Company

Philosophy

To make persistent pursuit of optical system technology.
To make everyone around us happy through work.
To promote environmental conservation activities as an “ecological company”.

Greeting

In the camera industry of the 20th century, we contributed greatly to the development of the optical industry as the only one company, that product the viewfinder parts and as the number one in the viewfinder unit production by using advanced optical system, precision photography, and microfabrication technology.

In the 21st century, optics has been expanded from visible light to ultraviolet and infrared rays, and to terahertz world, and applied and adopted in various fields, such as medical care, security, in-vehicle, robot, lighting, communication, and IoT.
We are growing as an optical technology company in the 21st century with young power, and we are striving toward a big dream.

We believe that the management philosophy is “the constant pursuit of optical technology and the happiness of all the people around us through work.”

We intend to contribute to society by developing the company and striving to further improve the welfare of our employees.

We look forward to your continued understanding and patronage.

Toa Optical Technologies Ltd.
CEO Masaharu Hori

Company Profile

Name: Toa Optical Technologies, LTD.
CEO: Masaharu Hori
Head Office: 1180, Komiyamachi, Hachioji-city, Tokyo 192-0031, Japan
(2 minutes walk from the south exit of Komiya Sta. on the JR Hachiko Line)
Phone: +81-42-644-1415 / FAX:+81-42-644-4547

List of Offices
Established: April 1, 1960
Paid-in Capital: 30 million yen (Authorized Capital 120 million yen)
Bank: Mitsubishi UFJ Bank Mitaka Branch
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Hachioji Branch

History

Apr. 1960: Founded in Musashino City, Tokyo (manufacturing camera finder parts)
Apr. 1961: Established Toa Rikagaku Research Institute Co., Ltd. in Mitaka City, Tokyo (capital 500,000 yen)
Sep. 1963: Acquired a factory building in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo and relocated the head office
Nov. 1965: Increased capital to 2 million yen
Nov. 1969: Established a land acquisition factory in Hachioji, Tokyo, making it the main production factory
May 1971: Increased capital to 4 million yen
Aug. 1971: Land acquisition factory expanded next to Hachioji factory
Nov. 1977: Increased capital to 6 million yen
Nov. 1978: Increased capital to 8 million yen
Mar. 1979: Opened a unit assembly factory in Hino, Tokyo
Nov. 1979: Increased capital to 10 million yen
Dec. 1982: Hachioji Factory Reconstruction (Reinforcing Bar 3-story Factory / Office)
Dec. 1984: Acquired a factory building in Mitaka City, Tokyo and opened a unit assembly and parts processing factory
Oct. 1985: The Plaza Accord begins to shift export industries and production bases to Southeast Asia
Apr. 1988: Headquarters moved to Hachioji
May 1992: Hachioji factory extension (reinforcing bar two-story plastic lens molding factory / office)
Oct. 1996: Specializing in Hachioji Headquarters Factory as an optical system (lens system) technology center
Apr. 1999: Increased capital to 30 million yen
Oct. 1999: Started as a new technology center for the optical industry
Jan. 2004: Established lens molding factory in Nagano prefecture
Jan. 2008: Acquired environmental management system eco-stage certification
Apr. 2010: Published company history (held by the University of Tokyo and other university libraries and the National Diet Library)
May 2010: Quality management system, ISO9001 certification acquired
Mar. 2011: Opened Osaka office
Aug. 2012: Full-scale operation of Asakawa Factory (Hachioji / dicing mass production line)
Apr. 2013: Expansion of R & D clean room (head office)
Apr. 2013: Established a polishing factory
Oct. 2013: Expanded Tama Development Center
Mar. 2015: Environmental management system ・ ISO14001 certification acquired
Sep. 2015: Started optical design of the illumination system at Tama Development Center.
May. 2019: Built the 2nd Factory in Hachioji City, Tokyo to expand the precision machining business.
Dec. 2020: Relocated West Japan Office to Itami City, Hyogo
May. 2021: Established the First Factory in Hachioji City, Tokyo to expand the thin film business.

