| 1947 |
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| 1947 |
Founded |
| 1947-12-24 |
In 1947, shortly after World War II, founder Hori Rokusuke established Atagi Weaving Co., Ltd., commencing manufacturing and sales of whale‑hunting ropes, twisted yarn, socks, and merino underwear in Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Capital was 195,000 yen. |
| 1947-12-24 |
Founder Hori Rokusuke established Atsugi Woven Co., Ltd., and began manufacturing and selling whale-hunting ropes, twisted yarn, socks, merino underwear, and more at the current headquarters location (Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture). |
| 1952-01 |
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| 1952-01 |
Commenced manufacturing and sales of seamless stockings and tights. |
| 1960-01 |
Changed its corporate name to Atagi Nylon Industry Co., Ltd. |
| 1960-01 |
Changed its corporate name to Atsugi Nylon Industry Co., Ltd. |
| 1960-09 |
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| 1961-05 |
Established Atagi Nylon Trading Co., Ltd., initiating full‑scale domestic sales of seamless stockings and seamless tights. |
| 1961-05 |
Established Atsugi Nylon Trading Co., Ltd. to build a nationwide direct sales network, and began full‑scale domestic sales of seamless stockings, seamless tights, and more. |
| 1961-10 |
Approved as a listed company upon the launch of the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 1961-10 |
Simultaneously with the launch of the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Second Section, it became a listed company in that market. |
| 1962-10 |
Listed on the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka Stock Exchanges. |
| 1962-10 |
Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and other stock exchange markets, as well as the Fukuoka Stock Exchange. |
| 1963-10 |
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| 1963-10 |
Became a credit‑listed company on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 1964-04 |
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| 1964-04 |
Commenced manufacturing and sales of foundations and lingerie. |
| 1966-05 |
Established in Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture to increase stocking production. |
| 1966-05 |
Established Atsugi Mutsu Nylon Co., Ltd. (Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture) to increase stocking production. |
| 1968-06 |
Established Atagi Shiroishi Nylon Co., Ltd. in Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture to increase production of pantyhose. |
| 1968-06 |
Commenced manufacturing and sales of panty stockings. |
| 1968-12 |
Established Atsugi Shiroishi Nylon Co., Ltd. to increase production of pantyhose (Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture). |
| 1970-06 |
Established Atagi Sasebo Nylon Co., Ltd. in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture. |
| 1970-06 |
Established Atsugi Sasebo Nylon Co., Ltd. to increase production of pantyhose (Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture). |
| 1971-09 |
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| 1971-09 |
Listed on the Sapporo Stock Exchange. |
| 1972-10 |
Partnered with Misawa Home and established Atagi Nylon Misawa Home Co., Ltd. |
| 1972-10 |
Partnered with Misawa Home Co., Ltd. and established Atsugi Nylon Misawa Home Co., Ltd. (Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture). |
| 1974-03 |
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| 1974-03 |
Commenced full-scale manufacturing and sales of Meri-Yas underwear. |
| 1977-06 |
Established Atagi Logistics Co., Ltd. as an independent logistics division. |
| 1977-06 |
Separated the logistics division and established Atsugi Logistics Co., Ltd. (Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture). |
| 1977-10 |
Atagi Mutsu Nylon Co., Ltd. absorbed Atagi Shiroishi Nylon Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Tohoku Atagi Co., Ltd. |
| 1977-10 |
Atsugi Mutsu Nylon Co., Ltd. absorbed Atsugi Shiroishi Nylon Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Tohoku Atsugi Co., Ltd. |
| 1979-03 |
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| 1979-03 |
Commenced manufacturing and sales of Full Support pantyhose. |
| 1984-11 |
Established Atagi Mechatro Co., Ltd. |
| 1984-11 |
Separated the fiber machinery R&D division and established Atsugi Mechatro Co., Ltd. (Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture). |
| 1986-02 |
Relocated from Chuo‑ku, Tokyo to Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture. |
| 1986-02 |
Moved headquarters from Chuo-ku, Tokyo to Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture. |
| 1986-06 |
Atagi Nylon Trading Co., Ltd. absorbed Atagi Logistics Co., Ltd. |
| 1988-12 |
Atagi Mechatro Co., Ltd. absorbed Atagi Nylon Misawa Home Co., Ltd. |
| 1988-12 |
Absorbed Atsugi Mechatro Co., Ltd. and Atsugi Nylon Misawa Home Co., Ltd. |
| 1989-10 |
Established Atagi Nylon Service Co., Ltd. |
| 1989-10 |
Established Atsugi Nylon Service Co., Ltd. to sell pantyhose and other fiber products through vending machines (Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture). |
| 1990 |
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| 1990 |
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| 1994-01 |
Commenced manufacturing and sales of the world’s first ‘Miracarat’. |
| 1994-01 |
Commenced manufacturing and sales of the world's first 3D-formed hip stockings, 'Miracarat'. |
| 1998-11 |
Established Atsugi Mutsu Co., Ltd., Atsugi Shiraishi Co., Ltd., and Staff Co., Ltd. of Aomori, Miyagi, and Nagasaki. |
| 1998-11 |
Established Atsugi Mutsu Co., Ltd. and Atsugi Shiroishi Co., Ltd. and, as a contracting company, established Aomori Staff Co., Ltd., Miyagi Staff Co., Ltd., Kanagawa Staff Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary), and Nagasaki Staff Co., Ltd. |
