Konosuke Matsushita
| YEAR | AGE | SUMMARY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | Born in Wakayama | ||
| 1904 | 9 | Serves as an apprentice in Osaka | |
| 1910 | 15 | Joins the Osaka Electric Light Company (now Kansai Electric Power Company) | |
| 1915 | 20 | Marries 19 years old Mumeno Iue | |
| 1918 | 23 | Founds Matsushita Electric Housewares Manufacturing Works | |
| 1927 | 32 | Introduces "National Lamp" | |
| 1932 | 37 | Holds First Foundation Day Ceremony | |
| 1933 | 38 | Institutes "division system" | |
| 1934 | 39 | Establishes Staff Training Institute | |
| 1935 | 40 | Incorporates as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | |
| 1946 | 51 | Seven postwar regulations imposed by the GHQ of the Allied Powers The PHP Institute, Inc. established | |
| 1951 | 56 | Makes first visits to U. S. and Europe | |
| 1952 | 57 | Concludes technical tie-up with Philips, Holland | |
| 1956 | 61 | Announces Five-year Plan | |
| 1961 | 66 | Became Chairman of the Board Resumed his PHP activities in Shinshin-an, Kyoto | |
| 1962 | 67 | Time runs cover story on Matsushita | |
| 1964 | 69 | Chairs Atami Conference | |
| 1965 | 70 | Institutes five-day work week system | |
| 1968 | 73 | 50th anniversary of the company foundation celebrated | |
| 1971 | 76 | Appointed chairman of Asuka Preservation Foundation | |
| 1972 | 77 | Publishes Thoughts on Man | |
| 1973 | 78 | Becomes executive advisor | |
| 1977 | 82 | Publishes Japan in the 21st Century | |
| 1979 | 84 | Establishes Matsushita Institute of Government and Management | |
| 1983 | 88 | Initiates Kyoto Colloquium on Global Change | |
| 1987 | 92 | Receives Order of the Paulownia Flowers from Japanese government | |
| 1989 | 94 | Passes away on April 27 | |
