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1970's Corporate History

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1969-1979
1969March 21 Kagemasa Kozuki (current Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer) founded a jukebox rental and repair business in Toyonaka, Osaka.
1973March 19

KONAMI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.(KONAMI) was established at 3-124-1 Meishinguchi, Toyonaka, Osaka. KONAMI began to manufacture amusement machines for arcades.

1978January KONAMI created and began to market video games using microcomputers.
1979January KONAMI exported products to the US for the first time (marked the first step towards expansion into the US).