1996 | January | Established MTG Blaze Corporation |
Started the business of selling used cars | ||
1998 | May | Developed and launched our first product |
1997 | August | Changed the company name to MTG Co.Ltd (katakana letters) |
2002 | April | Established a group company, BLAZE Corporation |
2003 | November | Moved our headquarters to the MTG Hikari Building |
2004 | December | Moved our headquarters to the MTG Hikari Building |
2005 | March | Exhibited Kirala at Aichi Expo |
September | Changed the company name to MTG Co.Ltd (alphabetical letters) | |
2006 | September | Opened the Kirala Factory |
December | Obtained the SIAA mark of approval from the Society of Industrial Technology for Antimmicrobial Articles | |
2009 | February | Launched ReFa, a brand that pursues new values in beauty care.
Acquired approval for the manufacture and sale of cosmetics. |
July | Acquired HACCP water treatment system. | |
2010 | February | ReFa appointed for the 52nd GRAMMY Awards gift lounge |
March | ReFa appointed for the 82nd Academy Awards Celebrity Gift Lounge | |
August | Opened the Research and Development Center | |
2011 | February | ReFa appointed for the 53rd GRAMMY Awards gift lounge
ReFa appointed for the 83rd Academy Awards Celebrity Gift Lounge |
July | Opened Shanghai Fudan University Office | |
December | Established a group company, TWELVE Inc | |
2012 | February | ReFa appointed for the 54th GRAMMY Awards gift lounge
ReFa appointed for the 84th Academy Awards Celebrity Gift Lounge |
September | Opened Tokyo Office | |
October | Established a group company, MTG (SHENZHEN) Trading Co. Ltd | |
2013 | February | Appointed as a main sponsor of the 55th GRAMMY Awards Official Backstage Gift Lounge |
March | Appointed for the 85th Academy Awards Celebrity Gift Lounge | |
April | Moved to the R&D Center to headquarters | |
May | Opened Shiga R&D Office
Opened Tokyo Sales Office
Established a group company, MTG TAIWAN Co.Ltd |
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June | Established a group company, MTG (SHANGHAI) Co.Ltd | |
August | Acquired M&LIVE Co. Ltd (Currently MTG Professional Co.Ltd) as group company | |
2014 | January | Appointed as a main sponsor of the 56th GRAMMY Awards Official Backstage Gift Lounge |
February | Launched MDNA SKIN, a brand jointly developed with Madonna | |
April | Received the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s 2014 Intellectual Property Achievement Award.
Established a group company MTG PACIFIC PTE. LTD |
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July | Launched a collaborative project with Cristiano Ronaldo | |
December | Opened Fukuoka Sales Office
Opened Osaka Sales Office |
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2015 | January | Appointed as a main sponsor of the 57th GRAMMY Awards Official Backstage Gift Lounge |
July | Launched SIXPAD, a new brand that employed football player Cristiano Ronaldo as a development partner | |
2016 | May | Strengthened the partnership with Alibaba Group |
June | Opened Customer Service Center | |
October | ReFa and Shiseido Japan Co.Ltd’s BENEFIQUE jointly developed the esthetic device | |
November | Opened Kirala Mt. Fuji Factory | |
2017 | February | Appointed as a main sponsor of the 59th GRAMMY Awards Official Backstage Gift Lounge |
May | Established a group company, MTG USA INC | |
April | Released the first IoT products on our ‘SIXPAD’ line.
Commenced service for ‘Kirala’, our new water server brand, with Mao Asada as brand partner.
Changed our corporate logo. |
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August | Developed ReFa collagen drink jointly with FUJIFILM Corporation
Established a group company, MTG KOREA CO.LTD |
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September | Opened Tokyo R&D Center
Opened Fukuoka Sales Office/R&D Center
Opened Global and Retail Business HQ |