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History More than 150 years since its founding in Toyama known for its medications. “Asahi” to Japan, and to the World.

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Asahi Printing was founded in 1872 originally as Ozawa Print Shop, and established in 1946 as Asahi Printing Paper Packaging Co., Ltd.
In the early 1960s, we leveraged the location of Toyama, an area known for its medications, to establish a unique position as a supplier of printing packaging for household deposit pharmaceuticals, which is a leading local industry. Then we established operation sites in major cities in Japan to expand our pharmaceutical packaging business nationwide.

In the late 1970s, we advanced to the cosmetics packaging field. Along with the steady business performance, we built the Toyama Plant in 1989, the Toyama Second Plant in 2003, the Toyama East Plant in 2008, and the Toyama South Plant in 2010. In 2012, Toyama Third Plant was established as a separate plant from Toyama Second Plant, and we have consolidated our production system by market and product category.
Moreover, in 2015, we built the Kyoto Creative Park, which also plays a role of a new technology research and development facility. Asahi Printing holds the Japanese top market share in packaging materials for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
Today, more than 150 years after its founding, we moving forward to achieve further growth by expanding its business domains beyond printed packaging materials, and by even advancing to overseas markets.

History

May 1946 Asahi Printing Paper Packaging Co., Ltd. was established in Arakawa, Toyama-shi to manufacturing and sales of printing and packaging materials.
August 1949 Head Office and the factory were established/relocated to Higashi-Nakano-machi, Toyama-shi.
April 1964 Tokyo Sales Office opened in Kakigara-cho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
April 1968 Head Office and the factory were established/relocated to Kurosaki, Toyama-shi.
August 1969 Osaka Sales Office opened in Toyosaki-Higashi-dori, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka.
May 1974 Nagoya Sales Office opened in Nishiki, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi.
September 1974 Tokyo Sales Office was relocated to Motoasakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo, and renamed to Tokyo Branch.
February 1977 Osaka Sales Office was relocated to 2-chome, Nakatsu, Oyodo-ku, Osaka (now Nakatsu, Kita-ku), and renamed to Osaka Branch.
February 1977 Nagoya Sales Office was renamed to Nagoya Branch.
October 1989 Toyama Plant was established at 492-2, Itakura, Fuchu-machi, Nei-gun (now Toyama-shi) Toyama-ken, and the Production Divisions and Toyama Sales Department were relocated.
August 1993 Registered as a stock store in Japan Securities Dealers Association.
May 1994 Nagoya Branch was relocated to Marunouchi, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi.
February 1995 Tohoku Sales Office opened in Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi.
September 1995 Constructed a newbuilding for Tokyo Branch.
November 1995 Sakamoto Printing Co., Ltd. became a subsidiary (Osaka-shi).
November 1997 Osaka Branch was relocated to 6-chome, Nakatsu, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi.
September 1999 Tohoku Sales Office was relocated to Kasumi-cho, Yamagata-shi.
October 1999 Kyowa Carton Co., Ltd. became a wholly owned subsidiary.
May 2000 Shiga Sales Office opened in Minakuchicho-Sakodo, Koka-gun, Shiga-ken (now Koka-shi).
February 2001 Nippo Co., Ltd. became a subsidiary.
March 2001 Kanazawa Sales Office opened in Motoe-cho, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa-ken.
November 2001 Kyushu Sales Office (now Kumamoto Sales Office) opened in Kuwamizu, Kumamoto-shi (now Kuwamizu, Chuo-ku).
March 2002 The company name was changed to Asahi Printing Co., Ltd.
March 2002 Head Office was relocated to Otemachi, Toyama-shi.
July 2002 Nara Sales Office opened in Shijo-cho, Kashihara-shi, Nara-ken.
November 2002 Tokai Sales Office opened in Motoichiba-cho, Fuji-shi, Shizuoka-ken.
November 2002 Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
January 2003 Kanazawa Sales Office was relocated to Kobu, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa-ken.
November 2003 Toyama Second Plant was established at the Toyama Plant.
January 2005 Kobe Sales Office opened in Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi.
March 2006 Creative Center opened in Zojima, Fuchu-machi, Toyama-shi, and Toyama Sales Office and the Planning and Development Divisions were relocated.
June 2006 Utsunomiya Sales Office opened in Ichijo, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi-ken.
August 2007 Takasaki Sales Office opened in kaminakai-machi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken.
September 2007 3S Co., Ltd. became a subsidiary (Nagoya-shi).
March 2008 Gifu Sales Office opened in Yoshino-machi, Gifu-shi.
March 2008 Asahi Jinzai Service Co., Ltd. was established.
July 2008 Toyama East Plant was established at 513-1, Itakura, Fuchu-machi, Toyama-shi.
July 2008 Kyoto Sales Office opened in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi.
June 2009 Mie Sales Office opened in Sakae-machi, Tsu-shi, Mie-ken.
October 2009 Tokushima Sales Office opened in Terashimahon-cho, Tokushima-shi.
March 2010 Shinjuku Sales Office opened in Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.
March 2010 Head Office of 3S Co., Ltd. was established in Kita-ku, Nagoya-shi, and Nagoya Branch was relocated.
September 2010 Toyama South Plant was established at 696-1, Itakura, Fuchu-machi, Toyama-shi.
March 2012 Shiga Sales Office was relocated to Mushono, Minakuchi-cho, Koka-shi, Shiga-ken.
August 2012 The representative office was established in Singapore.
December 2012 Fukuoka Sales Office opened in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi. Kyushu Sales Office was renamed to Kumamoto Sales Office.
August 2013 Shinjuku Sales Office was promoted to the Shinjuku Branch.
August 2013 Nippo Co., Ltd. was relocated to Kamifugo, Toyama-shi.
June 2014 Yamaguchi Sales Office opened in Hanazono-machi, Ogori, Yamaguchi-shi.
July 2014 Singapore Representative Office closed, and subsidiary Asahi Printing Singapore Pte. Ltd. was established at the same location.
September 2014 Sakamoto Printing Co., Ltd. was relocated to 6-chome, Nakatsu, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi.
April 2015 Head Office was relocated to Ichiban-machi, Toyama-shi.
August 2015 Kyoto Creative Park was established in Kunimidai, Kidugawa-shi, Kyoto.
March 2016 Tokyo Creative Office opened in 2-chome, Motoasakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo. Product Development Department and Design Section of Product Planning Department were relocated from the Tokyo Branch.
November 2017 Tohoku Sales Office was relocated to Toka-machi, Yamagata-shi.
February 2018 Toyama Supply Chain Management Center was established as a distribution center in the premises of Toyama South Plant.
October 2019 Asahi Printing Business Support Co., Ltd. was established.
December 2019 Harleigh(Malaysia)Sdn. Bhd. and Shin-Nippon Industries Sdn. Bhd. became subsidiaries.
March 2020 Addition of West Building to Kyoto Creative Park completed.
July 2020 3S Co., Ltd. (subsidiary) was merged into Asahi Printing Co., Ltd.
October 2020 Cosmetics Packaging Sales Department relocated its office to the new address at Kodemma-cho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
April 2022 Moved to the Standard Market from the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange due to its market restructuring.
April 2022 Addition of warehouse to Toyama Supply Chain Management Center completed.
February 2023 Kumamoto Sales Office was relocated to Sakura-machi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi.
March 2023 Yamaguchi Sales Office closed.
October 2023 Kinta Press & Packaging (M) Sdn. Bhd. became a subsidiary (Malaysia).
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