1817
The Takara Group is founded
A new member of Fushimi’s sake-brewing community
1864
Begins brewing of shochu, mirin
and shirozake
1897
Registration of the Takara trademark
for mirin
1905
The establishment of Yomo GMK
1912
“Takara Shochu” goes on sale
1918
“Takara Shochu” (640 mL) becomes
the first bottled shochu to go on sale
1900
The founding of
Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd.
1926
Merged with Teikoku Shuzo KK
1933
The establishment of
Shochikubai Shuzo
1946
The establishment of the company motto,
“Three Points of Importance,
Three Points of Care”
1950
Major growth as Japan’s top shochu brand
1957
“Takara Beer” launches
1967
Withdrawal from the beer business
1970
Movie star Yujiro Ishihara appears in Sho Chiku Bai advertisements
Completion of Central Research Laboratories
1971
Alliance with Tomatin Spey
Distillery (U.K.)
1972
Import and sale of Chinese rice
liquors begins
1977
Takara Shochu “Jun”
is released
Shochu restoration is achieved
1954
Launching the biotechnology business
Japan’s first restriction enzymes are released
1983
Takara Sake USA Inc.
is established.
1984
Takara Can Chu-Hi is launched
1985
Takara Harmonist Fund, a charitable trust,
is established
1986
“Takara Barbican” is launched
Entered the non-alcoholic
beverage business
Takara acquires the assets of The Tomatin Distillery Co. Ltd
1988
PCR-method gene amplification system introduced for the first time in Japan
1992
Age International, Inc. (U.S.)
joins the Group
1993
PCR-related patent licenses joins the Group broadly and worldwide
Takara Biotechnology (Dalian) Co., Ltd.
is established
1994
Takara Can Chu-Hi “Deluxe” <Surioroshi Ringo> and <Arashibori Orange> are released
1995
Beijing Takara Foods is established (now Takara Shuzo Foods Co., Ltd.)
RetroNectin ® gene therapy research reagent is developed, Takara’s entry into the gene therapy sector
1998
Takara Hon-Mirin “Junryo” is released
2001
Zenryo Imo Shochu “Ikkomon” is released
Completion of the Sho Chiku Bai
“Shirakabegura,”
addressing sake market
polarization
1977
Company name changed to Takara Holdings Inc.
Splitting off the company’s alcohol and biotechnology businesses
2004
Takara Bio listed
on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Market
2005
Management control of
Clontech Laboratories, Inc. (U.S.)
joins the Group
2006
Takara “Shochu Highball” is launched
2007
“Gokujo Takara Shochu” is launched
1985
Entry into overseas Japanese food wholesale business
Management control of Foodex SAS (France) joins the Group
2011
Sho Chiku Bai Shirakabegura
“Mio,” a new sparkling sake,
is launched
2013
Management control of
Tazaki Foods Ltd. (U.K.)
joins the Group
2014
Center for Gene and Cell Processing is established
Management control of Cominport Distribución, S.L. (Spain) joins the Group
Management control of Cellartis AB
(Sweden; now Takara Bio Europe AB)
joins the Group
2016
Takara Bio is moved from the Tokyo Stock
Exchange Mothers Section to
the First Section
Mutual Trading Co., Inc. (U.S.) joins the Group
2017
Nippon Food Supplies Company Pty Ltd. (Australia) joins the Group
Takara Holdings History Museum opens
Takara Shuzo International Co., Ltd. is established
TaKaRa CRAFT
<Tochigi Yuzu>
is launched
2018
NY-ESO-1・siTCR gene therapy for synovial sarcoma designated as an eligible product under Japan’s SAKIGAKE Designation System
2020
Center for Gene and Cell Processing II
begins full-scale operations
Tokyo Mutual Trading Co., Ltd. joins the Group
Long-term management vision, TaKaRa Group Challenge for the 100th, is formulated
TaKaRa Five Values and Takara Group Sustainability Policy are established
Novel coronavirus PCR test kit is launched
2022
Zenryo Imo Shochu “ISAINA”
and Sho Chiku Bai “Subaru”
<Nama Chozo Shu (raw stored sake)>
are launched
Takara Holdings and Takara Bio
move to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market
following the exchange’s market reorganization
Takara “Karakuchi Zero Ball,”
a non-alcoholic chu-hi drink, is launched
2023
Ontario Spring Water Sake Company
(Canada) joins the Group
Center for Gene and Cell Processing III begins construction
(completion scheduled in 2027)
2024
Kagerer & Co. GmbH (Germany) joins the Group
2025
Curio Bioscience, Inc. (U.S.)
and ViSpot, Inc. join the Group
