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June 1969 Tosho Ltd. is established at 6-51-3, Takinogawa, Kita-ku, Tokyo.
September 1972 Tosho Ltd. restructures its organization to establish Tosho Corporation.
October 1991 The company changes its name to HAPPINET CORPORATION after merging toy wholesalers Dairin Corporation and Seiko Corporation.
August 1994 Headquarters moves to 2-4-5, Komagata, Taito-ku, Tokyo.
November 1994 HAPPINET CORPORATION becomes an affiliate of BANDAI CO., LTD., following its additional acquisition of HAPPINET CORPORATION's shares.
August 1997 Shares are listed with the Japan Securities Dealers Association for an over-the-counter (OTC) listing.
December 1998 Shares are listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
December 1999 Shares of Beam Entertainment Corporation are acquired.
March 2000 Shares are listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
April 2001 Happinet Logistics Service Corporation (now a consolidated subsidiary) is established in Ichikawa-shi, Chiba Prefecture to handle overall logistics operations.
October 2001 Shares of Toyokuni Corporation are acquired.
March 2002 Operations of Matsui Sakae Toys Co., Ltd., a local toy wholesaler, are transferred to Happinet JP Corporation.
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.
June 2006 Shares of MORI TOYS CO., LTD. are acquired.
April 2007 MORI TOYS CO.,LTD. is renamed MORI GAMES CO., LTD., following the transfer of its toy business to Best Heart Co., Ltd. through a company split.
November 2007 Shares of SUNLINK CO., LTD. are acquired.
Shares of the APPLE Corporation are acquired.
February 2008 Happinet Marketing Corporation (now a consolidated subsidiary) is established.
October 2008 The amusement businesses of the APPLE Corporation and SUNLINK KYUSYU CO., LTD. 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).
March 2009 Shares of WINT CORPORATION are acquired.
April 2011 The music and visual package wholesale businesses of HAPPINET CORPORATION are transferred to WINT CORPORATION, which is renamed to Happinet Pictures & Music Corporation.
July 2013 Shares of TOYS UNION CO.,LTD. are acquired.
April 2014 HAPPINET CORPORATION absorbs Happinet Pictures and Music Corporation.
July 2014 TOYS UNION CO.,LTD. absorbs MORI GAMES CO., LTD., which is renamed MAXGAMES Corporation (now a consolidated subsidiary).
December 2015 HAPPINET CORPORATION acquires shares of Broccoli Co., Ltd. (now an equity-method affiliate）by subscribing to its private placement for a capital increase based on a capital and business alliance with Broccoli Co., Ltd. formed in November 2015.
March 2018 Some of the rights and obligations which HAPPINET CORPORATION possesses with respect to the wholesale of music and visual packages of Seikodo Corporation are assigned to Seikodo Marketing Corporation as a result of the company split.
April 2019 The music and visual package wholesale businesses of HAPPINET CORPORATION are assigned to Seikodo Marketing Corporation, which is renamed Happinet Media Marketing Corporation(now a consolidated subsidiary).
November 2019 Shares of IRISAWA CORPORATION are acquired.
October 2020 Shares of Phantom Film, Inc. are acquired.
April 2021 The plastic model sales business of HAPPINET CORPORATION is transferred to IRISAWA CORPORATION, which is renamed Happinet Hobby Marketing Corporation (now a consolidated subsidiary).
April 2021 The visual production business of HAPPINET CORPORATION is assigned to Happinet Phantom Studios Corporation (now a consolidated subsidiary) and absorbs Phantom Film, Inc.
April 2022 Transitions from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to the Prime Market due to the restructuring of its markets.
June 2023 Acquired shares of BROCCOLI Co., Ltd. an equity-method affiliate, through a tender offer and made it a subsidiary (now a consolidated subsidiary).