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Company Overview

Company Overview

  • Company Name
  • JMU Defense Systems Co., Ltd.
  • Established
  • July 1, 2009
  • President
  • Katsuya Yamamoto
  • Location

  • Head Office and Works (Maizuru, Kyoto)
    1180, Amarube-Shimo, Maizuru, Kyoto 625-8501, Japan
    【Access Map】

    Tokyo Office (Minato-ku, Tokyo)
    5th Floor, Gran First Shiba Daimon,
    1-3-4, Shibadaimon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0012, Japan
    【Access Map】

  • Number of Employees
  • Approximately 200
  • Main Clients
  • Ministry of Defense (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency, Maritime Self-Defense Force, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force,Japan Air Self-Defense Force) , National Research Institute of Police Science of the National Police Agency , Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (National Research Institute) , Japan Atomic Energy Agency (National Research Institute) , IHI Corporation , IHI AEROSPACE Co., Ltd. , Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. , Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. , JFE Engineering Corporation , Japan Marine United Corporation , Hokuriku Electric Power Company , NEC Corporation , Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. etc.

*As of April 2025

Our History

  • 1901
  • Founding of Maizuru Naval Arsenal.
  • 1903
  • Reorganized from the Arms and Machinery Shop to Maizuru Naval Arsenal.
  • 1946
  • Establish of IINO Sangyo Maizuru Shipyard.
  • 1953
  • Changed the company name to Iino Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. Started manufacturing minesweepers in Weapons System & Machinery.
  • 1963
  • Changed the company name to Maizuru Heavy Industries and came under Hitachi Zosen Corporation.
  • 1971
  • Started up as Hitachi Zosen Maizuru Works.
  • 1976
  • Received orders for the underway replenishment system for AOE replenishment oilers (JMSDF supply ships), entering the field of fleet systems.
  • 1986
  • Received orders for CBRN equipment for the Ground Self-Defense Force, entering the field of land defense systems.
  • 2002
  • Started up as Universal Shipbuilding Corp. (USC) Maizuru Shipyard.
  • 2009
  • Spin-off from USC and established Universal System & Machinery Co., Ltd.
  • 2012
  • Due to the relocation of the Universal Shipbuilding Corporation headquarters, relocated the Kawasaki office and opened the Tokyo office.
  • 2013
  • Universal Shipbuilding Corporation and IHI Marine United merged to establish Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU)
  • 2014
  • Re-named as JMU Defense Systems Co., Ltd.
  • 2017
  • Relocated the Tokyo office, at present.

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Access

Head Office and Works (Maizuru City, Kyoto)

  • Google Map

    Head Office and Works (Maizuru City, Kyoto)
    1180, Amarube-Shimo, Maizuru, Kyoto 625-8501, Japan

    TEL：0773-62-8760　　FAX：0773-62-8719

    JMU Maizuru Plant photo of the exterior JMU Maizuru Shipyard
  • Access

    Access
    ・By Car
    　About 15 minutes from Maizuru-Wakasa
    　Expressway Maizuru Higashi (East) I.C.

    ・By Train
    　Take the bus from JR Higashi-Maizuru Station,
    　get off at Kyoto Kotsu "Zosenjo-mae", and walk 10 minutes.

    　*By Taxi: About 4 km, 10 minutes

    JMU Defense Systems Co., Ltd. Head Office and Works photo of the exterior Exterior view of JMU Maizuru Plant
  • Head Office Internal Map

Tokyo Office (Minato-ku, Tokyo)

  • Google Map

    Tokyo Office (Minato-ku, Tokyo)
    5th Floor, Gran First Shiba Daimon,
    1-3-4, Shibadaimon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0012, Japan

    TEL：+81-3-6432-0310　　FAX：+81-3-6432-0306

    Gran First Shiba Daimon photo of the exterior
    Gran First Shiba Daimon photo of the exterior
  • Access

    Access

    ・10-minute walk from JR Yamanote Line/Tokyo Monorail
    "Hamamatsucho" Station

    ・5-minute walk from Toei Asakusa Line/Oedo Line "Daimon" Station

    ・5-minute walk from Toei Mita Line "Onarimon" Station

    ・JR Yamanote Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line,
    Yurikamome Line 10-minute walk from "Shimbashi" Station

    Gran First Shiba Daimon photo of the exterior
    Gran First Shiba Daimon photo of the exterior