A 100-Year Journey
This chronological overview presents 100 years of Daibiru history in an easy-to-understand format.
Origins
1922
O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. solidifies its position as a major Japanese shipper.
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May
O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (now Mitsui O.S.K. Lines), which would go on to play a central role in the establishment of Daibiru Corporation, opens for business in Tomijima-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka.
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October
Osaka Building Co., Ltd. is established through joint investment by O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., Ujigawa Electric Power Co., Ltd., and Nippon Electric Power Co., Ltd. (with capitalization of 3 million yen).
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September
The Daibiru-Honkan Building in Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka is completed.
Source: Obayashi Corporation
(Old) Daibiru-Honkan Building
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July
Hibiya Daibiru Building No. 1 in Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo is completed.
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April
Hibiya Daibiru Building No. 2 adjacent to Building No. 1 is completed.
(Old) Hibiya Daibiru Buildings (right: Building No. 1 / left: Building No. 2)
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July
The Daibiru-Shinkan Building adjacent to the Daibiru-Honkan Building is completed.
Reconstruction
1945
1957
The construction of buildings resumes despite post-war hardships.
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June
Hibiya Daibiru Buildings No. 1 and No. 2 are requisitioned (and occupied by foreign troops for 12 years and 5 months until December 1958).
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December
Osaka Tatemono is listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange.
Development
1958
1988
Our company pivots toward urban development as we expand our business.
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April
The South Wing of the Shin-Daibiru Building in Dojimahama, Kita-ku, Osaka is completed.
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September
The 2nd Muroto Typhoon causes flooding in the Nakanoshima commercial building district.
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October
The North Wing of the Shin-Daibiru Building in Dojimahama, Kita-ku, Osaka is completed.
(Old) Shin-Daibiru Building
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August
The Yaesu Daibiru Building in Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo is completed.
The Yaesu Daibiru Building
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March
The Midosuji Daibiru Building in Minamikyuhoji-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka is acquired.
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September
The Kojimachi Daibiru Building in Koji-machi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo is completed.
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January
The Uchisaiwaicho Daibiru Building in Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo is completed.
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December
Osaka Tatemono is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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September
The Dojima Daibiru Building (ANA Hotel Sheraton Osaka) in Dojimahama, Kita-ku, Osaka is completed.
The Dojima Daibiru Building
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October
Phase one of the Hibiya Daibiru Building rebuilding in Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo is completed with the completion of a new building.
The Hibiya Daibiru Buildings
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November
Phase two of the Hibiya Daibiru Building rebuilding in Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo is completed.
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February
The Yodoyabashi Daibiru Building in Koraibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka is completed.
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February
Shinjuku ALTA in Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo is acquired and becomes the Shinjuku Daibiru Building.
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May
The Umeda Daibiru Building in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka is completed.
The Umeda Daibiru Building
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October
Daibiru Corporation becomes a consolidated subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines.
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March
The Akihabara Daibiru Building in Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (the Akihabara Station Redevelopment Project) is completed.
The Akihabara Daibiru Building
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March
The Shosen Mitsui Building (Toranomon Daibiru Building) in Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo is acquired.
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Five rental condominium buildings in Greater Tokyo (Lanterna Koishikawa, Lanterna Nishiogi, Lanterna Sanno, Lanterna Noge, and Line House Aoki Park) are acquired.
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March
The Nakanoshima Daibiru Building in Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka (the 3 Nakanoshima Joint Development Project) is completed.
The Nakanoshima Daibiru Building
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The Tosabori Daibiru Building
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January
The Akihabara Daibiru Ekimae Plaza Building in Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo is acquired.
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April
年Aoyama Rise Square (trust beneficiary rights) in Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo is acquired.
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January
Saigon Tower Co., Ltd. (now Daibiru Saigon Tower Co., Ltd.), the company that owns Saigon Tower in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, becomes a consolidated subsidiary (our first overseas expansion).
Saigon Tower
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February
The Daibiru-Honkan Building rebuilding in Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka is completed with the completion of a new building.
The Daibiru-Honkan Building
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February
Aria Ebisu Minami, a non-free elderly care home with nursing care, is acquired.
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December
VIBANK-NGT Co., Ltd. (now Daibiru CSB Co., Ltd.), a company that owns the CornerStone Building in Hanoi, Vietnam, becomes a consolidated subsidiary.
CornerStone Building
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March
The Shin-Daibiru Building rebuilding in Dojimahama, Kita-ku, Osaka is completed with the completion of a new building.
The Shin-Daibiru Building
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July
The Nihonbashi NK Building in Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo is acquired from Nisshin Kaiun Holdings and becomes the Nihonbashi 3-chome Building.
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September
275 George Street, an office building development project in Sydney, Australia, is acquired via Daibiru Holdings Australia Pty Ltd (now Daibiru Australia Pty Ltd).
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July
BiTO AKIBA in Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo is completed (the first commercial building developed by Daibiru Corporation).
BiTO AKIBA
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October
The Seavans South Building in Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo is acquired from Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Utoc Corporation.
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November
Three buildings, including Daibiru PIVOT in Chuo-ku, Sapporo, are acquired (our first expansion into a regional core city).
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December
The 275 George Street office building in Sydney, Australia is completed.
275 George Street
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October
Daibiru Corporation makes an equity investment in a special purpose company (SPC) that owns a partial interest (trust beneficiary rights) in Umeda E-MA in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka.
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April
Daibiru Corporation becomes a full subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and is delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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October
A partial interest (trust beneficiary rights) in Otemachi First Square in Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo is acquired.
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December
Daibiru Corporation participates the development of ESG-friendly offices in the suburbs of Atlanta, U.S.A.
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March
A partial interest (trust beneficiary rights) in the Otemon Tower / ENEOS Building in Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo is acquired.
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April
Daibiru Corporation invests in an SPC for logistics facilities in the Nishinomiya area in Hyogo Prefecture.
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May
Participation in an office building development project in the Melbourne CBD, Australia
