| February-1968 |
Hiroshi Kawai, present Chairman and CEO of Happinet Corporation., leaves Bandai Co., Ltd., and establishes a wholesale toy business. |
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| June-1969 |
Tosho Ltd. restructures its organizations to establish Tosho Corporation |
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| September-1972 |
Full-scale transactions with Popy (now BANDAI Co., Ltd.) commence. |
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| September-1972 |
Tosho Corporation formed from a reorganization of Tosho Ltd. |
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| October-1991 |
The company name changes to Happinet Corporation with the absorption of Dairin Corporation and Seiko Corporation. |
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| August-1994 |
Headquarters moves to 4-5, Komagata 2-chome, Taito-ku, Tokyo. |
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| November-1994 |
Happinet Corporation becomes an affiliate of Bandai Co., Ltd., following its additional acquisition of Happinet Corporation,s shares. |
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| December-1994 |
Distributions of PlayStation and SEGA Saturn commence. |
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| August-1997 |
Shares are listed with the Japan Securities Dealers, Association for an over-the-counter (OTC) listing. |
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| December-1998 |
Shares are listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
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| July-1999 |
Happinet Corporation participates in the establishment of e-Shopping! Toys CORP. |
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| December-1999 |
Shares of Beam Entertainment Corporation are acquired. |
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| March-2000 |
Shares are listed the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
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| March-2000 |
Distribution of PlayStation 2 commences. |
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| April-2001 |
Happinet Logistics Service Corporation (now a consolidated subsidiary) is established in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture to handle overall logistics operations. |
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| October-2001 |
The toy wholesale division is spun off to Happinet JP Corporation. |
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| October-2001 |
Shares of Toyokuni Corporation are acquired. |
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| February-2002 |
Handling Microsoft,s Xbox commences. |
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| March-2002 |
Toyokuni Corporation merges with Happinet JP Corporation, the surviving company. |
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| March-2002 |
Operations of Matsui Sakae Toys Co., Ltd., a local toy wholesaler, are transferred to Happinet JP Corporation. |
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| March-2004 |
Shares of e-Shopping! Toys CORP. are additionally acquired. |
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| April-2004 |
Happinet Corporation absorbs Happinet JP Corporation, Happinet Pictures Corporation and Happinet Robin Corporation. |
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| December-2005 |
Happinet Corporation becomes an affiliate of BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc., following the partial transfer of operations related to management of shares of affiliates of BANDAI Co., Ltd. to BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc. as a result of a company split. |
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| June-2006 |
Shares of MORI TOYS Co., Ltd. are acquired. |
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| April-2007 |
MORI TOYS Co., Ltd. is renamed MORI GAMES CO., LTD (now a consolidated subsidiary), following the transfer of
its toy business to Best Heart Co., Ltd. through a company split. Best Heart Co., Ltd., which takes over the toy business, is renamed MORI TOYS Co., Ltd (now a consolidated subsidiary). |
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| November-2007 |
Shares of SUNLINK Co., Ltd., (now a consolidated subsidiary) are acquired. |
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| November-2007 |
Shares of the APPLE Corporation (now a consolidated subsidiary) are acquired. |
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| February-2008 |
Happinet Marketing Corporation (now a consolidated subsidiary) is established. |
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| April-2008 |
The toy business of MORI TOYS CO., LTD. is transferred to Happinet Marketing Corporation through a company split. Part of the toy business of Happinet Corporation is transferred to Happinet Marketing Corporation. |
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| October-2008 |
The amusement businesses of the APPLE Corporation and SUNLINK KYUSYU Co., Ltd. (a non-consolidated subsidiary) are transferred to SUNLINK Co., Ltd. through a company split. The amusement businesses of Happinet Corporation and Happinet AM Service Corporation are transferred to SUNLINK Co., Ltd., which is renamed Happinet Vending Service Corporation (now a consolidated subsidiary). |
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| March-2009 |
Shares of WINT Corporation (now a consolidated subsidiary) are acquired. |
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| April-2009 |
Happinet Corporation absorbs Happinet Online Corporation. |
