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 1931
Jirou Chikuma, the founder, started production and sales of Japanese rice cracker in Mikawashima, Tokyo. At that time, the company name was "Chuouken".
 1933
New factory was built in Totsuka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.
 1939
New factory was built in Osaka to expand the business.
 1944
Totsuka factory was shut down.
 1945

Osaka factory was burned down at World War Two.
 1952

Jirou Chikuma established Chuouken Co., Ltd. again as a stock company, and re-start production and sales of Japanese rice crackers in Osaka.
 1960
Age-Komaru, a fried rice cracker, was put on the market.
 1963
Bonchi-Age was named "Bonchi-Age", and started the sales.
 1969
The company name was changed into "Bonchi Arare Co., Ltd."
Tokyo factory was built to expand business in the east area of Japan.
 1975
Tohoku Bonchi Seika Co., Ltd was established in Sagae-shi, Yamagata.
 1984
Kobe factory, our main factory, was built and start productions.
The company name was changed into "Bonchi Co., Ltd."
 1987
Marketed "Aji-Karuta".
 2001
Marketed "Ebi-Agesen".
Certified ISO9001 at Yamagata factory, Tohoku Bonchi Seika Co., Ltd.
 2002 
The factory, only for Aji-Karuta production, is newly established in Yamagata.
 2003 
Certified ISO9001 at Chuo-Kogyodanchi Factory, Tohoku Bonchi Seika Co., Ltd.
 2004  Marketed "Karashi-Mentaiko Ogata Agesen"
 2005  Certified ISO9001 at Kobe Factory and Osaka Head Office
 2006  Certified ISO9001 at Tokyo Factory
 2010  The 50th anniversary release memory of BonChi-Age