| 1971 |
1971: Birth of the prototype of email |
| 1978 |
1978: The first marketing email was sent |
| 1992 |
1992: Launch of "Unica", a marketing automation based on email |
| 1993 |
1993: Multiple IT companies began providing email services, and adoption started to spread |
| 1996 |
1996: The world's first free email service was launched. Explosive spread of email began |
| 2000-11 |
November 2000: Established IT Boost Inc. in Osaka City |
| 2000-11 |
IT Boost Inc. was established in Osaka City |
| 2001 |
2001: Domestic email delivery system "Brain Mail (now Blast Mail)" appeared |
| 2001-04 |
April 2001: Started IT Engineer School Business: Began IT System Business (Current Rakuraku Cloud Business / Rakus Cloud Business): Started Sales of Integrated Email Support System "Mail Dealer (Current Rakuraku Auto Response)" |
| 2001-04 |
Started IT Engineer School Business: Began IT System Business (currently Rakuraku Cloud Business / Raksu Cloud Business): Started sales of integrated email support system "Mail Dealer (currently Rakuraku Automatic Response)" |
| 2002-05 |
May 2002: Started IT Human Resources Business |
| 2002-05 |
Started IT Human Resources Business |
| 2003 |
2003: CAN-SPAM Act introduced in the United States |
| 2003-04 |
April 2003: Opened Tokyo Branch |
| 2003-04 |
Opened Tokyo Branch |
| 2004-04 |
April 2004: Changed the name of Tokyo Branch to Tokyo Headquarters due to business expansion |
| 2004-04 |
Changed the name of Tokyo Branch to Tokyo Headquarters due to business expansion |
| 2005-07 |
July 2005: Acquired all shares issued by Exbit Inc. and made it a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2005-07 |
Acquired all shares issued by Exbit Corporation and made it a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2006-05 |
May 2006: Merged with consolidated subsidiary Exbit Inc. |
| 2006-05 |
Merged with consolidated subsidiary Exbit Corporation |
| 2006-08 |
August 2006: Acquired Privacy Mark Certification |
| 2006-08 |
Obtained Privacy Mark certification |
| 2007-05 |
May 2007: Started Sales of Email Distribution System "Haipai Mail (Current Rakuraku Email Marketing)" |
| 2007-05 |
Started sales of email distribution system "Haipai Mail (currently Rakuraku Email Marketing)" |
| 2008-10 |
October 2008: Started Sales of Sales Management System "Rakuraku Sales" |
| 2008-10 |
Started sales of sales management system "Rakuraku Sales" |
| 2009-07 |
July 2009: Started Sales of Expense Settlement System "Rakuraku Settlement" |
| 2009-07 |
Started sales of expense settlement system "Rakuraku Settlement" |
| 2010-01 |
January 2010: Changed trade name from IT Boost Inc. to Rakus Inc. |
| 2010 |
2010: Responsive email was introduced |
| 2010-01 |
Changed trade name from IT Boost Inc. to Raksu Inc. |
| 2011-04 |
April 2011: Established 100% subsidiary American Rakus Inc. in San Francisco, California, USA |
| 2011-04 |
Established 100% subsidiary American Rakus Inc. in San Francisco, California, USA |
| 2011-06 |
June 2011: Started Sales of Email Distribution System "Kurumeru" |
| 2011-06 |
Started sales of email distribution system "Kurumeru" |
| 2012 |
2012: Email newsletters played an active role in the US presidential election, with open rates from mobile exceeding 40% |
| 2012-08 |
August 2012: Changed company name from American Rakus Inc. to Rignite Inc. |
| 2012-08 |
Renamed American Rakus Inc. to Rignite Inc. |
| 2013-08 |
August 2013: Started Sales of Invoice Issuance System "Rakuraku Meisai" |
| 2013-08 |
Started sales of invoice issuing system "Rakuraku Meisai" |
| 2014-01 |
January 2014: Opened Nagoya Sales Office |
| 2014-01 |
Opened Nagoya Sales Office |
| 2014-05 |
May 2014: Established 100% subsidiary RAKUS Vietnam Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| 2014-05 |
Established 100% subsidiary RAKUS Vietnam Co., Ltd. in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (currently a consolidated subsidiary) |
| 2014-07 |
July 2014: Opened Fukuoka Sales Office |
| 2014-07 |
Opened Fukuoka Sales Office |
| 2015-01 |
January 2015: Sold all shares of consolidated subsidiary Rignite Inc. |
| 2015-01 |
Transferred all shares of consolidated subsidiary Rignite Inc. |
| 2015-12 |
December 2015: Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Market |
| 2015-12 |
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Market |
| 2018 |
2018: Global acceleration of movements to protect user privacy |
| 2018-02 |
February 2018: Acquired all shares of Brain Mail Inc., making it a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2018-02 |
Acquired all shares issued by Brain Mail Inc. and made it a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2018-03 |
March 2018: Established 100% subsidiary Raks Partners Inc. to split off the IT personnel business |
| 2018-03 |
Established a 100% subsidiary, Raks Partners Inc., to split and absorb the IT human resources business |
| 2018-04 |
April 2018: Changed the trade name of Brain Mail Inc. to Raks Light Cloud Inc., and succeeded to blaynmail (now Blastmail), Xcart, Xform, and the rental server business |
| 2018-04 |
Changed the trade name of Brain Mail Inc. to Raks Light Cloud Inc., and succeeded in the businesses of blaynmail (now Blastmail), Xcart, Xform, and rental servers |
