Umekichi Tanaka initiated banking business in Tokyo. Expansion of business with the processing of platinum group metals. Tanaka Headquarters in Taisho Era (1912-1925)      Founder Umekichi Tanaka Sole agent for sales of Russian platinum in Asia. Sole agent for Johnson Matthey PLC in Japan. The production of Commemorative Medal of the Tokyo Olympic Games. The Commemorative Medal with premium Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo was accredited as a good delivery brand by LBMA (London) and other eminent world precious metals dealing associations. The earliest in Japan. (Gold in 1978, Pl & Pd in 1980) LBMA: London Bullion Market Association LPPM: London Platinum and Palladium Market COMEX: Commodity Exchange Div. of New York Mercantile Exchange NYMEX: New York Mercantile Exchange TOCOM: Tokyo Commodity Exchange Designated as sole agent by the Royal Canadian Mint. Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo was designated as an agent for the Australian Mint in 1987, as sole agent by the Austrian Mint in 1989, and as an agent for the U.S. Mint in 1997. In commemoration of Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo's centennial, "Precious Metals Science & Technology" (original Japanese version) was published. The establishment of Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo Technical Center. The base of Tanaka Kikinzoku Group's R&D activities. Tanala Kikinzoku International was formed to expand overseas marketing activites,and carries out worldwide management of Tanaka Kikinzoku Groups' overseas business activities. Tanaka Electronics Singapore - Certified ISO9002 Since then, almost all Tanaka Kikinzoku Group Companies were certified to ISO. ISO9001 ISO14001 ISO/TS16949 Hiratsuka Shonan Isehara Ichikawa Tsuruoka Tomioka Iwate Technical Center TD TES TEM EEJA T-TKK TKI & TKH Headquarters Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo was appointed as Referee to the LBMA Good Delivery system on December 17, 2003.