| 1976-12 |
Established as Ricoh Credit Corporation. Started sales of credit business centered on office equipment and financing business mainly through bank partnerships. |
| 1976-12 |
Established in December 1976 (Showa 51) |
| 1977-06 |
Started leasing business centered on office equipment. |
| 1978-03 |
Started handling vehicle leasing. |
| 1979-07 |
Started rental business. |
| 1980-07 |
Started handling vehicle loans. |
| 1981-04 |
Established Tokyo Business Rent Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary). |
| 1984-02 |
Started accounts receivable collection agency business. |
| 1984-04 |
Changed the trade name to Ricoh Lease Co., Ltd. |
| 1986-03 |
Started factoring business operations. |
| 1996-01 |
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section. |
| 2000-01 |
Received the 5th Disclosure Award (Tokyo Stock Exchange). |
| 2000-11 |
Obtained ISO 9001 (first in our company in the sales support lease field). |
| 2001-03 |
Designated on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2001-11 |
Obtained ISO 14001. |
| 2003-01 |
Received the 1st Shareholder Expansion Award (Tokyo Stock Exchange). |
| 2003-10 |
Established the Compliance Department and obtained certification for the ISMS (Information Security Management System) compliance assessment system (first in our company among leasing companies) (current international standard ISO 27001). |
| 2003-12 |
Opened contact and operation centers in Kanto and Kinki to improve the quality of receivables management processes. |
| 2005-12 |
Acquired shares of Techno Rent Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary). |
| 2006-02 |
Established the Financial Services Business Division. |
| 2007-01 |
Received the 12th Disclosure Award (Tokyo Stock Exchange). |
| 2008-11 |
Changed the head office location to 1-7-12 Shinonome, Koto-ku, Tokyo. |
| 2011-10 |
Started caregiving fee factoring services. |
| 2015-12 |
Certified as "Platinum Kurumin" by the Tokyo Labor Bureau Director. |
| 2016-09 |
Won the Grand Prix at the 2016 Ikumen Corporate Award hosted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the first leasing company to do so. |
| 2017-07 |
Started residential leasing business. |
| 2018-07 |
Started power generation business. |
| 2020-03 |
Ricoh Co., Ltd., Mizuho Lease Co., Ltd., and three-party business alliance agreement. |
| 2020-06 |
Relocated the headquarters to 4-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| 2020-11 |
Acquired shares of Emplas Corporation |
| 2021-02 |
Received the Excellence Award for four consecutive years in the environmental report category at the "Environmental Communication Award" hosted by the Ministry of the Environment and the Earth-Human Environment Forum |
| 2022-03 |
Selected as an environmentally sustainable company in the 3rd "ESG Finance Award Japan" hosted by the Ministry of the Environment, and selected as a "Semi-Nadeshiko" for fiscal year 2021 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 2022-04 |
Transitioned from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to the Prime Market due to review of market classification |
| 2022-12 |
Acquired shares of Welfare Suzuran Corporation |
| 2023-04 |
Started operations of the credit guarantee business |
| 2024-02 |
Relocated the head office to 1-5-2 Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
| 2025-02 |
Selected as a "A List Company" with the highest rating in the CDP Climate Change Report |
