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1980's Corporate History

1980-1989
year month occurrence
1980-1989
1980 May

Headquarters was transferred to the newly constructed office building at 2-11-1 Shonai-Sakaemachi, Toyonaka, Osaka.

1981 March

The KONAMI logo was established.

1982 March KONAMI entered the toy game business.
KONAMI received an investment from Osaka Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co., Ltd. and increased its capital to 120 million yen.

Headquarters was transferred to Osaka Ekimae Daiyon Building at 1-11-4 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka.

June President Kagemasa Kozuki contributed his own shares of our company to establish the Kozuki Foundation for Higher Education (approved by Hyogo Prefecture) to which he was inaugurated as the Executive Director (began social contribution activities).
October KONAMI entered the PC game business.
November Konami of America, Inc. (currently Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.) was established in the US.
1983 December KONAMI entered the MSX game business.
1984 March

Construction was completed on the new building for the Technology Development Center in Toyonaka, Osaka.

May Konami Ltd. (currently Konami Digital Entertainment B.V.) was established in the UK.
October KONAMI was listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange (specially designated stocks in the second section) and increased capital to 2.94 billion yen.
December Konami GmbH (currently Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH) was established in Germany.
1985 April KONAMI entered the Nintendo ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM (called "FAMILY COMPUTER" in Japan) game business.
1986 Augst

CI was introduced on the occasion of its 17th year in business. KONAMI's logo went through a transformation.

Headquarters was transferred to the newly constructed Konami Software Development Building at 7-3-2 Minatojima-Nakamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo.

October

Construction was completed on the new building for the production control department and distribution center in Toyonaka, Osaka.

1987 December Konami Kosan Co., Ltd. (currently Konami Real Estate, Inc.) was established.
1988 February KONAMI was listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
August

KONAMI was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange.