History of Citizen Systems
History
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Electronic Device Business |
Health Care Device Business |
Information Device Business |
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| 1960 | 1965 Electric adding machine and electric cash register 1969 CR7 and CR-8 electric cash registers   |
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| 1970 | 1970 High-speed electric calculator and electronic desktop calculator 1971 CITIZEN1211P printer-equipped calculator  1973 ECR-3500 electronic cash register |
1970 MP Series mini-printers for POS 1975 Dot impact printer |
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| 1980 | 1980 Industry's first microcomputer-controlled line impact printer |
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| 1983 IC sensor electronic thermometer |
1983 Serial dot impact printer for PCs |
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1985 CT-500 calculator with calculation function (world's first)  |
1984 Thermistor electronic thermometer |
1984 World's first 1-inch thick 3.5-inch FDD |
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| 1986 LCT-64 LCD terminal |
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| 1987 SDC-888 calculator | 1987 DP650 dot impact printer mechanism  |
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| 1989 GSX Series dot impact printer for PCs |
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| 1990 | 1990 Brachial-style automatic electronic Blood Pressure Monitor 1995 Approval as first foreign-designated manufacturer 1996 Wrist-style electronic Blood Pressure Monitor (separate type) |
1991 PN48 portable printer (world's smallest, lightest-weight) 1996 FAX-C1 portable fax printer  1996 PD02 mobile thermal printer |
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| 1997 Pocket Board, portable e-mail terminal 1998 Data Slim PC card-type PDA (world's smallest, lightest-weight) |
1997 Ear thermometer (for U.S. market)  1997 Bathroom scale Ultrasonic eyeglass/ accessory cleaner |
1997 CBM1000 compact thermal printer  |
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| 1999 Click! PC Card Drive (ultra-compact/ large-capacity removable memory device) |
1999 Wrist-style electronic Blood Pressure Monitor (all-in-one) Computerized (fuzzy-logic) Blood Pressure Monitor 1999 CT-810 ear thermometer (for Japanese market) |
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| 2000 | 2000 Data Slim 2 business card-sized card-type PDA  |
2000 Bathroom scale |
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| 2001 Electronic dictionary |
2001 Ladies' thermometer 2001 Body fat scale 2002 Universal Design thermometer  2002 Universal Design Blood Pressure Monitor  2004 CT785V oscillating electronic thermometer |
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| 2005 | CITIZEN SYSTEMS JAPAN CO.,LTD. | ||
| 2005 | 2005 CT786SP electronic thermometer (approx. 30 sec. reading) 2005 CH-425P PC-manageable Blood Pressure Monitor  2006 HM7000 Universal Design body composition meter  |
2005 PA600 dot impact printer mechanism  2005 CT-S280 and CT-S2000 Universal Design compact thermal printers |
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Other Events of Note
| 1960 | 1964 Citizen Business Machines Co., Ltd. established. 1965 Osaka Sales Office (current Osaka Liaison Office) opened. 1967 Fukuoka Sales Office (current Fukuoka Liaison Office) opened. 1969 CBM America Corporation, U.S. sales company established. |
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| 1980 | 1980 Corporate name changed to Japan CBM Corporation 1985 CITIZEN Europe Ltd., UK sales company established. 1986 Fujiyoshida Office (current Fuji Development Center) opened. |
| 1990 | 1990 Crown Young Industries Ltd., Chinese production plant established. 1991 Japan CBM Corporation of Stock is offered as over-the-counter (OTC) shares. 1995 Distribution Center established in Kawajima-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama Prefecture. |
| 2000 | 2002 Japan CBM Corporation was delisting from JASDAQ market to become a wholly owned subsidiary of CITIZEN Watch Co.Ltd. by equity-swap |
| 2005 | CITIZEN SYSTEMS JAPAN CO.,LTD. |
| 2005 | 2005 Nagano Development Center and Iwate Development Center opened. 2006 Crown Young Industries Ltd., Chinese production plant,integrated and corporate name changed to CITIZEN SYSTEMS (H.K.) LIMITED. |