About us

Company Name

Santoku Corporation
(English name: SANTOKU CORPORATION)

Representative

Representative Director Kenzo Nobeyama

Founding

November 23, 1945

Establishment

February 28, 1952

Capital

40.1 million yen

Number of employees

57 people (as of July 2021)

Location

Head office
Ikeda Building, 1 Kandakitanorimonocho,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0036 Japan
TEL：+81-3-3258-0090　FAX：+81-3-3258-0091

■Fastener Department
TEL：+81-3-3258-0090　FAX：+81-3-3258-0091

■Electronic Materials Department
TEL：+81-3-5209-0080　FAX：+81-3-5209-0081

■Information Equipment Division Department
TEL：+81-3-5209-0080　FAX：+81-3-5209-0081

Osaka Branch
Shizuka Building, 2-7-4 Utsubohonmachi,
Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka, 550-0004 Japan
TEL：+81-6-6448-5941　FAX：+81-6-6448-5946

Nagoya Branch
Sanhaku Building, 2-18-22 Marunouchi,
Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 460-0002 Japan
TEL：+81-52-203-0061　FAX：+81-52-203-0071

Shimane Branch
Taiki Seimei Matsue Building, 13-4 Shirakata Honmachi,
Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture 690-0061 Japan
TEL：+81-852-60-7030　FAX：+81-852-60-7031

Kagawa Branch
744-1 Ichinomiya-cho,
Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture 761-8084 Japan
(formerly Studio Wa Orient Co., Ltd.)

Fukuoka Sales Office
Toyo KM Building, 1-5-26 Yutaka,
Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 812-0042 Japan
TEL：+81-92-292-1117　FAX：+81-92-292-1118

Logistics Center
137 Kimae-cho, Nishi-ku, Nagoya,
Aichi Prefecture 452-0834 Japan
TEL：+81-52-502-8800　FAX：+81-52-502-8801

Vietnam corporation

Studio WA Vietnam Co., Ltd.
[Established in Ho Chi Minh in 2009, wholly owned by Santoku Corporation]

Business content

Manufacture and sales of industrial fasteners and rivets Manufacture
and sales of chip carrier tapes for electronic components
Development and sales of IT-related software

Main client

Asahi Kasei Co., Ltd., Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Eiwa Co., Ltd., Kandenko Co., Ltd., Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., TDK Co., Ltd., Denka Co., Ltd., Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., Nippon Steel Corporation , Tokyo Paper Industries Co., Ltd., Toyota Motor Corporation, Panasonic Corporation, Fukui Fastener Co., Ltd., Pop Rivet Fastener Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Co., Ltd., Midori Anzen Co., Ltd., Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Yageo Corporation, LIXIL Co., Ltd., Lithium Energy Japan Co., Ltd., Resonac Co., Ltd., ROHM Co., Ltd., Logisteed Co., Ltd. (in alphabetical order)

Bank

Mitsubishi UFJ Bank Kanda Ekimae Branch
Mizuho Bank Kanda Ekimae Branch Sumitomo
Mitsui Banking Corporation Asakusabashi Branch
Ikeda Senshu Bank Head Office Sales Headquarters
Hokuriku Bank Tokyo Branch

Affiliated organizations

Osaka/Tokyo/Nagoya Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Japan External Trade Organization, Human Interface Society supporting member, Arts and Sciences Society supporting member, Architectural Institute of Japan corporate member

Fastener Department

Industrial fasteners in general: blind rivets, hollow and driven rivets, blind nuts, header products (cold forged products), cut products, resin fasteners, resin molded products, press processed products, JIS standard screws and bolt nuts, machine tools (rivets) setter, air riveter, etc.), automated line, clinch caulking, stitch machine, etc. 

Electronic materials Department

Paper carrier tape, embossed carrier tape, cover tape, etc.

Information Equipment Division Department

RiMM VR systems and software for safety and security, VR training simulators, etc.

1945

Founded with capital of 1 million yen and started
exporting pearls (later producing cultured pearls )

1953

Established a corporation whose
main business is the export of miscellaneous goods such as athletic equipment (bats, gloves, ski shoes), dry batteries, Western tableware, etc.

1960

Received an award from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry as a company contributing to exports.

1961

Started handling automatic packing iso, aluminum profile processing machines, etc.

1963

Opened Tokyo office

1965

Became the first distributor in Japan of British Abdel rivets.

1970

Became exclusive import agent for Marco products in the US.

1971

Started handling rivets and cold headed products made by Fukui Tack.
Started operations as a trading company specializing in industrial special fasteners.

1982

Started importing fastener products from Singapore.
Started importing fastening tools using rivetless method from Atlas Copco, Sweden.

1992

Started importing zipper products from China.

1994

Tokyo Sales Office was reorganized as Tokyo Branch, Kita
-Kanto Sales Office opened, and production and sales of chip carrier tape started.

1996

Capital increased to 14.4 million yen.
Employee stock ownership association established.

2000

Capital increased to 28.8 million yen.

2001

Started VR business (Information Equipment Division launched)

2003

Opened Niigata office.
Increased capital to 40.1 million yen.

2007

Nagoya branch opened
Tokyo branch fastener department relocated.

2008

Tokyo branch overseas business department relocated.
Niigata office relocated.

2009

Became an agent for Pop Rivet Fasteners Co., Ltd.

2010

Opened Taiwan office.

2011

Birth of RiMM concept
Delivered RiMM security training simulator to JAEA Tokai Village.

2012

Nagoya Logistics Center opened.

2013

Opened Fukuoka office.
Delivered RiMM disaster prevention officer training simulator to Shikoku Crisis Management Education, Research and Regional Collaboration Promotion Organization.

2014

Developed RiMM decommissioning technology and delivered remote robot training simulator to JAEA Naraha Remote Technology Center.

2015

Announcement of RiMM package product “VR disaster experience mobile system”.

2017

Opened Tokyo Demo Studio, Osaka Demo Studio, and Nagoya Demo Studio. Nagoya Branch moved to Marunouchi.

2018

RiMM “Disaster Experience System” adopted by UNIPOS and delivered to Jordan Occupational Accident Training Center.

2018

Changed company name to Santoku Corporation Co., Ltd. and merged with Studio Wa Orient Co., Ltd.

2021

Head office moved and registered to Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.