| 1892 | Founding of Nomura |
| Early 1900s | Founder Taisuke Nomura creates a large-scale mechanism for displaying chrysanthemum dolls,a popular pastime during that era. |
| Late 1920s | Nomura produces exhibits at expositions and events at department stores. |
| 1942 | Reorganized as an incorporated public company. |
| 1945 | Name changed to NOMURA Co., Ltd. |
| 1954 | Contracted to work on the 1st All Japan Motor Show (now known as the Tokyo Motor Show). |
| 1966 | Head office relocated to Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo. |
| 1970 | NOMURA works on themed pavilions, government pavilions, and other major pavilions at the Japan World Exposition (Expo '70). |
| 1971 | Sapporo Office opened (now Hokkaido Branch). |
| 1973 | Okayama Office opened. |
| 1974 | Fukuoka Office opened (now Kyushu Branch). |
| 1978 | Northern Japan Division opened (now Tohoku Branch). |
| 1984 | GIKEN KOUGEI Co., Ltd. (now NOMURA PRODUCTS Co., Ltd.) |
| becomes a subsidiary through a stock transfer. | |
| 1985 | Shinkiba Studio built (now Shinkiba Office).Hiroshima Office opened (now Chugoku/Shikoku Branch).NOMURA works on major theme pavilions, the American pavilion and other major pavilions at the International Exposition,Tsukuba, Japan (Expo '85). |
| 1989 | Registered with the Japan Securities Dealers Association (OTC-registered stocks). |
| 1991 | NOMURA Co., Ltd. stocks listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 1992 | 100th anniversary |
| NODE Co., Ltd. established. | |
| 1994 | NOMURA SERVICE Co., Ltd. established (now C’s•three Co., Ltd.).立 |
| 1995 | Institute of Cultural Environments established. |
| 1996 | NOMURA TECHNO Co., Ltd. established. |
| 1998 | NOMURA DEVELOPMENT Co., Ltd. established. |
| 2004 | NOMURA (Beijing) Co., Ltd. established. |
| 2005 | NOMURA Co., Ltd. stocks listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| NOMURA RETAIL ASSET MANAGEMENT Co., Ltd. established. (Removed from NOMURA Group's scope of consolidation as a subsidiary company following the transfer of all of its shares.) |
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| NOMURA works on Japanese government pavilion and other major pavilions at the Expo 2005 Aichi Japan (Expo 2005). | |
| 2006 | NOMURA accredited to use PrivacyMark. |
| Entire company receives ISO14001 certification. | |
| TESCO Co., Ltd. becomes a subsidiary (now a wholly-owned subsidiary) through stocks acquired through a public tender offer. | |
| 2008 | Head office relocated to Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo. |
| Okinawa Office opened. | |
| Entire company receives ISO9001 certification. | |
| NOMURA DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. established. | |
| 2011 | NOMURA COMS Co., Ltd. and NOMURA GIKEN Co., Ltd. merge to form NOMURA PRODUCTS Co., Ltd. |
| 2012 | 120th anniversary |
| 2014 | RIKUYOSHA Co., Ltd. becomes a subsidiary (now a wholly-owned subsidiary) through stocks acquired through a public tender offer. |
| 2015 | Rikuyosha Co., Ltd. and the Institute of Cultural Environments merge, maintaining the name Rikuyosha Co., Ltd. |
| 2016 | Square Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary through stock acquisition. |
| NODE SHANGHAI Co.,Ltd.established. | |
| 2017 | Opened the Kyoto Sales Office |
| Established TNP Co., Ltd. | |
| Relocated the Osaka Sales Office to Namba, Naniwa-ku, Osaka | |
| 2018 | Nomura Becomes Official Supporter of Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 in Category of Design, Engineering and Construction Services for Interior Spaces and Exhibition Spaces. |