Here you can see the corporate history of Tsuruha Holdings.
- May 1929
- Founded Tsuruha Yakushido in Asahikawa, Hokkaido
- August 1956
- Changed the name to Tsuruha Pharmacy
- June 1963
- Established Tsuruha Pharmacy Co., Ltd. (currently Tsuruha Holdings Co., Ltd.) in Asahikawa City, Hokkaido.
- May 1975
- Kusuri Tsuruha Control Center Co., Ltd. (now Tsuruha Co., Tsuruha Co., Ltd. established in Asahikawa-shi, Hokkaido
- March 1985
- The number of stores will be 50
- June 1987
- Opened the first Kanto store (Rokugo store: Tokyo)
- July 1989
- The number of stores will be 100
- August 1991
- Changed the trade name from Tsuruha Control Center of Medicine to Tsuruha Co., Ltd.
Tsuruha Co., Ltd. relocated its head office to Higashi-ku, Sapporo
- February 1993
- Changed the trade name of Tsuruha Pharmacy Co., Ltd. to Crane Trading Co., Ltd. (currently Tsuruha Holdings Inc.)
- January 1995
- Concluded a business and capital alliance agreement with Jusco Co., Ltd. (currently Aeon Co., Ltd.)
- October 1995
- First Tohoku store (Yukimachi store: Akita prefecture) opened
- December 1997
- Concluded a business and capital alliance agreement with Aoki of Kusuri Co., Ltd.
- June 1998
- Tsuruha Co., Ltd. registers shares over-the-counter with the Japan Securities Dealers Association
- April 1999
- The number of stores will be 200
- November 2000
- Tsuruha Co., Ltd. acquires all shares of Drug Tomato Co., Ltd. (Iwate Prefecture) and makes it a subsidiary.
- February 2001
- Tsuruha Co., Ltd. is listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
- November 2001
- Tsuruha Co., Ltd. makes Reverse Co., Ltd. (Kanagawa Prefecture) a subsidiary through a share exchange.
- November 2001
- The number of stores will be 300
- May 2002
- Tsuruha Co., Ltd. designated as a stock on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- May 2002
- Group sales exceeded 100 billion yen
- June 2002
- Tsuruha Co., Ltd. acquires all shares of Potato Company Co., Ltd. (Yamagata Prefecture) and makes it a subsidiary.
- May 2003
- Tsuruha Co., Ltd. merged with subsidiary Drug Tomato Co., Ltd.
- October 2003
- Tsuruha Co., Ltd. acquires business rights for 5 stores from Kusuri Terada Co., Ltd.
- February 2004
- Crane Trading Co., Ltd. relocated its head office to Higashi-ku, Sapporo
- March 2004
- Tsuruha Co., Ltd. merged with subsidiary Potato Company Co., Ltd.
- April 2004
- 400 stores
- October 2004
- Reverse Co., Ltd. acquires goodwill of 5 stores from Ebara Drug Co., Ltd.
- March 2005
- Tsuruha Co., Ltd. acquires business rights for 8 stores from Sanko Group Co., Ltd.
- August 2005
- Changed the trade name of Crane Trading Co., Ltd. to Tsuruha Holdings Inc.
- November 2005
- Make Tsuruha Co., Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary of Tsuruha Holdings Inc. through a share exchange
- November 2005
- Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange as a holding company of the Tsuruha Group
- August 2006
- The number of stores will be 500
- November 2006
- Concluded a business and capital alliance agreement with Kusurino Fukutaro Co., Ltd. (Chiba Prefecture)
- March 2007
- Established Wing Co., Ltd., a company specializing in planning, manufacturing, and sales promotion of PB products.
- April 2007
- Tsuruha Co., Ltd. takes over the business of 11 stores from Shinyodo Pharmacy Co., Ltd. (Chiba Prefecture)
- May 2007
- Kusurino Fukutaro Co., Ltd. (Chiba Prefecture) became a subsidiary through a share exchange
- April 2008
- Acquired shares of Wing Co., Ltd. and made it a subsidiary
- May 2008
- Group sales exceeded 200 billion yen
- July 2008
- Acquired shares of Spark Co., Ltd. (Aichi Prefecture) and made it a subsidiary
- December 2008
- Established Tsuruha Group Merchandising Co., Ltd.
- December 2008
- Established Tsuruha Financial Services Co., Ltd.
- January 2009
- 800 stores
- February 2009
- Acquired shares of Wellness Hubei Co., Ltd. (Shimane Prefecture) and made it a subsidiary
- March 2009
- Established Tsuruha E-Commerce Co., Ltd.
- June 2009
- Reverse Co., Ltd. acquires shares of Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Kanagawa Prefecture) and makes it a subsidiary.
- August 2009
- Acquired shares of Sakura Drug Co., Ltd. (Tokyo) and made it a subsidiary
- November 2009
- Kusurino Fukutaro Co., Ltd. takes over the business of 5 drugstores from Seberaru Co., Ltd.
- April 2010
- 900 stores
- May 2010
- Reverse Co., Ltd. merged with Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Kanagawa Prefecture)
- June 2010
- Opened the first new format store, grouge (Grouge / Izumi Osawa store: Sendai City)
- October 2010
- Business tie-up with Saha Group, Thailand and establishment of representative office in Thailand
- April 2011
- Acquired shares of Wing Co., Ltd. and made it a subsidiary
- May 2011
- Merged with Sakura Drug Co., Ltd. at subsidiary Tsuruha Co., Ltd.
- December 2011
- Established a joint venture with Saha Group in Thailand
- April 2012
- The number of stores will be 1,000
- July 2012
- Opened the first store in Thailand (Gateway Ekkamai store)
- July 2013
- Kusurino Fukutaro Co., Ltd. takes over the business of 3 drugstores and dispensing pharmacies from Marumo Yakuhin Co., Ltd. (Tokyo).
- August 2013
- Tsuruha Co., Ltd. merged with Spark Co., Ltd.
- August 2013