History

Year 1993～2005

  • 1993

    May
     Opened an electrical appliance store, named Tokyo Denki Beppu Shop in Beppu, Oita Prefecture.
    July
     Obtained 'Tax-Free Shop licence' from Japanese Government.

  • 1994

    March
     Registered private limited company Tokyo Denki Beppu shop with the capital of 3 million yen.
    April
     Registered capital increased to JPY 8 million.

  • 1998

    March
     Changed the name of the company to TOKI Limited.

  • 2003

    July
     Opened Tsushima shop at Tsushima, Nagasaki (Later, the shop was renamed as JTC Tsushima shop and closed in August 2005).
    September
     Changed the name of the company to “Japan Tourism Corporation Limited”.
    December
     Head Office moved to Beppu, Oita (Current KOO SKIN Beppu Shop).

  • 2004

    October
     Opened a shop in Shinjuku, Tokyo (Closed in September 2011).

  • 2005

    March
     Opened an online shop named DUTY FREE 365(Currently renamed to “Every Shop”).
    July
     Registered capital increased to JPY 20 million.
    October
     The organization was renamed “Japan Tourism Corporation Inc.”.

Year 2006～2010

  • 2006

    February
     Opened JTC Fukuoka shop in Daizaifu area (In August 2012, location of the shop was moved to Fukuoka City
     which is the recent location of JTC Fukuoka Shop).
    June
     Opened JTC Shop at Tsushima, Nagasaki (Current JTC Tsushima Shop).
    July
     Opened JTC shop at Eniwa, Hokkaido (It was moved to Sapporo City and renamed as JTC Hokkaido in May
     2010, Closed in November 2019).
    December
     Registered capital increased to JPY 70 million.

  • 2007

    August
     Acquired Shinnihonseiyaku Co., Ltd. (Registered capital JPY 8 million).
    September
     Opened JTC Tenmangu Shop at Daizaifu area (Closed in February 2009).
    December
     Opened JTC Miyazaki Shop at Miyazaki (Closed in February 2009).
    December
     Opened JTC Korea office at Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea (Closed in February 2009).

  • 2008

    September
     Acquired Japan tourism corporation PLUS and opened JTC Osaka Shop in Osaka (Current JTC Osaka Shop).

  • 2010

    June
     Invested 49% in Ion Latex Thai Co.,Ltd.
    July
     Opened JTC Nagoya shop in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture (Current JTC Nagoya Shop) (Closed in September 2020).
    October
     Opened JTC Kyoto Shop in Kyoto (Closed in January 2011).
    October
     Opened JTC Tokyo shop in Minato district (Renovated and renamed the shop as KOO SKIN Shinbashi in
     February 2015).

Year 2011～2015

  • 2011

    March
     Renamed company name as “JTC Inc.”.
    March
     Established an office in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

  • 2012

    August
     JTC head office moved to Fukuoka shop (Current JTC Fukuoka shop).
    December
     Opened JTC Shimonoseki Shop in Yamaguchi Prefecture (Closed in July 2017).

  • 2013

    February
     Opened JTC Okinawa Shop in Naha, Okinawa (Later, the shop was renamed as JTC Okinawa shop, and closed
     in November 2016).
    May
     Opened JTC Nagasaki Shop in Nagasaki (Closed in December 2015).
    August
     Invested in bus business and established a subsidiary company named Ieyasu Tourism Co. Ltd.(Recently named
     as IEYASU CORPORATION).

  • 2014

    January
     Transfered all shares of IEYASU CORPORATION.
    January
     Opened FUJINOEKI (Earthquake simulation center) in Yamanashi Prefecture.
    February
     Transfered all shares of Ion Latex Thai Co., Ltd.
    March
     Acquired all shares of Ikushu International Co., Ltd. and established as a subsidiary company.
    March
     Funded 58.3% to Korean company (Hyundai Paint Co., Ltd.) and established as a subsidiary company.
    October
     Opened JTC Shinjuku Shop in Tokyo.

  • 2015

    January
     Opened AKA JEWELRY Shinjuku shop in Tokyo .
    January
     Renamed company as JTC Inc.
    February
     Registered capital increased to JPY 631 million.
    February
     Opened JTC Omura Shop in Omura, Nagasaki.
    March
     Transfered all shares of Hyundai Paint.
    May
     Opened JTC Hakata Shop in Fukuoka (Closed in October 2017).
    June
     Moved Head Office to Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture.
    July
     Opened Rakuichi Okinawa Shop in Naha, Okinawa (Closed in May 2025).
    August
     Opened Rakuichi Osaka Shop in Osaka (Closed in July 2017).
    September
     Opened Rakuichi Fukuoka Shop in Kasuya District, Fukuoka.
    November
     Opened Rakuichi Kagoshima Shop in Kagoshima (Closed in May 2020).
    November
     Opened ION LATEX Okinawa Shop in Nakagami District, Okinawa (Closed in April 2016).
    December
     Opened Rakuichi Hokkaido Shop in Sapporo, Hokkaido.

