History

　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　 　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　

Year (Western)	Era	Steps of the Cooperative	Wider events
1929	1929	Tokyo Shoes Trade Association (chair: Kikuo Otsuka) moved to a 25-section structure; the Asakusa district became the 13th section.	The Great Depression.
1934	1934	The 13th section of the Tokyo Shoes Trade Association (Asakusa district) was renamed the Production Section.	Hitler becomes Chancellor.
1939	1939	Tokyo Shoe Industry Cooperative established (1st Chairperson: Tsunagoro Taguchi).	Second World War
1940	1940	The Tokyo Shoe Industry Cooperative (Chairperson: Torajiro Sawamura) moved its office to Sanya 2-3 in Asakusa (now 2-17-1 Higashi-Asakusa) and built a new office there.	Tripartite Pact (Japan, Germany, Italy). Textile rationing begins.
1943	1943	Tokyo Shoes Trade Association disbanded.	Commerce and Industry Cooperative Act promulgated.
1947	1947 (Showa 22)	April 11 — Founding general meeting of the Tokyo Shoemakers Cooperative held at Hashiba-so in Asakusa . First Chairperson: Keizo Ogawa. Cooperative authorised from the 23rd.	The Constitution of Japan comes into force. The Katayama cabinet is formed. Taft–Hartley Act passed in the U.S.
		May — East Japan Shoe Industry Cooperative founded.
1948	1948 (Showa 23)	February — A cooperative office was set up at 2-8 Kisagata, Asakusa (now 4-45 Asakusa).	",Second Yoshida cabinet formed. MITI's Leather Division becomes independent.
		June — East Japan Shoe Industry Cooperative disbanded by GHQ order.
		October — East Japan Shoe Industry Council formed. The Tokyo Cooperative completed a two-storey office in Sanya 2-chome (now Higashi-Asakusa 2-chome).
1949	1949 (Showa 24)	Agency contract signed with Nissan and Nippon Fire Insurance. Typhoon Kitty causes flooding among members in Asakusa and Senju.	The Shimoyama, Mitaka and Matsukawa incidents occur in succession. Small and Medium Enterprise Cooperative Act promulgated.
1950	1950 (Showa 25)	Extraordinary general meeting held. Membership grows to 94 companies.	The Korean War begins. Controls on leather and shoes lifted. Korean War procurement boom.
1952	1952 (Showa 27)	A shoemaking primer was distributed as part of staff education. Members' friendship excursion held.	Japan joins the IMF. The San Francisco Peace Treaty enters into force. National Safety Forces established. "Peace" cigarettes go on sale.
1953	1953	Membership grows to 150 companies.	Korean Armistice Agreement signed. "What is your name?" (Kimi no Na wa) becomes an unprecedented hit. The eight-heads-tall ideal and the "Machiko-maki" scarf style are in vogue. Street-corner televisions are popular.
		A Shoes Federation is established; the cooperative joins. Donations made to flood relief in China and Kyushu. Sponsorship of a shoe festival.
1956	1956 (Showa 31)	Cooperative newsletter launched. Proposal made to build the Tokyo Shoe Building.	Japan joins the UN. Weekly-magazine boom.
1957	1957 (Showa 32)	207 members; 14 directors. Co-hosted a coloured-leather exhibition with the Cooperative "Hatsuka-kai" group.	A new era in US–Japan relations. Pot-bottom recession. Part-time work emerges.
		Chairperson Sugiura makes his first visit to Italy.
1958	1958 (Showa 33)	First pattern-making seminar held. The general meeting resolves to adopt a minimum-wage system. Joined the Japan Shoes Trade Association.	The unit for measuring leather changes from tsubo to deci. 10,000-yen note issued.
1961	1961 (Showa 36)	Joint cooking programme launched.	Basic Agricultural Act promulgated. Seamless stockings appear.
		Colour-and-size labelling introduced.
1963	1963 (Showa 38)	Foreign-currency quotas for imported leather shoes introduced.	Shoe Festival thanksgiving event held at the Nichigeki theatre.
		European shoemaking-industry study tour
1966	1966 (Showa 41)	Exhibited at the Paris International Trade Fair.	First Prices May Day rally.
		Labour Insurance Office Cooperative authorised.
1967	1967	The 8th of every month designated as "Measurement Day".	The "Showa Genroku" boom; the "futen" subculture. The Middle East war begins.
		Cooperative Finance Business Study Group established.
1970	1970 (Showa 45)	Tokyo Shoe Building completed. Tokyo Mutual-Aid Association rules established.	Pedestrian-paradise zones begin. Osaka Expo.
1971	1971	Korean shoe-industry study tour.	Nixon shock. Okinawa Reversion Agreement signing ceremony. T-shirts and jeans become hugely popular.
1973	1974	Committee for the Prevention of Fraudulent Leather Measurement established. First bowling tournament held.	First oil crisis. Runaway prices; land prices peak.
		The joint cooking programme receives the Minister of Labour's award.
1978	1978	Bankruptcy-prevention mutual-aid programme launched.	Strong-yen recession begins. Sunshine 60 building. The United States files a GATT complaint against Japan.
		Joined the Taito Industrial Fashion Fair.
		Foot-shape measurement service launched.
1980	1980	GDS trade-fair study visit. Membership reaches 370 companies.	Japan becomes the world's top auto producer. Home VTRs spread. "Somehow, Crystal" (Nantonaku, Crystal) is in vogue.
1983	1983 (Showa 58)	Survey of actual leather-shoe production conducted.	Tokyo Disneyland opens. Major eruption on Miyake-jima. The "Oshin" drama boom.
1987	1987	Participated in the Paris International Trade Fair. Joined the leather-industry federation's European study tour.	Global stock-market slump. Land prices surge. Morning shampoos become a fad.
1991	1991	All-Shoes Industry Cooperative Federation founded.	The Gulf War breaks out. The new metropolitan government building opens in Shinjuku. Pyroclastic flow on Mount Fugen (Unzen).
		First TOSGX trade fair held. Participated in the GDS international trade fair.
1992	1992	Hong Kong and China shoe-industry study tour.	PKO bill passes. Huis Ten Bosch opens in Nagasaki.
1993	1993	Exhibited at GDS. Second China shoe-industry study tour.	Partial liberalisation of rice imports accepted.
1994	1994	Hong Kong materials trade fair visited. The "Tokyo Shoes" mark adopted.	Yen breaks 100 to the dollar for the first time since the war. Kansai International Airport opens. The "price destruction" trend.
1995	1995 (Heisei 7)	Donations made for the Great Hanshin Earthquake.	Great Hanshin Earthquake. Subway sarin attack. Mobile phones appear.
		Product-liability mutual-aid programme launched.
		Vietnam shoe-industry study tour. Italian shoe-materials survey.
1996	1996	Participated in GDS. Thailand and Myanmar shoe-industry study tour. Support for the Tokyo Leather Products Exhibition.	Atlanta Olympics. Luxury-brand boom. Agreement to return the Futenma Air Station to Okinawa.
1997	1997	Mid-level shoe-drawing technical training.
		Retail-market study tour seminar.
1998	1998	Exhibited at and visited GDS; finance seminar held. Last-making seminar held.
2002	2002	Tokyo Youth Division founded. PC training session held.
2003	2003	CIFF China International Footwear Fair (Shanghai), and participation in the APLF Hong Kong international fair.