The signing of the first overseas agency agreement in 1967 was an important milestone that opened the way to Hirose's global presence. At present, the Hirose sales network spans the entire world, with dealerships in 23 countries. Hirose's California-based subsidiary in the US is Hirose Electric (U.S.A.),Inc. Hirose's connector market debut in this industrialized country marked the start of a process that has seen the opening of dealerships in Asia and Europe and has led to the establishment of a four-pronged sales system comprising Japan, Asia, America and Europe.

From the 1990s to the present decade, Hirose has developed a powerful sales system to meet the needs for connectors in Southeast Asia and China, a region that has sustained a dramatic rate of economic growth in recent years. In Europe, Hirose opened a branch in the Netherlands as a strategic base for a more dynamic penetration of the European market.

Hirose has also made steady progress in the way it has globalized production. Our first move in this direction was the opening, in 1987, of the Material Procurement Office in Taiwan (now reorganized as Hirose Electric Taiwan Co., Ltd.). In the 1990s, we successively established production plants in Malaysia, Indonesia, and China. This move is a part of our effort to establish a worldwide capability also in the field of production to meet increasing world demand for connectors with a global mass-production network.