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Sep. 1947 Sanro Kogyo Co., Ltd. inaugurated; Capital 8 million yen
Oct. 1948 Company renamed Kokusai Fudosan Co., Ltd.
Feb. 1949 Established subsidiary Nippon Kosoku Co., Ltd. and entered aerial photography mapping business
May. 1954 Company renamed KOKUSAI KOGYO CO., LTD.
Feb. 1958 Head office moved to new building at 2 Rokubancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan
Oct. 1961 Listed on Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Apr. 1985 Through joint investment with Tokyo Metropolitan Government, established Tokyo Data System as a third sector company (now 100% invested by KOKUSAI KOGYO CO., LTD.)
Sep. 1987 Listed on Stock designated on First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Oct. 2000 Acquired ISO 9001 certification, an international standard for quality management and assurance
Mar. 2001 Acquired certification to use PrivacyMark*
Oct. Acquired ISO 14001 certification for environmental management systems
Mar. 2007 Acquired certification for information security management system JISQ27001: 2006 (ISO/IEC27001: 2005) 2006 (ISO/IEC27001: 2005)
Oct. Through equity transfer, established pure holding company KOKUSAI KOGYO HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (Securities Code: 9234)
Jan. 2008 Real Estate & Development Department demerged to become KOKUSAI LAND & DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
Mar. Environmental Solutions Division demerged to become KOKUSAI ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Acquired stock in Image ONE Co., Ltd., making it an equity method affiliate
Apr. Cultural Business Division demerged to become KOKUSAI BUNKAZAI CO., LTD.
Established KKC SYSTEMS CO., LTD.,and Ryukyu Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd.
May. Acquired partial stake in ASIA AIR SURVEY CO., LTD. (TSE Second Section), making it an equity method affiliate
Aug. Acquired partial stake in Toyo sekkei Co., Ltd., EONEX CO., LTD., and RISUISYA CO., LTD.
Sep. Established Kokusai Data Production Center Co., Ltd.
Oct. Established ASNAL CORPORATION.,LTD., a holding company, formed through the merger of Toyo Sekkei Co., Ltd., EONEX CO., LTD., and RISUISYA CO., LTD.
Nov. KOKUSAI EUROPE GmbH established in Berlin, Germany
KOKUSAI ASIA PTE. LTD. established in Singapore
Jan. 2009 Acquired 80% stake in GEOSOL Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (Germany), marking official entry into the renewable energy sector
Jun. Established Infrastructure Innovation Institute, Inc
Established Miyazaki Solar Way Co., Ltd.
Jul. Established KOKUSAI CHINA LIMITED in Hong Kong
Feb. 2010 Became a registered Issuer of Green Power Certificates (KOKUSAI KOGYO CO., LTD.)
May. Announced Medium Term Management Plan 2010, “Re-engineering for Green Infrastructure”
Sep. Established KOKUSAI VEITNAM in Hanoi, Vietnam
Oct. Selected as World Economic Forum Industry Partner
Feb. 2011 Miyazaki Solar Way (1MW):Second Stage Completed
Apr. Joined Private Sector Advisory Group of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
Sep. Tatebayashi Solar Park (500kW) Completed
Oct. Established KOKUSAI INDONESIA in Jakarta, Indonesia
Nov. Established KOKUSAI BEIJING LIMITED in Beijing, China
Feb. 2012 Attended Private Public Partnership event, PPP Days 2012 as a member of UNISDR' s Private Sector Advisory Group
Apr. KOKUSAI KOGYO GROUP becomes wholly owned subsidiary of JAPAN ASIA GROUP LIMITED via exchange of shares.

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