| 1917 |
Founded as Masuda Rubber Industries. |
| 1941 |
Company name changed to Masuda Coating Co., Ltd. |
| 1950 |
Company name changed to Myojyo Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd. |
| 1959 |
Designated as a JIS factory, Japan Industrial Standard licence No. 6713, for JIS-S-9016 stamp compound. |
| 1959 |
Designated as an approved factory by the Chugoku Shipping Bureau (now Chugoku District Transport Bureau) for the manufacture of a type of rubber coating for propeller shafts. |
| 1961 |
Osaka Sales Office (currently Branch Office) opened. |
| 1962 |
Contract concluded with U.S. Walt Disney Productions for Japan sales rights. |
| 1964 |
Tokyo Sales Office (currently Branch Office) opened. |
| 1964 |
Designated as an approved factory by the Nippon Kaiji Kyokai for the manufacture of a type of rubber coating for propeller shafts. |
| 1965 |
Capital increased to 120 million yen. |
| 1967 |
Kyushu District Office (currently Sales Office) opened. |
| 1969 |
Ball approved as the Official International Game Ball by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). |
| 1969 |
Nagoya District Office (currently Sales Office) opened. |
| 1970 |
Ball selected as the exclusive Official Game Ball for the Volleyball European Championship Tournament. |
| 1972 |
New building for the Head Office inaugurated. |
| 1973 |
Overseas subsidiary company in California, U.S., SPORTS & LEISURE INTERNATIONAL INC., established. |
| 1975 |
Volleyball developed by our company selected as the exclusive Official Game Ball for the IVA (American Pro League). |
| 1978 |
Ball selected as the exclusive Official Game Ball for the Volleyball World Championship Tournament held in Italy, and the Women's Volleyball World Championship Tournament held in the Soviet Union. |
| 1979 |
Ball selected as the exclusive Official Game Ball for the Volleyball European Championship Tournament held in France. |
| 1979 |
Balls selected as the exclusive Official Game Balls for volleyball, football, basketball, and water polo in the Universiade held in Mexico. |
| 1980 |
Ball approved as the Official Ball of the International Handball Fédération. |
| 1981 |
Ball selected as the exclusive Official Game Ball for the Volleyball European Championship Tournament held in Bulgaria. |
| 1982 |
Ball selected as the exclusive Official Game Ball for the Volleyball Senior World Championship Tournament (Men's and Women's). |
| 1982 |
Balls selected as the exclusive Official Game Balls for volleyball, basketball, football, handball, and water polo in the 9th Asian Games held in New Delhi (1982). |
| 1983 |
Ball selected as the exclusive Official Game Ball for the Volleyball European Championship Tournament held in East Germany. |
| 1985 |
The president, Kuniichi Nakata, awarded the Certificate of Commendation and the Gold medal by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). |
| 1988 |
Overseas subsidiary company in Zug, Switzerland, MIKASA SPORT AG, established. |
| 1990 |
Sendai District Office (currently Sales Office) opened. |
| 1994 |
Balls selected as the exclusive Official Game Balls for volleyball and water polo in the 12th Asian Games held in Hiroshima. Also, at the same time, authorized as an official sponsor of the Games. |
| 1997 |
Ball selected as the exclusive Official Game Ball for the 1997 Grand Champion Cup Volleyball Tournament held in Japan. |
| 1998 |
Mikasa Sports Promotion Association established. |
| 1998 |
Color volleyball approved as the Official Game Ball at the general assembly of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). |
| 1998 |
Ball selected as the exclusive Official Game Ball for the 1998 Volleyball World Championship held in Japan-the first time a Mikasa color volleyball is approved as the Official Game Ball. |
| 1998 |
Contract concluded with the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) for provision of the exclusive Official Game Ball from 2000 to 2004. |
| 1998 |
Balls selected as the Official Game Balls for volleyball, beach volleyball, and water polo in the 13th Asian Games held in Bangkok (1998). |
| 1999 |
Color volleyball size 4 becomes the approved ball of the Japan Volleyball Association. |
| 1999 |
Mikasa color volleyball is selected as the exclusive Official Game Ball for the 1999 World Cup held in Japan. |
| 2000 |
Miiri Factory (Distribution Center) opened. |
| 2000 |
Overseas subsidiary company in Thailand, MIKASA INDUSTRIES (THAILAND) CO., LTD., established. |
| 2001 |
MVP 200 ball made of synthetic leather (MICFIBER) becomes the Official International Game Ball. |
| 2001 |
On November 10th, the company name is changed to MIKASA CORPORATION. |
| 2002 |
American subsidiary company name is changed to MIKASA SPORTS USA INC. |
| 2002 |
Overseas subsidiary company MIKASA SPORTS ASIA CO., LTD., established in Thailand. |
| 2002 |
Sapporo Sales Office opened. |
| 2002 |
Contract concluded with the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) for provision of the exclusive Official Game Ball from 2005 to 2008. |
| 2006 |
Kanazawa Office opened. |
| 2006 |
Contract concluded with the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) for provision of the exclusive Official Game Ball from 2009 to 2012. |
| 2007 |
Futsal ball becomes the Official Game Ball of the Japan Futsal League (F-League). |
| 2008 |
New volleyball MVA 200 selected as the Official Game Ball of the Beijing Olympic Games. |