| 1999-03 |
Tohoku Atsugi Co., Ltd. transferred its operations to Atsugi Mutsu and Atsugi Shiraishi and was dissolved. |
| 1999-03 |
Tohoku Atsugi Co., Ltd. transferred its operations to Atsugi Mutsu Co., Ltd. and Atsugi Shiroishi Co., Ltd., and dissolved Tohoku Atsugi Co., Ltd. |
| 1999-10 |
Absorbed Atsugi Nylon Trading and merged, changing its corporate name to Atsugi Co., Ltd. |
| 1999-10 |
Absorbed Atsugi Nylon Trading Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Atsugi Co., Ltd. |
| 2000-09 |
Established Atsugi Care Co., Ltd. |
| 2000-09 |
Established Atsugi Printing Co., Ltd. |
| 2000-09 |
Established Atsugi Care Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary) for manufacturing and sales of nursing care products. |
| 2000-09 |
Separated the printing and bagging divisions and established Atsugi Printing Co., Ltd. |
| 2000-10 |
Staff Co., Ltd. of Aomori, Miyagi, and Nagasaki merged into Atsugi Mutsu, Shiraishi, and Sasebo respectively. |
| 2000-10 |
Aomori Staff Co., Ltd. merged with Atsugi Mutsu Co., Ltd.; Miyagi Staff Co., Ltd. merged with Atsugi Shiroishi Co., Ltd.; Nagasaki Staff Co., Ltd. merged with Atsugi Sasebo Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary). |
| 2001-12 |
Established Yantai Atsugi Kaju Socks Co., Ltd. |
| 2001-12 |
Established Yantai Atsugi Huajun Socks Co., Ltd. in China for sock manufacturing. |
| 2002-12 |
Commenced domestic sales of ‘EXHALE’. |
| 2002-12 |
Domestic sales of the product 'EXHALE' from the Premier Class (Spring/Summer 2003 Pre-Ready-to-Wear) commence. |
| 2003-03 |
Delisted from the Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Sapporo stock exchanges. |
| 2003-03 |
Delisting from the stock exchanges in Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Sapporo. |
| 2003-12 |
Atsugi Sasebo Co., Ltd. ceased textile manufacturing and became a logistics services company. |
| 2003-12 |
Atagi Sasebo Co., Ltd. ceased textile manufacturing and changed its business to a logistics services company. |
| 2004-06 |
Established Ashi Gi (Shanghai) International Trading Co., Ltd. |
| 2004-06 |
Established Asigi (Shanghai) International Trade Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary) to outsource China import/export operations. |
| 2004-08 |
Released the ‘Miracarat Photocatalyst’ series, applying photocatalyst technology to stockings. |
| 2004-08 |
Released the 'Miracarat Photocatalyst' series, the first in the world to apply photocatalyst technology to stockings. |
| 2005-02 |
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| 2005-02 |
Obtained ISO 9001 certification. |
| 2006-02 |
Released high socks ‘Saredo’ featuring ‘K’oraku Rain’ knitting. |
| 2006-02 |
Released high socks 'Saredo' featuring the original 'Kōraku Rain' knitting technique. |
| 2007-10 |
Atsugi Mutsu, Shiraishi, and Printing merged to form Atsugi Tohoku Co., Ltd. |
| 2007-10 |
Atagi Mutsu Co., Ltd., Atagi Shiraishi Co., Ltd., and Atagi Printing Co., Ltd. merged to form Atagi Tohoku Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary). |
| 2008-07 |
Established Atsugi (Shanghai) Fashion Trading Co., Ltd. |
| 2008-07 |
Established Atagi (Shanghai) Fashion Trade Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary). |
| 2009-02 |
Released ‘Miracarat Hard to Transfer’. |
| 2009-02 |
Released 'Miracarat Hard-to-Transfer'. |
| 2010 |
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| 2010 |
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| 2011-02 |
Released ‘ASTIGU’. |
| 2011-02 |
Released 'ASTIGU'. |
| 2016-07 |
Obtained the first J∞QUALITY corporate and product certification in the sock sector. |
| 2016-07 |
Obtained J∞QUALITY corporate and product certification (first in the sock field). |
| 2018-06 |
Participated in Hirosaki University COI and established the joint research course ‘Health and Beauty Medical Science Course’. |
| 2018-06 |
Participated in Hirosaki University COI. Established a joint research course 'Health and Beauty Medical Science Course' at Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine. |
| 2020 |
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| 2020 |
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| 2020-10 |
Renown Inks Co., Ltd. was consolidated as a subsidiary. |
| 2021-10 |
Astig's eco package won the Good Design Award. |
| 2021-12 |
Following the relocation of Yantai Atsugi Kairun Socks Co., Ltd., Yantai Asigi Socks Co., Ltd. was established. |
| 2021-12 |
Established Yantai Asigi Socks Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary) for the relocation of Yantai Atagi Kazon Socks Co., Ltd. |
| 2022-02 |
Astig was renewed for the first time in 11 years. |
| 2022-02 |
ASTIGU's first renewal in 11 years. |
| 2022-05 |
Production operations at the Atsugi Tohoku Mutsu facility were terminated. |
| 2022-05 |
Production operations at Atagi Tohoku Mutsu facility ceased. |
| 2023-05 |
A purpose and vision were established, and the corporate logo was refreshed. |
| 2023-05 |
Established purpose and vision, refreshed corporate logo. |
| 2023-10 |
The company moved from the Prime market to the Standard market following a reclassification of market segments at the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2023-10 |
Moved from the Prime Market to the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange due to re-selection of market classification. |
| 2024-04 |
Released 'Everyone's, Everyone's.' |
| 2024-04 |
Released 'Everyone's, Everyone's.' |
| 2024-11 |
The factory of Yantai Asigi Socks Co., Ltd. was completed. |
| 2025 |
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| 2025 |
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| 2025-03 |
Released 'Sugusto.' |
| 2025-03 |
Released 'Sugusto'. |
