Fukuichiro Matsuda, the general manager of Kanagawa Electric Lighting, took charge of part of the trading department of his old company and split it off, establishing Kanagawa Electric Limited at Nakamonzen 2-1, Shiba-ku, Tokyo-shi (present day Shibadaimon 2-chome, Minato-ku).
According Kanaden's second president Goro Takamori (who joined the company in December 1915), this is what it looked like:
"Both the land and building were borrowed from a pawnshop. Since it was a pawnshop, it was completely surrounded by storehouses and had an inner courtyard. We renovated the Japanese-style living quarters to make an office."

This pictorial map depicts the Aoki district of Yokohama at the beginning of the Taisho era. At the center top of the map the text "洲崎大社" can be seen, but its correct name was "洲崎大神" (Susaki Okami, or "Susaki Shrine"), and even today, it is worshiped by local residents. One year before Minamoto no Yoritomo established his shogunate, in the year 1191, the Susaki Shrine was established when the divine spirit of the Awa-jinja Shrine in Chiba Prefecture was moved there. If you trace downward along the road extending toward the roadside canal from in front of the Susaki Shrine, you can see a building displaying a sign for "Kanagawa Electric Lighting" on a side facing the roadside canal. If you strain your eyes even more, you can see the characters for"電灯" (electric light) written there.

The following is a breakdown of the major products Kanaden continually stocked.

• Mitsubishi Products: Motors, electric fans, arresters, etc.
• Teraoka Seisakusho Products: Black tape, rubber tape, linotape, empire cloth, empire paper, empire tubes, tared cloth, varnish
• Japan Mica Industrial Products: Micanite paper, flexible Micanite, Micanite plates
• Arisawa Manufacturing Products: Cotton tape, gas tape
• Nippon Carbon Products: Carbon brushes for motors (some imported items)
• Hokuetsu Paper Products: Fiber board

A new foundry was established in Kawaguchi, Saitama, to produce cable heads and joint boxes. Until then, Chuo Doryko Co., Ltd. in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture had been asked to produce the goods under contract, which were then machined and assembled by Kayo Kogyo Co., Ltd. in Shiba/Hamamatsucho, for delivery, but the war expanded, it became difficult to transport goods. As a consequence, Kanaden acquired the Ishikawa Foundry (1-1-11 Iizuka, Kawaguchi) and welcomed its manager Takemori Ishikawa and two others to join Kanaden. Seizaburo Tsukihashi assumed the role as the first acting manager of the plant, and the plant was started with eight workers.
The Kawaguchi Plant mainly performed work related to the Japanese Navy, and in February 1944 was designated as a plant under naval supervision. The plant did business with units in Yokosuka (Yokosuka Ammunition Factory Construction Unit, Yokosuka Naval Fuel Depot No. 1), Kure (Kure Ammunition Factory, Hiro Ammunition Factory Construction Unit), Sasebo (Sasebo Ammunition Factory Accounting Department, Munitions Department, Construction Department), as well as the Toyokawa Naval Arsenal, Hikari Naval Arsenal, Dai-ichi and Dai-ni Naval Ammunitions Arsenals, and the Dai-ni and Dai-san Naval Fuel Arsenals.
Although machining was outsourced to Funakoshi Tekko Co., Ltd., pressured by the need to engage in continuous operation, the construction of a new machinery plant was planned. However, the company found it difficult to obtain permission, and finally received permission in May 1943, with added conditions.
At precisely that moment, the Japanese military was forced to withdraw from Guadalcanal, and the German army had suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Soviet army in the Battle of Stalingrad. Japan was already suffering serious material shortages, and even though approval for the new plant was received, construction was marred by slow progress. Construction of the plant was finally completed six months later in November.
Also from around this time Kanaden began to manufacture safety belt fasteners on order from Mitsubishi Electric's Setagaya factory.

On May 15 of this year, marking the 56th anniversary of the company, Kanaden was listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and trading of its shares commenced.
On the day, the shares started at 235 yen, with a bid price and final value of 207 yen.

Due to the appreciation of the yen and excess capital investment due to the Nixon Shock, sales of electrical appliances, which had been strong, gradually began to show signs of decline.
To take advantage of the second electrical appliance boom, Mitsubishi Electric established district sales companies around Japan one after another from October 1970 to September 1971. This spurred the development of niche markets and sales companies specializing in department stores or mass retailers.
To adapt to these developments by Mitsubishi Electric, Kanaden began to split off its Household Electric Goods Division, with over 300 employees transferred to the newly established company.

On September 1, in response to instructions from the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Kanaden's long-desired listing on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange was decided. For 26 years since the company was listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange on May 15, 1963, Kanaden had made concerted company-wide efforts to get listed on the First Section. As a result of meeting the myriad requirements such as improving business performance, expanded paid-up capital, increasing shareholder numbers, stable dividends, growing yields on the sale of shares and expanded offices, Kanaden became on the only top Mitsubishi Electric distributor to be listed on the First Section.
On the day of its listing, its shares started at 1,200 yen and ended at 1,150 yen.
In addition, an increased dividend of two yen was issued to commemorate the listing.

There had been calls to change the company name for a decade prior. This was because the existing name of "Kanagawa" gave the impression of a specific region. It was also hoped that a company name change would have an effect of recruitment activities. Moreover, at the time companies were actively embracing "Corporate Identity" efforts and an increasing number of companies had changed their corporate names to highlight their individuality. Furthermore, with the company's move to a First Section listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange its social recognition had increased, and heading into the 21st century it wanted to establish a corporate image that better conveyed new strides forward and reliability. As a result, on October 1, the company began its new start as Kanaden Corporation.

• Newspaper advertisement announcing the corporate name change

Newspaper advertisement announcing the corporate name change

On October 1, 1990, a full-page advertisement was taken out in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper announcing the corporate name change from Kanagawa Electric Co., Ltd. to Kanaden Corporation. The advertisement garnered attention due to the originality of its design. As part of the publicity campaign, a special article was also run in the October 10 issue of Diamond Weekly magazine. This was the beginning of a new leap forward for Kanaden.