Facts and Figures

History

On April 1st, 1948, Mr. Claus Correns founded his company C. Correns & Co. in Tokyo. After the end of World War II, German citizens were repatriated, stopping all German related business activities in Japan. C. Correns & Co. was the first German company allowed to re-start business, supporting the reconstruction of Japan after the war. Still today, the entrepreneurial spirit of those days is part of our company culture.

Management Team

Management Team

Our German-Japanese management team ensures that the business customs and requirements of both our European principals and our Japanese customers are equally taken into consideration and respected. The German shareholders of the company are actively working in the management of the company, guaranteeing fast decision-making and a smooth communication with the European suppliers.

Sales Organization

Correns dedicated Japanese sales engineers have an in-depth knowledge of their field, seeing our principals through the various steps of sales in Japan. Starting from initial market research to performing customer visits, organizing trade shows and exhibitions, create Japanese language home pages for our suppliers and organizing reference visits trough to factory acceptance tests, site installations, after sales visits, spare parts supply and sometimes as well trouble shooting, Correns takes care of your business in Japan.

To sell machines without offering local technical service is not possible in Japan. To cover this requirement, Correns employs more than 20 technical service engineers. They are based in the key locations Hiroshima, Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo for quick customer access. Correns service engineers are also involved in factory acceptance tests, machine installations, service and maintenance of machines.

In addition to this Correns also provides the following services in-house: Bridging of differencing payment terms and legal expectations, required certificates for Japan as well as logistic of goods, including shipment by sea or air, transportation insurance, import permits and customs clearance, local transportation in Japan and many more.

Establishment

Mr. Claus Correns established the firm as an open partnership under the name of C. Correns & Co. in Tokyo on April 1, 1948, and had it registered as C. Correns & Co., Ltd. on December 17, 1954. The company name was transformed into Correns Corporation on April 1, 1998.

Board of Directors
  • *Mr. I. Johansson　President
    *Mr. J. Heil　Vice President
    Mr. S. Kondo　Director
    Mr. M. Yamamoto　Director
    Mr. T. Kimura　Director
    Mr. H. Okutani　Director
    Mr. K. Hayashi　Auditor
  • * Shareholders of the company
Number of Employees
173
Turnover
10,810 million Yen(2024)
Business Lines
Import to Japan
Export from Japan
Technical Service
License Agreements, Joint Ventures

Offices and facilities

  • Correns Head Office

    Correns Head Office

    Correns Head Office

    Office location
    〒106-0032 1-8-7 Roppongi,Minato-ku,Tokyo
    TEL
    +81-(03)-5114-0711
    FAX
    +81-(03)-3589-3234

    Osaka office

    Office location
    5F ISO Building,2-4-3 Awajicho,Chuo-ku,Osaka 541-0047
    TEL
    +81-(06)-4708-4081
  • Correns Europe

    Correns Europe

    Correns Hong Kong Limited（Hong Kong local legal entity）

    Office location
    Unit E, Kai Centre 9th Floor, 36 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    TEL
    +852-2344-5016
    FAX
    +852-2344-5034

    Correns Europe GmbH（German subsidiary）

    Office location
    Graf-Adolf-Str. 49 40210 Duesseldorf Germany
    TEL
    +49-(0)211-63057-0
    FAX
    +49-(0)211-63057-55

New partners

If you are a technology leader in your industry and interested in a market extension to Japan, please do not hesitate to contact us! We are happy to assist!

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