History
- April 1959
- Hikari Denki Kojiten, represented by Mitsuo Ando,
was established in Kusunoki-cho, Kita-ku, Nagoya City.
Capital one million yen - June 1969
- Reorganized into a corporate business as Hikari Denki Co., Ltd.
Mitsuo Ando became Representative Director,
four million yen increase in capital - July 1982
- Toshimasa Kato became Representative Director.
- September 1983
- 16 million yen increase in capital
- December 1995
- 20 million yen increase in capital
- May 2006
- Issued the first unsecured bond
- June 2008
- Shogo Kato became Representative Director and President
- September 2008
- Issued a 2nd unsecured bond
- June 2009
- Opened Toyota Sales Office
- June 2009
- Opened Kasugai Sales Office
- June 2010
- Issued a 3rd unsecured bond
- September 2010
- Issued a 4th unsecured bond
- September 2014
- Issued a 5th unsecured bond
- September 2015
- Issued a 6th unsecured bond
- September 2016
- Issued a 7th unsecured bond
- September 2017
- Issued a 8th unsecured bond
- January 2018
- Vietnamese Subsidiary Established
HIKARI EC VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED - August 2018
- Masahiko Ando became Representative Director
- March 2019
- Issued a 9th unsecured bond(Mizuho bank guaranteed and qualified institutional investors only)
- November 2019
- New company building completed
- December 2019
- Issued a 10th unsecured bond(Mizuho bank guaranteed and qualified institutional investors only)
- September 2020
- Issued a 11th unsecured bond(Mizuho bank guaranteed and qualified institutional investors only)
- August 2021
- Issued a 12th unsecured bond(Mizuho bank guaranteed and qualified institutional investors only)