October 1909

Established as Toshin Soko, Ltd. on October 11, 1909. Headquarters was based in Tokyo, with other branches throughout Tokyo, Kobe, and Moji

1913

Yokohama dispatching business launched (becomes Yokohama branch in 1923)

January 1918

Osaka Warehouse acquired and reopened as Osaka branch

October 1922

Opened Nagoya satellite office (becomes formal Nagoya branch in 1937)

March 1942

Changed company name to Mitsui-Soko Co., Ltd.

April 1950

Listed shares for public trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

August 1966

Began offering automobile transport services

March 1968

Began working with maritime containers and operating container terminals in Japan

April 1969

Obtained license for automobile cargo transport and began offering container-truck shipments

December 1977

Established international division and plant division at headquarters and began offering international shipment services

June 1982

Obtained IATA license as air freight distributor and began air cargo service in earnest

November 1984

Moved headquarters from Hakozaki-cho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo to 1-chome Kayabacho Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

November 1986

Launched “big bag” business (trunk room storage, non-product category items for residential relocation, etc.)

February 1988

Established Mitsui-Soko International in Singapore

January 1992

Abandoned headquarters+local shop system and migrated to local branch system (local headquarters and corresponding divisions, with branches in Kanto, Chubu, Kansai, and Kyushu regions)

April 2001

Spun off Kyushu branch as Mitsui-Soko Kyushu Co., Ltd.

June 2002

Moved headquarters from 1-chome Kayabacho Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo to 3-chome Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo.

March 2003

Obtained license for Class 2 transport (standalone/mixed air cargo) for air transport

April 2004

Adopted executive officer system

April 2006

Established BPO promotion division and launched BPO in earnest

April 2008

Established 3PL promotion division and launched 3PL in earnest

October 2009

Celebrated our 100-year anniversary

January 2010

Moved Kansai branch headquarters to Osaka

April 2010

Abandoned branch company system and migrated to divisional system

March 2011

Obtained controlling stake in JTB Air Cargo and changed name to Mitsui-Soko Air Cargo
Enhanced international trade through air freight

September 2011

Moved headquarters from 3-chome Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, to 3-chome Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo

April 2012

Acquired Sanyo-Denki Logistics (changed name to Mitsui-Soko Logistics) and shored up 3PL business

July 2012

Acquired controlling share in TAS express and merged with Mitsui-Soko Air Cargo
Launched as Mitsui-Soko Express

October 2014

Shift to Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co., Ltd. (formerly Mitsui-Soko Co., Ltd.) acting as a holding company
Mitsui-Soko spins off Mitsui-Soko Business Trust as new entity

April 2015

Sony Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. formed out of merger between Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co., Ltd. and Sony Corporation. Company name changed to Mitsui-Soko Supply Chain Solutions, Inc.
Made the following 3 companies subsidiaries
Thailand: MS Supply Chain Solutions (Thailand) Ltd.
Malaysia: MS Supply Chain Solutions (Malaysia) Sdn.Bhd.
Japan: Logistics Operation Service Co., Ltd.

November 2015

Established Mitsui-Soko Transport Co., Ltd.

December 2015

Mitsui-Soko Transport acquires controlling share in Marukyo Transportation Co., Ltd. (Osaka), Marukyo Transportation Co., Ltd. (Ehime), and their affiliates, creating a consolidated subsidiary.