| 2018-07 |
July 2018: Succeeded to the IT personnel business to Raks Partners Inc. |
| 2018-07 |
Succeeded the IT human resources business to Raks Partners Inc. |
| 2019-07 |
July 2019: Opened Tokyo Second Office in Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo due to business expansion |
| 2019-07 |
Opened Tokyo Second Office in Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, due to business expansion |
| 2020 |
2020: The global spread of COVID-19 increased attention to email marketing |
| 2020-10 |
October 2020: Started sales of attendance management system "Rakuraku Attendance" |
| 2020-10 |
Started sales of the attendance management system "Rakuraku Attendance" |
| 2021 |
2021: Apple devices implemented email privacy protection features |
| 2021-01 |
Obtained ISMS certification |
| 2021-03 |
March 2021: Changed market to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 2021-03 |
Changed market section to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 2021-05 |
May 2021: Due to business expansion, established a new Tokyo headquarters and renamed the old Tokyo headquarters to Tokyo First Office |
| 2021-05 |
Due to business expansion, established a new Tokyo headquarters and renamed the old Tokyo headquarters to Tokyo First Office |
| 2021-07 |
July 2021: Established 100% subsidiary Raks Mirai Inc. |
| 2021-07 |
Established a 100% subsidiary, Raks Mirai Inc. |
| 2022-01 |
January 2022: Started sales of electronic ledger storage system "Rakuraku Electronic Storage" |
| 2022-01 |
Started sales of the electronic bookkeeping storage system "Rakuraku Electronic Storage" |
| 2022-04 |
April 2022: Due to review of market classification of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, moved from the First Section to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 2022-04 |
Moved from the First Section to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange due to review of market classification |
| 2022-10 |
October 2022: Opened Sapporo Sales Office |
| 2022-10 |
Opened Sapporo Sales Office |
| 2023-01 |
January 2023: Opened Hiroshima Sales Office |
| 2023-01 |
Opened Hiroshima Sales Office |
| 2023-02 |
February 2023: Split off Xform and rental server business of consolidated subsidiary Raks Light Cloud Inc. (absorption-type merger) and succeeded to NHN Tecolas Inc. |
| 2023-02 |
Split and absorbed the Xform and rental server businesses of consolidated subsidiary Raks Light Cloud Inc., and succeeded to NHN Tecolas Inc. |
| 2023-07 |
July 2023: Acquired all shares of Raks HR Tech Inc., newly established by HOYA Inc., and made it a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2023-07 |
Acquired all shares of Raks HR Tech Inc., a newly established company spun off from HOYA Corporation, and made it a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2023-10 |
October 2023: Opened Osaka Second Office due to business expansion |
| 2023-10 |
Opened Osaka Second Office due to business expansion |
| 2023-11 |
November 2023: Opened Niigata Sales Office |
| 2023-11 |
Opened Niigata Sales Office |
| 2024-04 |
April 2024: Absorbed and merged with consolidated subsidiary Raks HR Tech Inc. |
| 2024-04 |
Absorbed and merged the consolidated subsidiary Raks HR Tech Inc. |
| 2024-07 |
July 2024: Started sales of invoice receipt system "Rakuraku Seikyu" |
| 2024-07 |
Started sales of the invoice receipt system "Rakuraku Invoice" |
| 2024-12 |
December 2024: Invested in PT. Cipta Piranti Sejahtera (Republic of Indonesia) |
| 2024-12 |
Invested in PT. Cipta Piranti Sejahtera (Republic of Indonesia) |
| 2025-04 |
April 2025: Split the internet connection and hosting service businesses (absorption-type split) and succeeded to Ride Inc.: Opened Shizuoka Sales Office: Established 100% subsidiary PT. Reformasi Kerja Solusi in Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 2025-04 |
Divided the internet connection business and hosting service business (absorption-type split), succeeded to Ride Corporation: Opened Shizuoka Sales Office: Established 100% subsidiary PT. Reformasi Kerja Solusi in Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia |
| 2025-10 |
October 2025: Started sales of receivables management system "Rakuraku Saiken Kanri": Renamed "Mail Dealer" and "Haipai Mail" to "Rakuraku Auto Response" and "Rakuraku Email Marketing" and integrated into Rakuraku Cloud brand |
| 2025-10 |
Started sales of the receivables management system "Rakuraku Receivables Management": Renamed "Mail Dealer" and "Haitai Mail" to "Rakuraku Automatic Response" and "Rakuraku Email Marketing," and integrated into the Rakuraku Cloud brand |
| 2025-11 |
November 2025: Concluded capital and business alliance with Plus Alpha Consulting Inc. |
| 2025-11 |
Entered into a capital and business alliance with Plus Alpha Consulting Inc. |
| 2026-03 |
Started sales of the common ID platform "Rakuraku Employee Portal": Opened Sendai Sales Office: Acquired SOC1 Type2 report for "Rakuraku Settlement" and "Rakuraku Sales" |
| 2026-04 |
Transferred all shares of consolidated subsidiary Raks Partners Inc. to BREXA Technology Inc.: Started sales of the HR and labor management system "Rakuraku HR and Labor" |
| 2026-05 |
Opened Okayama Sales Office |
