility moved to Ryuyo facility. |
