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March.1946
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Established KOBAYASHI UNLIMITED PARTNERSHIP PATNERSHIP in Kita-ku, Tokyo, for the purpose of manufacturing and marketing of cosmetics. |
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June.1948
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Established KOBAYASHI KOSÉ COMPANY LIMITED and changed the company structure. |
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November.1951
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The sales department was split off to form KOSÉ SHOJI CORPORATION. |
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March.1956
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Established Albion Co., LTD, a manufacturer of luxury cosmetics. |
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May.1963
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Signed an agreement with L’Orèal of France for technological cooperation. (The joint venture agreement lasted until August 2001.) |
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June.1964
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Established Sayama Factory in Saitama. |
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August.1964
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Opened a laboratory (current KOSÉ Product Development Research Laboratory) in Kita-ku, Tokyo. |
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March.1965
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Relocated the head office to Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. |
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September.1968
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Established KOSÉ (HONG KONG) CO., LTD. in Hong Kong. |
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August.1971
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Established KOSÉ SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. in Singapore. |
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November.1972
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Established KOSÉ (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. in Malaysia. |
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June.1979
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Established Gunma Factory in Gunma. |
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September.1984
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Established KOSÉ (THAILAND) Co., Ltd. in Thailand. |
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September.1984
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Established TAIWAN KOSÉ CO., LTD. in Taiwan. |
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October.1985
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Established CRIE CO., LTD., a cosmetics distributor exclusively for salons. |
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January.1988
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Established Chun Si Li Co., LTD. (current KOSÉ COSMETICS CO., LTD. (China)).(Transferred Equity Interest in May, 2018) |
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April.1988
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Established KOSÉ SALES CO., LTD., a distributor of KOSÉ products. |
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July.1988
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Established KOSÉ COSMEPORT CORP., a cosmetics distributor for wholesalers. |
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August.1991
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The company’s name was changed to KOSÉ Corporation. |
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September.1992
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Established ADVANCE Co., Ltd., a special subsidiary corporation under the Law concerning Employment of Disabled Persons. |
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December.1999
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Registered with the Japan Securities Dealers Association (OTC-registered stocks). |
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December.2000
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Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
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July.2001
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Established KOSÉ KOREA CO., LTD. in South Korea. |
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April.2002
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Acquired all shares of PHIL INTERNATIONAL INC. (current Dr. PHIL COSMETICS INC.), a company developing dermatology-based cosmetics. |
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April.2002
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Established KOSÉ COSMEPIA CO., LTD. (current KOSÉ TRAVEL RETAIL CO., LTD.), a distributor of OEM and amenity products. |
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August.2004
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Opened a regional ordering center (current Operation Center) in Akita. |
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December.2004
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Established Hsinchu Factory of TAIWAN KOSÉ CO., LTD in Taiwan. |
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June.2005
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Established KOSÉ COSMETICS SALES (CHINA) CO., LTD. in China. |
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August.2005
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Introduced the JILL STUART brand to the Japanese cosmetics market as a licensed business. |
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April.2008
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Opened KOSÉ Oji Training Center in Kita-ku, Tokyo. |
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August.2011
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Established PROVISION CO., LTD. (current KOSÉ PROVISION CO., LTD.), a cosmetics mail-order company. |
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October.2013
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Established KOSÉ Corporation INDIA PVT. LTD. in India. |
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January.2014
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Established PT. INDONESIA KOSÉ in Indonesia. |
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April.2014
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Acquired the stock of US company Tarte, Inc., making it an affiliate. |
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October.2015
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Established KOSÉ America, Inc. in United States. |
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March.2016
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Established KOSÉ INDUSTRIES CO., LTD., as a production subsidiary. |
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March.2016
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Established KOSÉ BRASIL COMÉRCIO DE COSMÉTICOS LTDA. in Brazil. |
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March.2017
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Operation Start – New Production Building at the Gunma Plant. |
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July.2017
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Established KOSÉ MILBON COSMETICS to manufacture and distribute cosmetic products through salon channel. |
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October.2017
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Opened French Satellite Office of KOSÉ Research Laboratory in Lyon, France. |
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March.2019
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Established KOSÉ Advanced Technology Research Laboratory in Kita-ku, Tokyo. |
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July.2019
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Established KOSÉ Maruho Pharma Co., Ltd. to plan, develop, and sell OTC drugs and cosmetics. |
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April.2020
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KOSÉ Cosmepia, KOSÉ’s amenity business company, merged KOSÉ Corporation’s travel retail business and changed its name to KOSÉ Travel Retail Co., Ltd. |
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April.2022
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Moved from the First Section to the Prime Market due to the revision of the market classification of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
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February.2024
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KOSÉ France Branch and KOSÉ R&D Laboratories Paris Branch Office are established in Paris, France. |
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December.2024
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Acquired the stock of Thailand company PURI CO.,LTD., making it an affiliate. |
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January.2025
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Invested in Indian Company Foxtale Consumer Pvt. Ltd. and concluded Strategic Partnership Agreement. |