Introducing Corporate History every year and
Topics of the company.
- 1946
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- Wako Shoji (precursor to Wako Corp.) founded by Koichi Tsukamoto
- 1949
- Wako Corp. established with 1 million yen in capital (Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto)
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- Marketing of "brassiere pads" begins
- 1950
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- Business with Takashimaya Department Store Kyoto Branch started
- 1951
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- Liaison office opened in Osaka
- Head office moved to Anekoji-agaru, Muromachi-dori,Nakagyo-ku,Kyoto
- Begin manufacturing operations
- 1952
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- Branch office opened in Tokyo
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- First lingerie show held
- 1953
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- Trademark is changed from clover to "Wacoal"
- 1954
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- Advertising Section established for publicity for lingerie
- 1955
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- PR magazine, "Wacoal News," inaugurated
- 1956
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- Branch office opened in Fukuoka
- 1957
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- Head Office moved to 103 Shichijo Goshono-uchi, Minami-machi, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto
- Company name changed to Wacoal Inc.
- 1959
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- Tokai Wacoal Sewing Corp. established as a domestic manufacturing company, and seven sewing subsidiaries established in Japan
- 1961
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- Liaison office opened in Nagoya
- 1964
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- Company name changed to Wacoal Corp.
- Wacoal listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges and the Kyoto Stock Exchange
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- Newspaper advertisements started
- 1965
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- "Golden Proportions" advocated
- First television commercial campaign
- 1967
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- Head office moved to 29 Nakajima-cho, Kisshoin, Minami-ku, Kyoto (current location)
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- Patent for the "Tummy Girdle" obtained in several countries including the US
- Begin marketing of "Little Wacoal"
- 1968
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- Liaison office opened in Sapporo
- 1970
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- Three foreign joint ventures companies (Korea Wacoal Corp., Thai Wacoal Public Co., Ltd., and Taiwan Wacoal Co., Ltd.) established
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- Sponsor "Wacoal-Riccar Pavilion" at the Osaka Expo
- Personal Wear Division (current Personal Wear Division, also handling nightwear)established
- 1971
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- Wacoal listed on the First Section of the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges
- 1972
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- "Seamless Cup Brassieres" achieve are a hit
- 1973
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- Interior Fabric Division established(current House Design Division)
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- Wacoal International Corp.(current WING division) established
- 1974
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- Begin supplying "Remamma Brassieres"
- 1975
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- Begin marketing Wing Brand products
- 1977
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- American Depository Receipts (ADR) issued, listed in NASDAQ
- New York office opened
- 1978
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- Singapore office opened (current Wacoal Singapore Pte. Ltd.)
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- Kyoto Costume Institute (KCI) established
- "Front Hook Bra" is a hit
- 1979
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- Start offering technical guidance to Shanghai Yale Ladies' Undergarment Factory
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- Company logo changed from original clover to the current fashion flower
- "Beautiful Proportions" (BP) published
- 1980
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- Wacoal receives the first "Corporate Cultural Design Award" from the Japan Cultural Design Conference
- 1981
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- Wacoal America Inc.(current Wacoal International Corp.) established as an overseas subsidiary
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- "Shape Pants" achieve hit sales
- 1983
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- Wacoal Hong Kong Co., Ltd. established as an overseas subsidiary
- Acquire American corporation, Teenform Inc.; Wacoal America, Inc. established
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- Begin sales of "Shape-up Swim Suits" and leotards
- 1984
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- Kojimachi Building completed
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- Market Development Division (current Mail Order Division) established
- Human Science Research Center develops the silhouette analysis device
- 1985
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- Spiral Building completed in Tokyo. Wacoal Art Center Co., Ltd. established
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- Leg fashion product "collan" launches
- Sponsor "Modern Japanese Painting Exhibition" in five countries
- 1986
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- Beijing Wacoal Co., Ltd. established as a joint venture company
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- "Wacoal Women's Track and Field Team" launched
- Shape memory wire alloy bra "Cocochi E" is a hit
- 1987
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- Yoshikata Tsukamoto (son of Koichi) assumes presidency
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- Sports project "Spark Angels" launched
- 1988
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- Marketing of "Physio" comfort shoes begins
- 1989
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- Philippine Wacoal Corp. established as a joint venture company
- 1990
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- Wacoal France S.A. established as an overseas subsidiary
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- Manufacture and sale of bridal wear begins
- 1991
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- Indonesia Wacoal Co., Ltd. established as a joint venture company
- 1992
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- Shanghai Yadie Fashions Co., Ltd. established as a joint venture company
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- "Good Up Bra" is a hit
- Wacoal America, Inc. receives first "Partner in Excellence Award" from Nordstrom
- 1993
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- Joint venture agreement for Korea Wacoal Corp. is cancelled; investment made into Shinyoung Inc. in Republic of Korea (the current Shinyoung Wacoal Inc.)
