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
Acquired shares of Ueda Pharmacy Co., Ltd. (Wakayama Prefecture) and made it a subsidiary
October 2013
Tsuruha Co., Ltd. takes over the business of 15 drug stores and dispensing pharmacies from Kamome Co., Ltd. (Kochi Prefecture).
November 2013
Tsuruha Co., Ltd. merged with Ueda Pharmacy Co., Ltd.
December 2013
Acquired shares of Hearty Wants Co., Ltd. (Hiroshima Prefecture) and made it a subsidiary
March 2015
Hearty Wants Co., Ltd. takes over the business of 5 drug stores and dispensing pharmacies in Hiroshima Prefecture from Kyoei Pharmacy Co., Ltd. (Osaka Prefecture).
May 2015
Tsuruha Co., Ltd. merged with Reverse Co., Ltd.
August 2015
Hearty Wants Co., Ltd. merged with Wellness Hubei Co., Ltd. and changed its name to "Tsuruha Group Drug & Pharmacy West Japan Co., Ltd."
October 2015
Acquired shares of Lady Drug Store (Ehime Prefecture) and made it a subsidiary
May 2016
Tsuruha Group Merchandising Co., Ltd. merged with Wing Co., Ltd. and Tsuruha E-Commerce Co., Ltd.
September 2017
Acquired shares of Kyorindo Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (Shizuoka Prefecture) and made the company and Kyorindo Pharmacy Co., Ltd. (Shizuoka Prefecture) a subsidiary.
October 2017
Kusurino Fukutaro Co., Ltd. takes over the business of three drug stores and dispensing pharmacies from Drug Urban Co., Ltd. (Tokyo).
May 2018
Acquired shares of B & D Holdings Co., Ltd. (Aichi Prefecture) and made the company and B & D Co., Ltd. (Aichi Prefecture) a subsidiary.
September 2018
Tsuruha Co., Ltd. concludes a franchise agreement with Kanehide Shoji Co., Ltd. (Okinawa Prefecture)
February 2019
Tsuruha Group Drug & Pharmacy West Japan Co., Ltd. acquires shares of Hiroshima Central Pharmacy Co., Ltd. (Hiroshima Prefecture) and makes it a subsidiary.
July 2019
Tsuruha Co., Ltd. acquired shares of Ogatamura Dispensing Pharmacy (Akita Prefecture) and made it a subsidiary.
May 2020
Acquired shares of JR Kyushu Drug Eleven Co., Ltd. (Fukuoka Prefecture) and made it a subsidiary.