| 1946-03 |
Established Kobayashi Gōmei Kaisha in Kita-ku, Tokyo for the purpose of manufacturing and selling cosmetics. |
| 1948-06 |
Changed company organization and established Kobayashi KOSÉ Inc. |
| 1951-11 |
Separated the sales division and established KOSÉ Trading Co., Ltd. |
| 1956-03 |
Established Albion Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of high-end cosmetics. |
| 1963-05 |
Entered into a technology partnership with France's L'Oréal (terminated the joint venture agreement in August 2001). |
| 1964-06 |
Established a Sakai factory in Saitama Prefecture and a research institute in Kita-ku, Tokyo (now KOSÉ Product Development Research Institute). |
| 1964-06 |
Established a Sakai factory in Saitama Prefecture. |
| 1964-08 |
Opened a research institute in Kita-ku, Tokyo (now KOSÉ Product Development Research Institute). |
| 1965-03 |
Moved headquarters to Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. |
| 1968-09 |
Established Hong Kong KOSÉ Private Limited in Hong Kong (now KOSÉ Hong Kong Ltd.). |
| 1971-08 |
Established Singapore KOSÉ Private Limited in Singapore (now KOSÉ SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.). |
| 1972-11 |
Established KOSÉ Cosmetics (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia (now KOSÉ(MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.). |
| 1979-06 |
Established a Gunma factory in Gunma Prefecture. |
| 1984-09 |
Established KOSÉ (THAILAND) Co., Ltd. in Thailand and Taiwan KOSÉ Co., Ltd. in Taiwan. |
| 1984-09 |
Established KOSÉ (THAILAND) Co., Ltd. in Thailand. |
| 1984-09 |
Established Taiwan KOSÉ Co., Ltd. in Taiwan. |
| 1985-10 |
Established Kōre Co., Ltd. (now KOSÉ Professional Co., Ltd.) for salon-route cosmetics sales. |
| 1988-01 |
Established Chunshili Co., Ltd. in China (later KOSÉ Cosmetics Co., Ltd.) (transferred shares in May 2018). |
| 1988-04 |
Established KOSÉ Cosmetics Sales Co., Ltd., a sales company for our products. |
| 1988-07 |
Established KOSÉ Cosmeport Co., Ltd., a cosmetics sales company for the general product route. |
| 1991-08 |
Changed the company name to KOSÉ Co., Ltd. |
| 1992-09 |
Established Kōdō Advance Co., Ltd., a special subsidiary for employment of persons with disabilities. |
| 1999-12 |
Registered shares with the Japan Securities Dealers Association. |
| 2000-12 |
Listed shares on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2001-07 |
Established KOSÉ KOREA Co., Ltd. in South Korea. |
| 2002-04 |
Acquired all shares of Fil International Inc. (now Doctor Fil Cosmetics Inc.), which handles Doctor Cosmetics. |
| 2002-04 |
Established KOSÉ Cosmepia Co., Ltd. (now KOSÉ Travel Retail Co., Ltd.), a sales company for OEM and business-use products. |
| 2002-04 |
Acquired all shares of Fil International Inc., which handles Doctor Cosmetics, and acquired shares of Tarte Inc. in the United States and made it a subsidiary. |
| 2004-08 |
Opened an order center with wide-area order functions in Akita Prefecture (now Operation Center). |
| 2004-08 |
Opened an order center with wide-area order functions in Akita Prefecture and established a Hsinchu factory in Taiwan. |
| 2004-12 |
Established a Hsinchu factory for Taiwan KOSÉ Co., Ltd. |
| 2005-06 |
Established KOSÉ Cosmetics Sales (China) Co., Ltd. in China. |
| 2005-08 |
Introduced the Jill Stuart brand into the Japanese cosmetics market as a licensing business. |
| 2008-04 |
Opened the Kōse Prince Training Center in Kita-ku, Tokyo. |
| 2011-08 |
Established Provision Co., Ltd. (now KOSÉ Provision Co., Ltd.), a new company for cosmetics mail-order sales. |
| 2011-08 |
Established Provision Co., Ltd., a new company for cosmetics mail-order sales. |
| 2013-10 |
Established KOSÉ Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. in India. |
| 2014-01 |
Established PT. Indonesia KOSÉ in Indonesia. |
| 2014-04 |
Acquired shares of Tarte Inc. in the United States and made it a subsidiary. |
| 2015-10 |
Established KOSÉ America Inc. in the United States. |
| 2016-03 |
Established KOSÉ Industries Co., Ltd. as a production subsidiary. |
| 2016-03 |
Established KOSÉ BRASIL Comércio de Cosméticos Ltda. in Brazil. |
| 2017-03 |
The new production building at the Gunma factory became operational. |
| 2017-07 |
Established KOSÉ Milbon Cosmetics Co., Ltd., which manufactures and sells cosmetics for the salon route. |
| 2017-10 |
Established the KOSÉ Research Institute Lyon Branch in Lyon, France (now Lyon Branch). |
| 2017-10 |
Established the KOSÉ Research Institute Lyon Branch in Lyon, France. |
| 2019-03 |
Opened the KOSÉ Advanced Technology Research Institute in Kita-ku, Tokyo. |
| 2019-07 |
Established KOSÉ Marho Pharma Co., Ltd., which plans, develops, and sells over-the-counter pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. |
| 2020-04 |
Integrated KOSÉ Cosmepia Co., Ltd., which handles the amenity business, with KOSÉ's travel retail business and renamed it KOSÉ Travel Retail Co., Ltd. |
| 2022-04 |
Moved from the First Section to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange due to a review of market classifications. |
| 2024-02 |
Established the France Branch and the KOSÉ Research Institute Paris Branch in Paris, France. |
| 2024-12 |
Acquired shares of PURI Co., Ltd. in Thailand and made it a subsidiary. |
| 2025-01 |
Invested in Foxtale Consumer Pvt. Ltd. in India and entered into a strategic partnership agreement with the company. |
| 2026-01 |
Transitioned to a holding company structure and changed the company name to KOSÉ Holdings Inc. |
