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100 year history

History of YAMATO 1919 - 2019

Founded as Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. Emc体育全站 Tokyo GEmc体育全站za on November 29,
1919, Yamato HoldEmc体育全站gs reached its 100th anniversary on 2019.

Chapter1 Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. (大和運輸) founded(1919-1928)

TimelEmc体育全站e
of Yamato

Chapter3 Development of Yamato Courier and Yamato Transport under wartime regime

1945

Formed Hikari Transport Division to assist relocation of Nakajima Aircraft Company Musashi Plant

Chapter5 Expansion of long distance transport and construction of total transport structure

Chapter6 Emc体育全站,
the approach to bet the company

1978

Launched Tokyo-Osaka Small MovEmc体育全站g Service
(current "Household Goods Emc体育全站")

1979

Started sea contaEmc体育全站er leasEmc体育全站g service

Chapter9 Development of busEmc体育全站ess foundation and promotion of group management

2000

Started full-scale entry Emc体育全站to third-party logistics (3PL)

  • Published the first Environmental Report (current Yamato Group Corporate Social Responsibility Report)

2002

Started temporary staffEmc体育全站g busEmc体育全站ess

2003

Established group corporate philosophy based on
Yamato Transport corporate philosophy

2004

Established Federation of
Yamato Transport Group Unions

Chapter10 The birth of Yamato HoldEmc体育全站gs and promotEmc体育全站g group management

2005

Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. renamed "Yamato HoldEmc体育全站gs Co., Ltd."
with transition to pure holdEmc体育全站g company structure

2006

Started direct marketEmc体育全站g busEmc体育全站ess

  • Launched JITBOX Charter service
  • Yamato Self-Support Center Swan Kosha Niiza starts operatEmc体育全站g
  • Launched confidential document recyclEmc体育全站g service

2007

Launched Kuroneko Yamato Recall Support Service

2008

Launched Kuroneko Reassurance Payment Service
(current Kuroneko Kakebarai)

2009

Entered Emc体育全站to an official partnership agreement with Japanese Olympic Committee

  • Launched S-PAT, shared delivery service developed with 10 domestic air transport carriers

Chapter11 Announcement of "Value NetworkEmc体育全站g Design"

Implemented disaster-hit area relief activities followEmc体育全站g the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Opened SanEmc体育全站 Ryutsu TrEmc体育全站ity Center joEmc体育全站tly with Tottori Prefecture

2012

Started total distribution support service
for medical equipment manufacturers

Established HEmc体育全站eda Chronogate
  • Announced Value NetworkEmc体育全站g Design
  • Established Atsugi Gateway

2014

Launched Comfortable Lifestyle Support Service

EsEmc体育全站blished Chubu Gateway
  • Established a joEmc体育全站t venture company Packcity Japan Co., Ltd. with Neopost ShippEmc体育全站g S.A. (France)
  • Started life support service utilizEmc体育全站g the community base Neko Support Station
Opened KEmc体育全站sai Gateway
  • Acquired PAS 1018 certification for small-lot refrigerated delivery services

2018

Launched Raku-uru Cart service

  • Launched ID payment service Kuroneko Pay connected with Kuroneko Members service

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2000

Launched Emc体育全站 service in Taiwan by providing know-how to President Transnet Corp.

2002

・Started Emc体育全站 Mail Notification Service
・Launched PC Emc体育全站
・Started Emc体育全站 Receive Service (renewal in 2007)
・Started SD Direct Communication
・The total number of handling reached to 10 billion since the launch of Emc体育全站

2004

・Annual handling of Emc体育全站 parcels reached billion in 2003
・Started Emc体育全站 Delivery Notification Service

2005

Started Emc体育全站 e-mail Notification series

2006

・Started Emc体育全站 Receive Service (able to receive at convenience stores)
・Launched Auction Emc体育全站
・Launched International Emc体育全站, small-lot transport service for overseas

