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HISTORY
| 1908 | Morito Shoten founded (sale of eyelets, hooks, shoelaces started) |
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| 1935 | Morito Shoten Corporation established |
| 1963 | Morito Shoten Corporation renamed MORITO & Co., Ltd. |
| 1976 | Morito & Co., Ltd. renamed Morito Co., Ltd. |
| 1977 | Morito Industrial Co., (H.K.) Ltd. established (consolidated subsidiary, China) |
| 1983 | MORITO NORTH AMERICA, INC. established(consolidated subsidiary, U.S.A.) |
| 1985 | Morito (Europe) B.V. established (consolidated subsidiary, Netherlands) |
| 1987 | Ace Industrial Machinery Co., Ltd. established (consolidated subsidiary, Japan) |
| 1989 | Stock listed on the second section of the Osaka Securities Exchange |
| 2001 | Through M&A arrangements and as subsidiaries of Morito Industrial Co., (H.K.) Ltd. Wah Kin Metal Products Mfg. Co., Ltd. acquired (consolidated subsidiary, China) Morito (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. acquired (consolidated subsidiary, China) |
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| 2005 | Bao'an Factory of Morito Industrial Co., (H.K.) Ltd. and Morito (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. relocated and expanded (China) |
| 2007 | Wah Kin Metal Products Mfg. Co., Ltd. acquired by Morito Industrial Co., (H.K.) Ltd. through M&A arrangements (China) |
| 2008 | "Business/capital partnership with the Kuraray Group started Kuraray Fastening Co., Ltd. transformed as equity-method affiliate" |
| 2010 | MORITO DANANG CO.,LTD. established (Vietnam) |
| 2011 | MORITO TRADING (THAILAND) CO., LTD. estabilished (Thailand) |
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| 2013 | Stock listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
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| 2016 | Stock listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
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| 2018 | Kanto Logistics Center opened Maneuverline Inc. acquired through M&A arrangements (consolidated subsidiary, Japan) MORITO JAPAN CO., LTD. established as a preparation company |
| 2019 | Company split between MORITO JAPAN CO., LTD. as the splitting company and MORITO JAPAN CO., LTD. as the succeeding company, in accordance with transition to a holding company structure. |
| 2021 | MORITO APPAREL CO., LTD. and MORITO AUTO-PARTS CO., LTD. established as a preparation company |
| 2022 | Stock listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange MORITO JAPAN CO., LTD. as the splitting company, with rights and obligations related to apparel-related business transferred to MORITO APPAREL CO., LTD., and rights and obligations related to transportation-related business transferred to MORITO AUTO-PARTS CO., LTD.. |
