Isshindo Co., Ltd.

Founder Narumi Kawahara opens a restaurant bar "AFTER THE RAIN" in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City

Open "Hakata Ippudo" in Daimyo, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City

Establishment of Riki no Minamoto Company, a limited company, in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City

Open "Ippudo Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum" in Yokohama City, Kohoku Ward, along with the opening of the "Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum" and make the first entry into the Kanto region

Reorganized from a limited company to a corporation (capital of 100 million yen)

Open Tokyo's first store "Ippudo Ebisu". Launch "Shiro Maru Moto Aji" and "Aka Maru Shin Aji"

Won the "Ramen Craftsman Championship" on TV Tokyo's "TV Champion". Continued to win three consecutive times and was inducted into the Hall of Fame

Collaborated with Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. to launch industry-first cup ramen with store name

Produced "Nagoya Ekimen Street," operated by JR Tokai Food Service Co., Ltd., inside Nagoya Station

Open the first overseas store "IPPUDO NY East Village" in New York, USA

Acquired Watanabe Seimen Co., Ltd. in Chino City, Nagano Prefecture, to expand the noodle manufacturing business. Started selling souvenir ramen

Start of "Kushifuru no Daichi" project in Taketa City, Oita Prefecture, aiming to develop agriculture (Agricultural production corporation Kushifuru no Daichi)

Open the first store in Singapore, "IPPUDO SINGAPORE Mandarin Gallery"

Established a permanent experiential facility "Child Kitchen" in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, to promote the fun of flour-based foods

Start of in-house independence support system (internal warm division)

Open the first store in Hong Kong, "IPPUDO HK Silvercord"

Open the first store in Taiwan, "Ippudo Zhongshan"

Open the first store in China, "IPPUDO CHINA Shanghai IFC"

Open the first store in Australia, "IPPUDO SYDNEY Westfield"

Open the first store in Malaysia, "IPPUDO MALAYSIA Pavilion"

Changed the company name from "Katsu no Gen Corporation" to "Katsu no Gen Holdings Corporation". The company has transitioned to a holding company system with the company as the parent, and "Katsu no Gen Corporation," "Watanabe Seimen Corporation," and "CHIKARANOMOTO GLOBAL HOLDINGS PTE. LTD." as major subsidiaries.

Opened the first store in Thailand, "IPPUDO THAILAND Central Embassy Store."

Opened the first store in the Philippines, "IPPUDO PHILIPPINES SM Megamall Store."

Opened the first store in Indonesia, "IPPUDO INDONESIA Pacific Place Store."

Opened the first store in the UK, "IPPUDO LONDON Central Saint Giles Store."

In Manhattan, NY, opened "Kuro-Obi Ramen Dojo in ROW NYC," the first ramen business specialized in food courts in the US, inside "City Kitchen."

Opened "IPPUDO EXPRESS Changi Airport T3 Store," the first store in Singapore Changi International Airport, as a ramen business specialized in food courts in Asia.

Established a joint venture, I&P Runway, LLC, with Panda Restaurant Group, Inc., to expand the food and beverage business in the US.

Celebrated the 30th anniversary with a "Free Ramen Festival" offering 600 bowls of free ramen at 30 stores, along with a major product revision.

Opened the first store in France, "IPPUDO Paris Saint-Germain Store."

Acquired the long-established udon shop "Inaba Udon" operated by Inaba Udon Co., Ltd., in Fukuoka City, as a subsidiary to expand the udon business.

Opened "PANDA EXPRESS Lazona Kawasaki Store," an American Chinese restaurant, in Kawasaki City, Sai Ward.

Listed shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Market.

Relocated the head office to Daimyo, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, and moved the Tokyo branch to Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

Opened the first store in Myanmar, "IPPUDO Myanmar Junction City Store."

Changed the listing market to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Achieved 100 overseas stores.

Opened the first store in Vietnam, "IPPUDO VIETNAM Phu My Hung Store."

Opened the first store in New Zealand, "IPPUDO NEW ZEALAND WESTFIELD NEWMARKET Store."

Held the "Global Leadership Conference 2019" in Tokyo to develop human resources domestically and internationally.

Launching the official Ippudo app in conjunction with the 34th anniversary

Relocated head office to 1-13-14 Daimyo, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City

Relocated Tokyo branch to 3-6 Yanagibashi, Taito-ku, Tokyo

Transitioned to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market

Partnered with Yo-Kai Express Inc. to propose a new food lifestyle and participate in a vending machine-type automated cooking solution business that can provide Ippudo ramen 24 hours a day contactlessly

Absorbed and merged Inaba Udon Co., Ltd. into Chikara no Gen Company

To expand the miso ramen business, grouped Rise Co., Ltd., which operates Hokkaido Miso Ramen shops "Kaede" and "Kanade" (Ota-ku, Tokyo)