- 1995
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- Guangdong Wacoal Inc. established as an overseas subsidiary
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- "Golden Canon" published
- KCI receives "Special prize by Judging Committee" sponsored by Japan Mecenat Awards 1995
- 1996
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- Exhibit held at "Dessous China - China International Trade Fair for Lingerie & Beachwear" trade show in Shanghai, China
- 1997
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- Vietnam Wacoal Corp. established as an overseas subsidiary
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- Achieves ISO9001 certification
- Guangdong Wacoal Inc. recognized as an "A-Ranked Company"
- 1998
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- Founder Koichi Tsukamoto passes away
- 1999
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- New head office building completed
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- US Wacoal receives the "Femmy Award" sponsored by the US Underwear Fashion Club
- Marketing of semi-order-made brassieres "Dubleve" begins
- 2000
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- Joint venture agreement for Beijing Wacoal Co., Ltd. canceled and re-established as Beijing Wacoal Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary
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- "Spiral Aging" published
- Receives the "Family-friendly Company Award" sponsored by the Ministry of Labor, Health and Welfare
- 2001
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- Achieves ISO14001 certification
- Tsubomi School starts its education programs on underwear and the body targeted at young girls.
- 2002
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- Wacoal (UK) Limited established as an overseas subsidiary
- Wacoal Sports Science Corp. established in the US
- Wacoal (Shanghai) Human Science R&D Co., Ltd. established in China
- WJ Corp. established as a joint venture company with World Co., Ltd.
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- Customer Salon established within the Head Office
- Pink Ribbon activities start
- 2003
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- Wacoal Malaysia Sdn Bhd established as a joint venture company
- Beijing Wacoal Co., Ltd. changed to Wacoal China Co., Ltd.
- Dalian Wacoal Co., Ltd. established as an overseas subsidary
- 2004
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- Nagasaki Wacoal Sewing Corp. and Kumamoto Wacoal Sewing Corp. combined and re-established as Kyushu Wacoal Manufacturing Corp.
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- Directly managed luxury brand shop "Wacoal Dia" opened in Ginza, Tokyo
- 2005
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- Company is partitioned and makes transition to holding company system under Wacoal Holdings Corporation in October
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- Signed for exclusive sales right with an Italian lingerie brand "La Perla"
- Women's new functional "Style Science" underwear series launched
- 2006
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- Wacoal Dublevé Corp. is established by spinning off a business division.
- Western Japan Distribution Center(Moriyama-shi,Shiga prefecture)starts operations
- Business and capital alliance formed with Peach John Co.,Ltd
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- "Style Science" products such as "Onaka Walker," "Hip Walker," and "Style-up Pants" are a major hit.
- 2007
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- Launched a brand for the ASEAN region "sorci age"
- 2008
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- Peach John Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly owned Wacoal subsidiary
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- Men's functional "crosswalker" underwear products released
- Total sales of Style Science Series products (women's and men's) exceeded ten million units (November)
- Local retailing started in Vietnam
- 2009
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- Lecien Corp. becomes a wholly owned Wacoal subsidiary (August)
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- Brassiere Recycling Campaign was implemented
