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| March 1940 | The Sarome founder, Mr. SEGAWA Kunijiro started mechanical press work. |
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| February 1948 | Became a manufacturer mainly for precise toys and cigarette oil lighters. |
| February 1952 | A Segawa Manufacturing Company established to start operation of manufacturing cigarette lighters. |
| January 1954 | As the first in Japanese lighter industry, the company was designated as an approved manufacturing plant by permission of Japanese Industrial Standard Committee under License No. JIS 2868. |
| April 1955 | Commenced production of cigarette butane gas lighters. |
| April 1959 | Became a specialist for manufacturing cigarette butane gas lighters. |
| January 1960 | Miyama manufacturing plant was built at 736, Miyama Cho, Funabashi, City to accompany the expansion in production. |
| November 1961 | Repletion of Sarome brand establishment for sales both in domestic and international markets. |
| March 1963 | To increase the Sarome brand image in sales both in domestic and international markets, the company name was changed from Segawa Manufacturing Company to Sarome Lighter Co., Ltd.. |
| October 1963 | Developed safe-control butane gas table lighters and wireless battery table lighters, as the pioneer in the lighter industry. |
| September 1966 | Developed electronic piezo lighters. |
| October 1969 | Established one-country-one-distributor system as basic policy in international markets. |
| December 1969 | Developed and produced electronic piezo table lighters. |
| December 1972 | Affiliated sales office Sarome Lighter (HK) Co., Ltd. was established in Hong Kong. Sarome sales network set up in 73 countries. |
| April 1974 | Developed battery lighters. Sales commenced. |
| February 1978 | Developed I.C.(Intergraded Circuit) battery lighters. Sales Commenced. |
| October 1980 | Licensed with Renoma Paris for design technical cooperation to produce Renoma products for sales distribution in Japan. |
| February 1984 | A sales department, Sarome Co., Ltd. was founded to develop and sell writing nstrument, accessories etc., besides cigarette lighters. |
| October 1986 | First in the world succeeded in development of a truly windproof catalyzed jet flame turbo lighter. |
| August 1988 | Sarome Lighter Co., Ltd. and the sales department Sarome Co., Ltd. were merged to unify development, production and sales strengths for cigarette lighters, writing instruments and accessories. |
| 1992 | A joint-venture factory (70% owned by Sarome) named Hualong Sarome Co., Ltd. with Nanjing Armed Force was established in Fuzhou-China to supply the demands for middle class products. |
| 1993 | A wholly owned manufacturing plant, Sarome (Fuzhou) Seiki Co., Ltd. was established in the Economic Free-Zone in Mawei, Fuzhou, China. |
| 1994 | For product diversification and creation of variety, license of Renoma as previously stated, UP-Renoma, Michiko London, Montana, Carven Paris, Playboy were obtained to develop and distribute on world-wide basis. |
| November 2000 | Founder of Sarome, Mr. SEGAWA Kunijiro passed away at age of 82. |
