| 1878 |
Founded by Kurihara Ine, started textile manufacturing business. |
| 1878 |
Founded. |
| 1918 |
Established Kurihara Textile Gōmei Kaisha, equipped with British-style top facilities, establishing a comprehensive textile process. |
| 1923 |
On the day of the integrated factory's completion ceremony, the Great Kanto Earthquake caused the entire factory to be destroyed. |
| 1936 |
Established Kurihara Woolen Co., Ltd., built a factory in present-day Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture, and began manufacturing woolen fabrics. |
| 1941 |
Merged with Kansai Manufacturing Fur Factory Co., Ltd., establishing the former Daito Woolen Co., Ltd., and established a comprehensive production system from spinning to fabric finishing. |
| 1949 |
Reorganized into Daito Woolen Co., Ltd. under the Corporate Reorganization Act, newly established. |
| 1949-10-17 |
Established. |
| 1950 |
Released the pure wool men's apparel fabric 'Milliontex'. Listed shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Nagoya Stock Exchange. |
| 1953 |
Built the Odawara plant (spinning). Began exporting woolen fabrics to the United States. |
| 1960 |
Established Puppy Wool Yarn Co., Ltd. (renamed to Puppy Co., Ltd. in 1962, absorbed by Jardan Co., Ltd. in 2006). |
| 1964 |
Established New Yorker Co., Ltd., starting manufacturing and sales of ready-made clothing. |
| 1965 |
Established Milliontex Co., Ltd., separating the woolen fabric sales division into a separate company. (Disbanded in 2007 through integration) |
| 1969 |
Launched 'Milliontex Z' using new technology for woolen fabric manufacturing. |
| 1970 |
Established apparel specialty store, Barkley Co., Ltd. |
| 1979 |
Established Brooks Brothers Japan, a men's apparel specialty store, through a joint venture with the U.S. Brooks Brothers. (Consolidated as a subsidiary in 2021) |
| 1980 |
Absorbed and merged with New Yorker Co., Ltd., expanding into the apparel business. |
| 1989 |
Changed the company name from Daito Woolen Co., Ltd. to Daito Limited. |
| 1993 |
Established Daito Limite (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China. |
| 1993 |
Established Dido Australia Pty., Ltd. (ranch management) in Australia. (Dissolved in 2019) |
| 1993 |
Started development of the idle land of the Odawara factory. |
| 1996 |
Shanghai Tongfeng Textile Fashion Co., Ltd. began operations in Shanghai. The Odawara factory was closed. |
| 1996 |
Shanghai Tongfu Wool Textile Fashion Co., Ltd. began operations. Closed the Odawara factory. |
| 1999 |
Started a clothing business under an SPA model. Discontinued the merino yarn sales business and merged with Hampton Co., Ltd. and Unilever Co., Ltd. |
| 1999 |
Started a clothing business under an SPA model. Discontinued the merino yarn sales business and merged with Hampton Co., Ltd. and Unilever Co., Ltd. |
| 2000 |
Opened the shopping center 'Dynacity' on the former Odawara factory site. |
| 2001 |
Established Daitong Litemi (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Ma'anshan Branch and Daitong Jialangdeng (Ma'anshan) Co., Ltd. in Ma'anshan City, Anhui Province, China. Established Daitong Litemi Fashion (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in the Shanghai Songjiang Export Processing Zone. |
| 2001 |
Established Daitong Litemate (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Ma'anshan Branch and Daitong Jialengdong (Ma'anshan) Co., Ltd. in Ma'anshan City, Anhui Province, China. |
| 2001 |
Established Daitong Litemate Fashion (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in Shanghai Songjiang Export Processing Zone. |
| 2002 |
Closed the Inazawa factory. Established Daitong Litemi Dyeing and Finishing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in Shanghai Songjiang Industrial Zone. Created Men’s New Yorker Co., Ltd. and Ladies New Yorker Co., Ltd. through a corporate split. Acquired all shares of Jardin Co., Ltd. and made it a consolidated subsidiary. |
| 2002 |
Closed the Inazawa factory. Established Daitong Litemi Dyeing and Finishing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in Shanghai Songjiang Industrial Zone. Created Men’s New Yorker Co., Ltd. and Ladies New Yorker Co., Ltd. through a corporate split. Acquired all shares of Jardin Co., Ltd. and made it a consolidated subsidiary. |
| 2002 |
Closed Inazawa factory. |
| 2002 |
Established Daitong Litemate Dyeing & Finishing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in Shanghai Songjiang Industrial Zone. |
| 2002 |
Through a corporate split, established Men's New Yorker Co., Ltd. and Ladies New Yorker Co., Ltd., and merged the Textile Division into Milliontex Co., Ltd. |
| 2002 |
Acquired all shares of Jardin Co., Ltd. and made it a consolidated subsidiary. |
| 2003 |
