Brief History

January	1968	Former president Ko In-Bong purchases Kyobunsha and launches a full-fledged printing business.
June	1969	The company relocates to Momodani, Ikuno-ku, Osaka.
February	1970	A photocomposer is introduced and some work is shifted to offset printing.
January	1975	The international division of NHK places an order for printing of Japanese-language textbooks for the South Korean market.
January	1977	The company moves to its current location in Katsuyama-Kita, Ikuno-ku, Osaka.
March	1981	Kadokawa Shoten places an order for typesetting of a Korean dictionary. Because manual production of the dictionary would be labor-intensive, the company sets out to introduce computerization of the Korean language with a photocomposer.
December		The company proposes the computerization of the Korean language to Morisawa & Company, Ltd., a manufacturer of photo-typographic composing equipment in Osaka, and undertakes joint research.
September	1982	The first computer capable of inputting and correcting Hangul is introduced.
January	1984	Representing the world first such practical application, even ahead of Korea. Sanshusha in Tokyo places a typesetting order for the monthly magazine Basic Hangul.
April		In an industry first, the company prepares a corporate profile of Suehiro Valve Seisakusho of Osaka and outputs the document simultaneously in Japanese, Chinese, Korean and English.
February	1985	The Tokyo branch is established in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.
December		The company completes the Korean Dictionary ordered by the publisher, Kadokawa Shoten.
August	1987	The company's headquarters is expanded. Ryobi's RECS system is introduced.
December	1989	The company applies for incorporation under the proposed name “KBS Co., Ltd.”
January	1990	Approval for incorporation is granted and the company is incorporated as KBS Co., Ltd.
July	1991	The Seoul branch is established.
July		Apple Macintosh computers are introduced.
April	1992	The Mac Department is established.
April		The versatility of the Mac enables the company to complete the block copy for a Thai conversation text with Japanese content.
April		The company's in-house journal Nalgae is launched.
September	1993	A mac multilingual imagesetter is introduced.
July	1994	The KBS Multilingual Printing System is featured in Japan's largest business newspaper, Nippon Keizai Shimbun.
October		An article about the above system also appears in the monthly publication Keizaikai.
December		Asahi Shimbun, one of the most widely circulated newspapers in Japan, prints a feature article on the KBS Multilingual Printing System and the president of KBS, Ko In-Bong.
February	1995	The company is involved with the simultaneous printing of Medical Passport, a booklet published by Osaka Prefecture, in seven languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Thai and Tagalog.
June		The company contributes to work on a Thai and Vietnamese-language conversation book to be published by KDD.
July		The company publishes the 13th issue of its in-house journal Nalgae and begins using photos taken with a video camera.
September		The company introduces its second Mac multilingual multi-script imagesetter.
December		The Internet Team is established.
January	1996	The KBS corporate Website is launched.
April		The “kbsjapan.com” domain name is acquired.
January	1997	The company begins to work on a Japanese edition of the Chemin Ilbo newspaper via the Internet.
April		Fuji Film's Lux Setter 5600, a high-quality film output multi-script imagesetter, is introduced, giving the company the capability to produce full-bleed B2 multilingual output. A multilingual color printer is also introduced.
December		The company contracts with OCN for a dedicated line providing an always-on 24-hour Internet connection.
January	1998	The company marks its 30th anniversary.
July		The KBS corporate Website is relaunched.
August		A Multilingual Windows-based DTP system is introduced. Several pages of the in-house publication Nalgae are composed and printed on this system.
September		The Windows DTP Team is established.
February	1999	“鳳@bong's page”, personal website of president Ko In-bong (then), now in operation.
May	2000	Data was transferred over the Internet and via e-mail while producing Misumi Corporation's Korean on-line shopping catalogue.
August		The company introduces Korean-, Simplified Chinese-, Traditional Chinese- and English- language translations, in HTML format, of Studying in Japan by Shinken-Ad.
March	2001	The company produces localized versions of B's GOLD and B's CLiP software from BHA Corp. in Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese versions.
August	2002	The 28th edition of the company's in-house publication Nalgae is published with the computer to plate (CTP) printing method.
October		President Ko In-bong delivers a presentation on multilingual typesetting at JAGAT.
November		The company is introduced on the “ Wake Up” television program on the Yomiuri TV national network.
December		The company introduces a new karaoke typesetting system.
January	2003	Tagengo Space “KBS Madang” is completed.
April		Korean Language Class is offered at KBS Madang.
June		KBS participates in the promotion of National's “Soie” products in Korea.
September		KBS presents an exhibit at the Japan-Korea Printing Information Exchange Fair.
January	2004	Ko Yoonnam is appointed President & CEO. Ko In-Bong is appointed Chairman.
March		Submission made to the JP2004 Media Production Exhibition.
July		Submission made to the JGAS 2004.
March	2005	Submission made to the MOTOYA EXHIBITION 2005.
February	2006	Submission made to the MOTOYA EXHIBITION 2006.
July		Submission made to the POWER UP collaboration.
September		The 36th edition of the company's in-house publication Nalgae is issued.
June	2007	Traditional Chinese site opened.
January	2008	The company marks its 40th anniversary.
January	2013	The company marks its 45th anniversary.