|  | | 1959 - 1971: New Technologies and Overseas Expansion |
|  During this period, Ricoh introduced a host of new products featuring innovative technologies, started looking into the possibilities for digital technologies, and moved into overseas markets. |
| | Jul. 1960 | | Sindo Koeki., Ltd. in Korea (name changed to Sindo Ricoh Co., Ltd. in 1970). |
| | Aug. 1960 | | Introduces the RICOH OFFESET duplicator, leading to low-cost high-volume copying in the office. |
| | May 1961 | | Osaka Plant opened in Ikeda, Osaka, to manufacture sensitized paper. |
| | Apr. 1962 | | Completed Numazu Plant, which features world's first fully integrated sensitized paper production system. |
| | May 1962 | | Ohmori Plant and General Research Laboratory completed. | | 
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| | Dec. 1962 | | Founded overseas subsidiary Ricoh Industries, U.S.A., Inc.(until 1970). |
| | Apr. 1963 | | Changes corporate name to Ricoh Company, Ltd. | | 
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| | Apr. 1963 | | Founded overseas subsidiary Ricoh (Europe) S.A. in Switzerland.(until 1971). |
| | Mar. 1965 | | Founded manufacturing subsidiary Taiwan Ricoh Co., Ltd. in Taiwan. |
| | Jul. 1967 | | Founded Tohoku Ricoh Co., Ltd. in Miyagi Prefecture. |
| | Oct. 1967 | | Founded Sohka Ricoh Co., Ltd. in Saitama Prefecture (name changed to Ricoh Tokki Co., Ltd. in Jan. 1972, and to Ricoh Unitechno Co., Ltd. in Apr. 1990). |
| | Dec. 16, 1968 | | Founder and President Kiyoshi Ichimura passed away. | | 
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| | Jan. 30, 1969 | | Mikio Tatebayashi appointed president (until Oct. 22, 1976). | | 
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| | Jan. 1970 | | Founded Ricoh of America, Inc. in New Jersey (until 1984), wholly owned subsidiary established through integration of New York office and Ricoh Industries U.S.A., Inc. | | 
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| | Mar. 1970 | | Ricoh Pavilion appears at Japan Expo '70 with theme "Better Vision for Humanity". |
| | May 1971 | | Founded Atsugi Plant as key manufacturing base for business machines and communication and information systems. |
| | Apr. 1971 | | Introduces the RICOM 8, the Company's first office computer. | | 
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| | Nov. 1971 | | Implements Total Quality Control campaign company wide to reinforce operations. |
| | Nov. 1971 | | Founded overseas subsidiary Ricoh Nederland B.V. in Holland (name changed to Ricoh Europe B.V. in Jul. 1986). |
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