| April 1885 | Sawayama Shoten founded (originally a ship water supply & barge transportation company) |
| October 1912 | Formed Sawayama Kisen Ltd., a joint venture company |
| July 1917 | Joint venture partners separate from Sawayama Kisen Ltd. |
| October 1934 | Established Sawayama Shokai & Co., Ltd. Ichimatsu Sawayama installed as inaugural company president Commenced offering shipping agent and other shipping related services |
| February 1956 | Seijiro Sawayama takes over as company president |
| April 1971 | Opened office in Kobe |
| March 1975 | Opened office in Tanegashima (Kagoshima Prefecture) |
| April 1985 | 100th anniversary of company’s founding |
| June 1991 | Seiichiro Sawayama takes over as company president |
| April 2015 | 130th anniversary of company’s founding |
| June 2018 | Seiichiro Sawayama becomes company chairman |
| April 2020 | 135th anniversary of company’s founding |
Company founder
Seihachiro Sawayama
Inaugural president of Sawayama Shokai & Co., Ltd.
Ichimatsu Sawayama
(Second president from former company)
company’s second president
Seijiro
Sawayama
| 1962 | Director of Nagasaki Prefecture Trading Corporation |
| 1965 | Chairman of Nagasaki Customs Brokers Association |
| 1967 | Director of Japan Customs Brokers Association |
| 1972 | Vice-Chairman of Nagasaki Foreign Trade Association Chairman of Japan Trading Promotion Assosiation Nagasaki Trading Information Center |
| 1974 | Member of Nagasaki Local Port Council |
| 1977 | Honorary Consul of France Nagasaki Residence |
| 1988 | Vice-Chairman of Nagasaki Chamber of Commerce |
| 1964 | Nagasaki Prefecture Award as a Person of Trading Merit |
| 1972 | Nagasaki Customs Award for Contribution to Customs Administration. |
| 1978 | Award For Maritime Transportation from Kyushu Maritime Transport Bureau |
| 1981 | L’Ordre National Du Merite (Chevalier), France |
| 1985 | Meritorious Service Award (Maritime) from Commandant of Japan Coast Guard |
| 1989 | Medal With Blue Rebbon for Contribution to Japan Customs |
| 1994 | The Order of The Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon |
company’s third president
Seiichiro Sawayama
| April 1989 | Member of Public Relations Committee of Unicef Japan |
| June 1991 | Director of Nagasaki Foreign Trade Association |
| June 1991 | Director of Nagasaki Software Center Co., Ltd. |
| June 1993 | Manager of Nagasaki Economic Development of Comrade |
| September 1993 | Member of Young Presidents Organization Inc. |
| April 1995 | President of PTA At Nagasaki Minami High School |
| June 1995 | Member of Clean Authority of Nagasaki Port |
| June 1995 | President of Nagasaki Customs Brokers Association |
| June 1995 | Director of Nagasaki Customs Bonded Zone Council |
| June 1995 | Director of Japan Customs Brokers Association |
| July 1995 | Honorary Consul of France Nagasaki Residence |
| December 1996 | Member of Nagasaki Chamber of Commerce And Industry |
| March 1999 | President of Nagasaki Prefecture Petanque Association |
| April 1999 | Chairman of Nagasaki Port Foreign Ship Safety Measure Council |
| May 1999 | Chairman of France–Japan Association |
| June 1999 | Vice-Chairman of Nagasaki Prefecture Recreation Association |
| June 1999 | Secretary of Japan Coast Guard Foundation, Nagasaki Branch |
| June 1999 | Vice-Chairman of Nagasaki Port Promotion Assosiation |
| July 2003 | Chairman of Nagasaki Prefecture Venture College |
| July 2004 | General Manager of Chado Urasenke Tankoukai Federation, Nagasaki Branch |
| April 2008 | Adviser to Club Des Partenaires De La France Dans Le Kyushu |
| September 2009 | Special Counsel to Chado Urasenke Tankoukai Federation |
| April 2011 | Member of Japan Tariff Association |
| June 2012 | Secretary of Japan Tariff Association, Nagasaki Branch |
| April 2013 | Director of International Affairs for Japan Customs Brokers Association |
| November 2014 | Member of Kyushu Economic Federation |
| May 2016 | Vice-Chairman of Japan Customs Brokers Association And Director of International Affairs |
| June 2016 | Internal Auditor for Nagasaki-Shanghai Club |
| January 2017 | Honorary Chairman of Au Bord Dʼeau Fukuoka |
| May 2018 | Executive Adviser on International Affairs To Japan Customs Brokers Association |
| June 2018 | Executive Adviser to Nagasaki Customs Brokers Association |
| March 2019 | Honorary Chairman of Nagasaki Prefecture Petanque Association |
| June 2021 | The United Nations Association of Japan |
| November 23, 1993 | Nagasaki Prefectural Award |
| November 20, 1994 | Letter of Appreciation from Mayor of Ojika Town, Nagasaki Prefecture |
| March 5, 1997 | Meritorious Service Award from Chief of Nagasaki Police |
| May 18, 1999 | Letter of Appreciation from Mayor of Nagasaki City |
| November 28, 2000 | Letter of Appreciation from Director of Nagasaki Customs |
| March 7, 2002 | Meritorious Service Award from Chief of Nagasaki Police |
| July 4, 2004 | L’Ordre National Du Merite (Chevalier), France |
| July 19, 2004 | Letter of Appreciation from Nagasaki Coast Guard |
| July 10, 2006 | Meritorious Service Award from Japan Coast Guard Foundation |
| July 20, 2009 | Letter of Appreciation from 7th Regional Coast Guard |
| June 25, 2013 | Award for Outstanding Contribution from Nagasaki Chamber of Commerce And Industry |
| July 21, 2014 | Meritorious Maritime Service Award from Commandant of Japan Coast Guard |
| June 3, 2016 | L’Ordre National Du Merite (Officier), France |
| November 3, 2016 | Medal with Blue Rebbon for Contribution to Japan Customs |
| October 9, 2018 | Letter of Appreciation from Japan Customs Brokers Association |