Year 2016～

  • 2016

    January
     Opened JTC Kumamoto Shop in Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture (Closed in October 2019).
    February
     Transfered all shares of Ikushu International Co., Ltd.
    April
     Opened Seikatsu Hiroba Isahaya Shop in Nagasaki (Closed in June 2020).
    September
     Opened Rakuichi Tsushima Shop in Nagasaki (Closed in May 2018).

  • 2017

    January
     Opened Seikatsu Hiroba Yatsushiro Shop in Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture (Closed in March 2019).
    January
     Opened Seikatsu Hiroba Okinawa Shop in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture.
    February
     Opened Seikatsu Hiroba Kagoshima Shop in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture.
    April
     Opened Shopping Mall named DOTON PLAZA in Osaka.
    July
     Opened Drug Yoshiyoshi Shop in Kumamoto (Closed in November 2017).
    July
     Opened Seikatsu Hiroba Kitakyushu Shop in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture (Closed in June 2020).
    September
     Opened Seikatsu Hiroba Fukuoka Shop in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture (Closed in June 2020).
    September
     Opened JTC Tsushima Shop in Nagasaki.
    September
     Opened the JTC Inc Korean office in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea.

  • 2018

    February
     Opened JTC Kumamoto Shop at the new place inside Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture.
    April
     Korea Exchange KOSDAQ Market listing.
    April
     Opened Seikatsu Hiroba Tsushima Shop in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture.
    April
     Toward expanding business in Korea KBOX is made 100% wholly owned subsidiary.
    June
     Seikatsu Hiroba Okinawa Shop was renamed to JTC Okinawa Shop (Closed in June 2020).
    June
     company K-BOX Co., Ltd.get 51% stock of KTC Tax Free Co., Ltd
    July
     shareholders’ allocation increased the capital of K-BOX Inc. to 25 billion won.
    November
     K-BOX Inc. acquired 70% stocks of Cityplus Inc.

  • 2019

    January
     Opened Drug Yoshiyoshi Ishigakijima Shop in Okinawa (Closed in November 2019).
    January
     Cityplus Inc. founded DFK BOX Inc. as a 100% subsidiary company.
    May
     Opened Seikatsu Hiroba Kumamoto Shop in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture (Closed in September 2020).
    June
     Transition to a Company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee
    November
     Rakuichi Hokkaido Shop was renamed JTC Hokkaido Shop and opened at the new place inside Sapporo,
     Hokkaido Prefecture.
    November
     Opened Seikatsu Hiroba Ishigaki in Okinawa.

  • 2020

    June
     Closed JTC Hokkaido Shop, JTC Shinjuku Shop, KOO SKIN Shinbashi, JTC Osaka Shop, FUJINOEKI,
     KOO SKIN Beppu Shop, JTC Tsushima Shop, Seikatsu Hiroba Tsushima Shop, JTC Fukuoka shop,
     JTC Omura Shop, Seikatsu Hiroba Kagoshima Shop, and Rakuichi Okinawa Shop.

Year 2021～

  • 2022

    January
     Issued 580 million yen JTC second convertible bonds.
    July
     Reopened JTC Hokkaido Shop, JTC Fukuoka shop, and FUJINOEKI.
    August
     Reopened JTC Shinjuku Shop.
    December
     Increased capital through a third-party allocation of shares to AFFIRMA CAPITAL MANAGERS KOREA
     (equivalent five billion yen).
    December
     Reopened Rakuichi Okinawa Shop (Closed in May 2025).

  • 2023

    February
     Reopened Seikatsu Hiroba Tsushima Shop.
    March
     Opened Tokyo Office in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
    April
     Opened JTC Toyama Shop in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture.
    August
     Opened JTC Sendai Shop in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.
    August
     Sold all shares of City Plus, Inc. owned by K-Box, Inc.
    September
     Reopened JTC Omura Shop.
    November
     Opened Drug Yoshiyoshi Nagasaki Shop in Higashisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture.

  • 2024

    February
     Reopened KOO SKIN Shinbashi Shop.
    February
     Opened Kohan Shop in Minamitsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture.
    April
     Reopened JTC Tsushima Shop.
    May
     Opened JTC Okinawa Shop in Tomigusuku, Okinawa Prefecture.
    June
     Reopened AKA JEWELRY Shinjuku Shop.

  • 2025

    July
     Opened Kyocha-an Shop in Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Prefecture.