History
History
1930
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. established
1964
Citizen Business Machines Co., Ltd. established
1965
Electric adding machine launched
1969
U.S. sales company CBM America Corp. established
1970
Mini printer for POS systems launched
1980
Company name changed to CBM Co., Ltd. Industry's first microcomputer-controlled line impact printer launched
1982
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. Information Equipment Division (later Electronic Devices Division) established
1983
IC sensor electronic clinical thermometer launched
1984
U.S. sales company Citizen America Corp. (now CITIZEN SYSTEMS AMERICA CORP.) established
1985
European sales company Citizen Europe Ltd. (now CITIZEN SYSTEMS EUROPE GmbH) established
1988
Huagang Precision (Jiangmen) Co., Ltd. (now CITIZEN SYSTEMS (JIANGMEN) CO., LTD.) established
1989
Guanrun Industrial Co., Ltd. (now CITIZEN SYSTEMS (H.K.) LTD.) established
1994
Label printer launched
1997
Compact thermal printer launched
1998
Electronic dictionary launched
2002
Company name changed to Citizen CBM Co., Ltd.
2005
Citizen Systems Japan Co., Ltd. established (Merger of Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. Electronic Devices Division with Citizen CBM Co., Ltd. Systems Division and Electronics Division)
2007
Dye-sublimation thermal transfer digital photo printer launched
2010
Acquired shares of Shyang Cheng International Co., Ltd. (SIP)
2012
SIP renamed to CITIZEN SYSTEMS (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD.
2014
Integration of Citizen Heiwa Tokei Co., Ltd. Iida Ryuko Factory
2015
Integration of Citizen Seimitsu Co., Ltd. Fujiyoshida Factory CITIZEN SYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. established
2017
CITIZEN SYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. closed
2019
Launched the health management concept "Health Reservation"
2020
Blood pressure monitor with communication function launched
2022
Payment settlement system launched
2024
Certified as a "Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organization 2024" (SME category) selected by METI and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi
2025
Withdrew from the calculator business Certified as a "Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organization 2025" (SME category) selected by METI and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi Obtained "Kurumin" certification from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
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