Yashima & Co., Ltd.

Yashima & Co., Ltd. (株式会社ヤシマキザイ) is a Japanese specialist trading company headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo. Founded in October 1948 as Yashima Kizai Co., Ltd. (八洲器材株式会社), the company was established for the manufacture, sale, and repair of various industrial machinery. Over more than seven decades it has evolved into a trading house whose core business is the sale of railway-related products, while also handling industrial machinery electronic components, maintenance services, and import/export operations. The company's main business is the sale of railway-related products. It has long-standing relationships with the JR Group dating back to the former Japanese National Railways (JNR), as well as with Hitachi Group companies including Hitachi, Ltd. It also sells products for general industry. Its product range covers railway vehicle electrical equipment and body components, station facilities, operation-related systems, and various products related to automobiles and industrial machinery. In addition to product sales, Yashima provides one-stop solutions from proposal to logistics, and operates a railway-specialized flea market website called "Tetsudo Hiroba" (鉄道ひろば). Yashima & Co. is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market. For the fiscal year ending March 2026, it reported consolidated net sales of 33.8 billion yen, shareholders' equity of 8.73 billion yen, and capital of 99.9 million yen, with 246 employees on a non-consolidated basis as of the end of March 2026. Its representative directors are President and CEO Shoichiro Seki and Vice President Masahiro Abe. The company operates 11 domestic locations including its Tokyo head office, Osaka and Nagoya branches, and offices in Sapporo, Sendai, Niigata, Mito, Hamamatsu, Hiroshima, Kyushu, and Takamatsu. Overseas, it has branches in Delhi and Mumbai, representative offices in Hanoi, Jakarta, Manila, Taiwan, and London, a local subsidiary in Shanghai (Yashima (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.) with locations in Pudong, Qingdao, and Shenzhen, and a joint venture QUATRO YASHIMA PRIVATE LIMITED in Bengaluru. Yashima & Co. positions itself as a company supporting social infrastructure, primarily railways, and aims to contribute to a sustainable society. It has expanded from its railway core into industrial equipment, power, and automotive fields, and is involved in the global supply chain, including contributing to the spread of electric vehicles by leveraging its railway expertise.

Yashima & Co., Ltd. was founded in October 1948 as Yashima Kizai Co., Ltd. (八洲器材株式会社), with the purpose of manufacturing, selling, and repairing various industrial machinery. In August 1951, the company signed a sales agency agreement with Shinko Zoki (later Shinko Engineering) for diesel engines for the Japanese National Railways (JNR). In April 1962, it became a sales agent for Nippon Air Brake (later Nabtesco). In October 1965, it became a sales agent for Hitachi, Ltd. for railway vehicle supplies to JNR. In October 1971, it became a sales agent for connectors made by Japan Aviation Electronics Industry. In April 1983, it became a general special agent for Hitachi, Ltd. In April 1990, it became a specific-area agent for railway vehicle parts made by Koito Industries (later Koito Electric Industries). In 2012, it signed an agency agreement with Matisa for multiple tie tampers for JR. In December 2013, the company changed its trade name to Yashima & Co., Ltd. (株式会社ヤシマキザイ). In June 2019, it was listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The company has since expanded its business fields from railway core to industrial equipment, power, and automotive, and has developed a global supply chain with offices and subsidiaries in Asia and Europe.

• Founded as Yashima Kizai Co., Ltd.

• Signed sales agency agreement with Shinko Zoki for diesel engines for JNR

• Became sales agent for Nippon Air Brake (later Nabtesco)

• Became sales agent for Hitachi, Ltd. railway vehicle supplies to JNR

• Became sales agent for Japan Aviation Electronics Industry connectors

• Became general special agent for Hitachi, Ltd.

• Became specific-area agent for Koito Industries railway vehicle parts

• Signed agency agreement with Matisa for multiple tie tampers for JR

• Changed trade name to Yashima & Co., Ltd.

• Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

• Railway vehicle products

• Railway vehicle depot equipment

• Railway operation equipment

• Industrial electronic components

• Automotive-related products

• Cloud-based sales management system 'Hacho DX'

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