| February-1968 |
Hiroshi Kawai, present Chairman of Happinet Corporation., leaves Bandai Co., Ltd., to start a toy wholesale business. |
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| June-1969 |
Tosho Ltd. was established at 51-3, Takinogawa 5-chome, Kita-ku, Tokyo. |
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| September-1972 |
Begins volume dealings with Popy (now BANDAI Co., Ltd.). |
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| September-1972 |
Tosho Corporation formed from a reorganization of Tosho Ltd. |
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| October, 1991 |
Renamed as Happinet Corporation; absorbs Dairin Corporation and Seiko Corporation; opens Nagoya and Osaka Branches. |
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| August-1994 |
Head office moves to 4-5, Komagata 2-chome, Taito-ku, Tokyo. |
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| November-1994 |
Bandai Co., Ltd. increases its holdings in the Company, making it a Bandai affiliate. |
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| December-1994 |
Launches distributions of PlayStation and SEGA Saturn. |
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| August-1997 |
Registers with the Japan Securities Dealers' Association for an over-the-counter (OTC) listing. |
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| December-1998 |
Lists on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
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| July-1999 |
Participates in the establishment of e-Shopping! Toys Corp. |
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| December-1999 |
Takes over full ownership of Beam Entertainment Corporation. |
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| March-2000 |
Lists on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
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| March-2000 |
Launches distribution of PlayStation 2. |
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| April-2001 |
Ichikawa, Chiba-based Happinet Logistics Service Corporation established for the integration of all physical distribution functions of the Happinet Group (now a consolidated subsidiary). |
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| October-2001 |
Acquires shares in Toyokuni Corporation |
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| February-2002 |
Begins handling Microsoft's Xbox. |
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| March-2002 |
Two subsidiaries, Happinet JP Corporation and Toyokuni Corporation, merge, with Happinet JP Corporationthe surviving company |
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| March-2002 |
Operations of Matsui Sakae Toys Co., Ltd., a local toy wholesaler, are transferred to Happinet Corporation subsidiary Happinet JP Corporation |
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| March-2004 |
Acquires additional stocks of e-Shopping! Toys CORP. (now a consolidated subsidiary). |
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| April-2004 |
Happinet JP Corporation, Happinet Pictures Corporation and Happinet Robin Corporation merge with Happinet Corporation |
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| December-2005 |
Happinet Corporation becomes an affiliate of BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc. with the transfer of part of BANDAI’s management of subsidiary and affiliated companies to BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc. through a corporate divestiture |
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| April-2007 |
Takes over full ownership of MORI TOYS CO.,LTD. The toy business of MORI TOYS Co., Ltd. is transferred to Best Heart Co., Ltd. through a demerger, and MORI TOYS Co., Ltd. changes its name to MORI GAMES CO., LTD. (now a consolidated subsidiary). Best Heart Co., Ltd. takes over the toy business and changes its name to MORI TOYS CO., LTD.
(now a consolidated subsidiary). |
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| November-1999 |
Takes over full ownership of SUNLINK CO.,LTD., (now a consolidated subsidiary). |
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| November-1999 |
Takes over full ownership of THE APPLE CORPORATION. (now a consolidated subsidiary). |
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| February-2008 |
Happinet Marketing Corporation was established. |
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| April-2008 |
The toy business of MORI TOYS CO., LTD. is transferred to Happinet Marketing Corporation through a demerger. |
