1950s

Year Social Events Month FDK History
1950 Korean War broke out Feb. Company founded
1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty Jul. Batteries won JIS approval
1952 "Bloody May Day" incident Sep. Quality control stepped up
1953 Korean War comes to an end May Partnership with Fuji Electric, and produces batteries for Fuji Electric.
1954 Self Defense Forces established - -
1955 Democrats become leading party
Liberal-Democratic Party Formed
Jul. Moved Head Office from Amagasaki to Tokyo
1956 Japan became an UN member Oct. Research on ferrites begun
1957 Antarctic exploration started Feb. Battery export started
EEC established Mar. Sales of buoybatteries began
1958 Arab Federal Republic formed
Diet fights over Police Law
Apr. Test-males core changed to FDK
Jul. Company name changed to Fuji Denki Kagaku Co.,Ltd.
1959 China-Soviet conflict Feb. Ferrite production started

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