History

History

History of the Nisso Group

1971

Showa 46

NISSO CORPORATION’s predecessor, Nisso Koei Co., Ltd. was established

1984

Showa 59

Construction of Nisso Dai Ichi Bldg. (Yokohama, Kanagawa) was completed

1986

Showa 61

Nisso Office M Two Co., Ltd. (present: Nisso Brain Co., Ltd.) was established

1989

Heisei 1

The new "NISSO" logo was decided

1990

Heisei 2

Nisso Fudosan (Real Estate) Co., Ltd. (present: Nisso Nifty Co., Ltd.) was established

First Annual Improvement Cases Presentation Conference (Intra-company QC Small Group Activity) was held

1997

Heisei 9

Construction of Nisso Kosan (NISSO) Shin Yokohama Bldg. (Yokohama, Kanagawa: New Headquarters Bldg.) was completed

1999

Heisei 11

Trade name was changed from Nisso Office M Two Co., Ltd. to Nisso Brain Co., Ltd.

Trade name was changed from Nisso Fudosan (Real Estate) Co., Ltd. to Nisso Nifty Co., Ltd.

2000

Heisei 12

Japan Production Skill Labor Association was established, Tadao Shimizu was inaugurated as its first Chairman

2005

Heisei 17

NISSO CORPORATION’s headquarters office obtained certification, initial registration for international standard for environmental management "ISO14001”

2007

Heisei 19

NISSO CORPORATION's mascot character, "Seizo-kun" was born

Nisso Pure Co., Ltd. was established in Kohoku-ku, Yokohama and was certified as a special-purpose subsidiary

2011

Heisei 23

NISSO CORPORATION obtained initial certification for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's commissioned project, "Superior Manufacturing Contractors Certification System" as superior business operator

The position of Chairman of the Japan Production Skill Labor Association was assumed by Ryuichi Shimizu

2015

Heisei 27

NISSO CORPORATION obtained initial certification for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's commissioned project, "Excellent Dispatching Business Operators Certification System" as excellent business operator

NISSO CORPORATION was admitted to the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren)

2018

Heisei 30

NISSO CORPORATION was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

2020

Reiwa 2

"Nikon Nisso Prime Corporation" was established as a joint venture company

2021

Reiwa 3

NISSO CORPORATION celebrated the 50th Anniversary of its founding

Acquired Vector Shinwa Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary

"Leaf Nxt Inc." was established as a joint venture company

NISSO CORPORATION's mascot character, "Tsukurin" was born

2022

Reiwa 4

NISSO CORPORATION transitioned to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

NISSO CORPORATION concluded a capital and business alliance agreement with Doctors Inc.

NISSO CORPORATION invested in and concluded partnership agreement with Interstellar Technologies Inc.

2023

Reiwa 5

The Nisso Group renewed the brand slogan to "Making hardworking people, happy."

NISSO CORPORATION opened Nisso Technical Center Kumamoto, the 9th education and training facility in Japan, and was certified as an Accredited Polytechnic School by Kumamoto Prefecture

2023

Reiwa 5

"NISSO HOLDINGS Co., Ltd." was established as a pure holding company of the Nisso Group

NISSO HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. was listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (NISSO CORPORATION was delisted)

2024

Reiwa 6

NISSO CORPORATION acquired "EYE'S Co., Ltd." as a subsidiary (Acquired as sub-subsidiary of NISSO HOLDINGS)

NISSO CORPORATION opened EV Technical Center Kansai, and was certified as an Accredited Polytechnic School by Shiga Prefecture

Formed capital and business alliance with TSUNAGU GROUP HOLDINGS Inc.

2025

Reiwa 7

Subsidiary acquisition of All Japan Guard Co., Ltd.

Events in the World

1971 Showa 46
The Japanese yen transitioned to the floating exchange rate system
1972 Showa 47
The First Oil Crisis occurred
1984 Showa 59
The Plaza Accord was reached by the G5 nations
1993 Heisei 5
“J League” (Japanese Professional Soccer League) was inaugurated
1995 Heisei 7
The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake occurred
1998 Heisei 10
The Nagano Winter Olympics were held
2000 Heisei 12
The Okinawa Summit (26th G8 Summit) was held
2002 Heisei 14
The FIFA World Cup Korea・Japan was held
2005 Heisei 17
The Aichi Expo was held
2008 Heisei 20
The “Lehman Shock”, or economic downturn precipitated by the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy occurred
2011 Heisei 23
The Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident occurred
2016 Heisei 28
The Public Offices Election Act concerning 18-year olds’ right to vote was enforced
2017 Heisei 29
The Revised Payment Services Act was enforced, and use of virtual currency increased
2019 Reiwa 1
The era name was changed to "Reiwa"
2021 Reiwa 3
The Tokyo Olympics were held with Japan winning a record 58 medals