Offices

Head Office, Factory
1180, Komiyamachi, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0031, Japan
Phone: +81-42-644-1415
FAX:+81-42-644-4547
First Factory
1085-6 Shimoongatamachi, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0154, Japan
2nd Factory
316-7 Komiyamachi, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0031, Japan
West Japan Office
Gurandoko-toitami,6-190-2Itami-shi,Hyogo-ken,664-0898,Japan
Phone:072-773-6528
FAX:072-782-0210

Environmental Policy

We will work on continuous improvement to maintain an appropriate, reasonable and effective environmental management system and improve environmental performance.
In order to achieve this environmental policy, we will always examine the organization and the circumstances surrounding it.
We will set environmental and make efforts to achieve them, taking into account risks, opportunities, environmental aspects, and compliance obligations.
We will review their validity every year through internal audits and management reviews.

1. Fulfillment of compliance obligations

We will sincerely implement the legal and other requirements that an organization must comply.

2. Promotion of resource conservation and pollution prevention

We will make efforts to appropriately and effectively save resources, save energy, reduce waste, and prevent environmental pollution which might be caused by our activities.

3. Education / enlightenment and raising awareness of all employees

All employees carry out business improvement education and enlightenment activities utilizing IT, regarding environmental policies and their contribution to the effectiveness of EMS.

October 11, 2016
Toa Optical Technologies Ltd.
CEO Masaharu Hori

EMS
ISO14001:2015 (Since March 16, 2015)
Name of certification body
BV – Bureau Veritas
Certification registration number
4126859
Scope of supply
Design, development and manufacture of optical parts and optical units (HQ / Factory)

NEWS
Notice of acquisition of environmental management system ISO14001 certification

※We acquired Eco Stage certification on January 17, 2008.
Currently, we are developing an environmental management system based on the ISO14001 standard.

August 21, 2017
Toa Optical Technologies Ltd.
CEO Masaharu Hori

Conflict Minerals Procurement Policy

We risk procuring conflict minerals (tantalum, tungsten, tin, gold) that are a direct or indirect source of funding for human rights abusers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighboring countries. We will fully cooperate with our customers’ responsible procurement activities to reduce the problem.
As a midstream company, we will conduct a supply chain survey using the latest version of the EICC-GeSI * reporting tool (CFSI_CMRT) with the aim of ensuring the reliable procurement of conflict-free minerals.
Along with the system for managing chemical substances contained in products, we have established a system for managing conflict mineral procurement information, and will promptly respond customers’ requests.

※EICC-GeSI: A non-profit organization of members of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry

Information Security Policy

By protecting information assets in the information-oriented society from threats such as accidents, disasters, and crimes, we aim to win the satisfaction and trust of our customers and other stakeholders.
We have established a basic information security policy and will use it as a guideline for our information security efforts.

1. Development of internal organization and information security policy

We will maintain the necessary organizations and improve security.
We will operate the necessary information security policy as an internal rule.

2. Management commitment

The management supports information security efforts and leads continuous improvement.

3. Compliance with laws and regulations

Employees comply with the laws and regulations regarding information assets and the security requirements of interested parties.

4. Employee efforts

Employees will acquire the knowledge and skills needed to maintain and improve information security and ensure their commitment to information security.

5. Response to violations and accidents

We will reduce the infulence of violations and accidents by establishing a system for responding to information security-related laws and regulations, violations related to contracts with customers and information security accidents.

May 9, 2018
Toa Optical Technologies Ltd.
CEO Masaharu Hori

“SECURITY ACTION” is a self-declaration system for information security measures for small and medium-sized enterprises promoted by the Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA), which aims to realize a safe and secure IT society.
We declare that we have implemented the information security in-house diagnosis and the formulation and publication of the information security policy, which are the two-star requirements.

External link: SECURITY ACTION (Information-technology Promotion Agency: IPA)