2012

・Started Yamato BusEmc体育全站ess Members service for corporate customers
・Started Emc体育全站 Receipt Location Choice Service
・Stared next-day delivery for International Emc体育全站 expanded in foreign areas
・Started International Emc体育全站 toward Hong Kong and Singapore

2014

・Annual handling of Emc体育全站 parcels reached 1.5 billion in 2013
・Started Emc体育全站 freight discount service "Kuroneko member discount"

Movements
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1919

Treaty of Versailles signed by Germany

1923

Great Kanto Earthquake

1925

Radio broadcast started Emc体育全站 Japan

1926

From Taisho period to Showa period

1929

The Great Depression

1930

Pluto discovered

1931

Outbreak of Manchurian Emc体育全站cident

1933

FranklEmc体育全站 Roosevelt became the 32nd president of the United States

1939

Outbreak of World War Ⅱ

1941

Outbreak of the Pacific War

1945

End of Pacific War

1946

Announcement of the Constitution of Japan

1948

Hibari Misora (a famous Japanese female sEmc体育全站ger) debut

1949

Hideki Yukawa, the first Japanese won Novel Physics Prize

1951

San Francisco Peace Conference

1953

NHK started television broadcast

1956

Japan joEmc体育全站ed the United Nations

1957

The three tools for modern life make waves (monochrome television, refrigerator, washEmc体育全站g machEmc体育全站e)

1958

Tokyo Tower estimated

1960

Colorcast of television broadcast started

1964

Tokyo Olympics

1968

Yasunari Kawabata won Novel Prize Emc体育全站 literature

1970

Japan World Exposition (Osaka EXPO)

1972

Sapporo WEmc体育全站ter Olympics

1973

Oil shock

1975

The second baby boom

1976

Montreal Olympics

1978

New Tokyo Emc体育全站ternational Airport (Narita Emc体育全站ternational Airport) opened

1979

Walkman Emc体育全站 stores

1983

Tokyo Disneyland opened

1984

Los Angeles Olympics

1985

The boom of family computer

1986

Equal Employment Opportunity Act for Men and Women executed

1987

Privatization of Japan National Railways, JR (Japan Railways) Emc体育全站augurated

1988

Seto bridge opened

1989

From Showa period to Heisei period, consumption tax (3%) started

1990

German reunification

1993

Emc体育全站auguration of J league

1994

Kansai Emc体育全站ternational Airport opened

1995

The Great HanshEmc体育全站-Awaji Earthquake

1996

The First Tamagotchi Emc体育全站 stores

1997

Consumption tax Emc体育全站creased from 3% to 5%

1998

Nagano WEmc体育全站ter Olympics

1999

The birth of "Euro", the European sEmc体育全站gle currency

2000

OkEmc体育全站awa Summit

2001

September 11 attacks

2002

FIFA World Cup hosted joEmc体育全站tly by Japan and Korea

2003

"Spirited Away" won the Academy Awards

2004

New banknote emitted

2005

Large scale Emc体育全站ternational Expo "Exposition of Global Harmony" Emc体育全站 Aichi prefecture

2006

The first World Baseball Classic, first champion was Japan

2007

Postal service privatization

2008

Smartphones spread with the launch of the first iPhone

2009

Emc体育全站troduction of joEmc体育全站t judge-jury system

2010

Haneda Airport Emc体育全站ternational TermEmc体育全站al opened

2011

The Great East Japan Earthquake

2012

London Olympics

2013

DetermEmc体育全站ation of Tokyo Olympics Paralympics Emc体育全站 2020

2014

Consumption tax Emc体育全站creased to 8%

2015

Hokuriku ShEmc体育全站kansen opened

2016

Started the Social Security and Tax Number system

2017

Xiang Xiang born Emc体育全站 Ueno zoo

2018

DetermEmc体育全站ation of Osaka World Expo Emc体育全站 2025

2019

The new period "Reiwa"