| January
1952 |
Founded
in Matsuyama. |
| July
1963 |
Ikawa
Shoten Ltd. established. |
| June
1966 |
Tokyo
branch opened. |
| January
1970 |
Headquarters
building built. |
| November
1971 |
Received
Superior Reporting Corporation commendation
from the
Takamatsu Regional Taxation Bureau's Matsuyama
Tax Office. |
| September
1973 |
Fukuoka
branch office opened. Tokyo branch building
built. |
| February
1974 |
Received
an award from the Matsuyama Chamber of Commerce
and
Industry for long-term contribution to regional
industry promotion. |
| September
1974 |
Takatsuki
(Osaka) branch office opened. |
| November
1976 |
Received
Superior Reporting Corporation commendation. |
| November
1978 |
Company
name changed to Ikawa Co., Ltd. after restructure. |
| November
1980 |
New
headquarters annex built. |
| April
1983 |
Affiliate,
Heart Co., Ltd., established. |
| May
1983 |
Received
an award from the Matsuyama Chamber of Commerce
and
Industry for a 30-year contribution to regional
industry promotion. |
| November
1983 |
Received
Superior Reporting Corporation commendation. |
| September
1985 |
Saga
branch office opened. |
| April
1986 |
Kanazawa,
Wakayama and Okayama branch offices opened. |
| September
1987 |
Oita
branch office opened. |
| January
1988 |
Shimonoseki
branch office opened. |
| March
1988 |
Tokushima
and Kochi branch offices opened. |
| April
1988 |
Kurume
and Kagoshima branch offices opened. |
| November
1988 |
Received
Superior Reporting Corporation commendation. |
| September
1989 |
Yonago
branch office opened. |
| March
1992 |
Affiliate,
Carnival Co., Ltd., established. |
| September
1992 |
Distribution
center built. |
| November
1992 |
Received
Superior Reporting Corporation commendation. |
| September
1993 |
Second
stage of the distribution center construction
work completed. |
| April
1994 |
Affiliate,
Aska Co., Ltd., established. |
| March
1995 |
Initiated
the 3Cs campaign to build a positive corporate
culture. |
| June
1996 |
ICAS
business computer network installed. |
| October
1997 |
Commenced
computer network operations for all employees. |
| November
1998 |
Received
Superior Reporting Corporation commendation. |
| April
2000 |
Subsidiaries
consolidated into a single company, Heart
Co., Ltd., to
standardize the manufacturer's brands to the
Heart brand. |
| November
2001 |
Entered
the figure toy market [UMA (unidentified mysterious
animal)
figures appearing in Mu Magazine]. |
| November
2003 |
Received
Superior Reporting Corporation commendation. |
| September
2004 |
ISO-9001
certification obtained by Heart Co., Ltd.'s
development and
production subsidiary. |
| March
2005 |
Subsidiary,
Heart Creation Ltd., established in Hong Kong. |
| June
2006 |
Name
changed to Heart Corporation after amalgamation. |
December 2006
|
Chewing gum jar release in the series beginning |
| July 2008 |
Is the acquisition at ISO9001 certification developed?Even distribution expands to all companies. |
| June 2010 |
Move integration of three bases (Matsuyama office, Masaki commodity center, and living thing of Nishigaki style center) into large [ka**] office of new establishment for workforce optimization |