Established Shanghai New York Clothing Sales Co., Ltd. in Shanghai (transferred shares in 2025). Acquired 49% of Liberty Japan Co., Ltd. shares, making it an equity-method affiliate (sold in 2007). Established Dido Trading Co., Ltd. (dissolved in 2007). |
| 2003 |
Established Shanghai New York Clothing Sales Co., Ltd. in Shanghai. (Transferred shares in 2025) |
| 2003 |
Acquired 49% of Liberty Japan Co., Ltd. and made it an equity-method affiliate. (Sold in 2007) |
| 2003 |
Established Dido Trading Co., Ltd. (Disbanded by integration in 2007) |
| 2004 |
Established Gives and Hawks Japan Co., Ltd. (dissolved in 2007). Established Daitong Litemi (Shanghai) Management Co., Ltd. as a unified management company in China. Established Baibei (Shanghai) Yarn Knitting Co., Ltd. as a Chinese sales company for hand-spun yarn. |
| 2004 |
Established Gives and Hawks Japan Co., Ltd. (Disbanded in 2007) |
| 2004 |
Established Daitong Litemate (Shanghai) Management Co., Ltd. as a unified management company in China. |
| 2004 |
Established Babe (Shanghai) Wool Knitting Co., Ltd. as a sales company for hand-knitted yarn in China. |
| 2005 |
Established Beijing New York Clothing Sales Co., Ltd. as a ready-made garment sales company in China. |
| 2005 |
Established Beijing New York Clothing Sales Co., Ltd. as a sales company for ready-made clothing in China. |
| 2006 |
Merged Men’s New Yorker Co., Ltd. and Ladies New Yorker Co., Ltd. into New Yorker Co., Ltd., starting as the men's wear and women's wear divisions. (Dissolved in 2018 due to integration). Merged Puppy Co., Ltd. into Jardin Co., Ltd., changing the name to Puppy Jardin Co., Ltd. |
| 2006 |
Men's New Yorker Co., Ltd. and Ladies New Yorker Co., Ltd. were merged into New Yorker Co., Ltd., starting as the Men's Apparel Division and Women's Apparel Division. (Disbanded by integration in 2018). Pappy Co., Ltd. was merged into Jardin Co., Ltd., and the company name was changed to Pappy Jardin Co., Ltd. |
| 2006 |
Men's New Yorker Co., Ltd. and Ladies New Yorker Co., Ltd. were merged into New Yorker Co., Ltd., starting as the Men's Apparel Division and Women's Apparel Division. (Disbanded by integration in 2018). Pappy Co., Ltd. was merged into Jardin Co., Ltd., and the company name was changed to Pappy Jardin Co., Ltd. |
| 2006 |
Puppy Co., Ltd. was absorbed and merged into Jardin Co., Ltd., and the company name was changed to Puppy Jardin Co., Ltd. |
| 2007 |
Established Dido International Co., Ltd. and merged Milliontex Co., Ltd. and Dido Trading Co., Ltd. (dissolved in 2018 due to integration). Became an equity-method affiliate of Onward Kiyamura Co., Ltd. (excluded from equity-method in 2019). |
| 2007 |
Dido International Co., Ltd. was established, and Milliontex Co., Ltd. and Dido Trading Co., Ltd. were merged into it. (It was dissolved in 2018 due to the merger.) |
| 2007 |
It became an equity-method investee of Onward Kashiwaya Co., Ltd. (now Onward Holdings Co., Ltd.). (Excluded from equity-method application in 2019.) |
| 2010 |
Established Daitong Litemi (China) Investment Co., Ltd. |
| 2011 |
Renamed Baibei (Shanghai) Yarn Knitting Co., Ltd. to Daitong Litemi Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
| 2011 |
Babe (Shanghai) Wool Knitting Co., Ltd. changed its name to Daitong Litemate Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
| 2012 |
Merged Daitong Litemi (Shanghai) Management Co., Ltd. into Daitong Litemi (China) Investment Co., Ltd. |
| 2012 |
Daitong Litemate (Shanghai) Management Co., Ltd. was merged into Daitong Litemate (China) Investment Co., Ltd. |
| 2016 |
Stopped operations of Daitong Litemi (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and the Songjiang factory. Acquired shares of Italian Pontetorto S.p.A. and made it a consolidated subsidiary. |
| 2016 |
Daito Litemic (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. ceased operations at the Songjiang plant. It acquired shares of Italian Pontetorto S.p.A. and made it a consolidated subsidiary. |
| 2018 |
Merged New Yorker Co., Ltd. and Dido International Co., Ltd. into Dynacity Co., Ltd., changing the name to Dido Forward Co., Ltd. The former business companies began operations as Dynacity Division, New Yorker Division, and Trading Division. |
| 2018 |
DynaCity Co., Ltd. absorbed New Yorker Co., Ltd. and Dido International Co., Ltd., and changed its name to Dido Forward Co., Ltd. The former business companies started operations as DynaCity Division, New Yorker Division, and Trading Division, respectively. |
| 2020 |
Stopped operations of the knitwear division of Daitong Jialangdeng (Ma'anshan) Co., Ltd. |
| 2020 |
Daito Kairakudo (Ma'anshan) Co., Ltd. ceased operations of its knit division. |
| 2021 |
Acquired additional shares of Brooks Brothers Japan Co., Ltd., converting it from an equity-method affiliate to a consolidated subsidiary. |
| 2025 |
Acquired shares of Japan Blue Co., Ltd. and made it a consolidated subsidiary. |
