January

Established Tomato Corporation in Yamatotakada, Nara with capital of 10 million yen.

Started exporting tea to Singapore. Sold at Singapore Carre four, etc.

January

Opened a sales office in Nishi-ku, Osaka.

Started importing processed foods (fruit jellies & sweets) from Malaysia.

Sold at Queens Isetan (Shinjuku store), Sony Plaza, etc.

January

Moved head office functions to sales office in Nishi-ku, Osaka.

Started importing paper cups from Taiwan. Exhibited at Osaka Japan Rack West.

June

Began developing imported foods and sweets for 100 yen shops.

March

Began importing Japan's first 100 yen canned crab.

August

For the first time in a national newspaper, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun featured a 100 yen can of crab in its new products section.

September

Became the official distributor of Hi-Q FOOD Co., Ltd. (Thailand) in Japan and started importing the sauces in jar.

April

Developed 100 yen canned sardines in Morocco and started importing them.

November

Began importing Japan's first 100 yen anchovies

March

Started importing the hit product Grainy Mustard 90g from Dijon, France.

May

Obtained registration as a designated salt seller.

October

Started volunteering in Thailand.

October

Started importing hit product 20% Lemon Juice 200ml from Italy.

October

The Tokyo office opens in Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

December

The 100 yen cannned crab is featured on the Fuji Television Network (nationwide broadcast) show "Real Scope."

January

Obtained a liquor sales license.

September

Obtained trademark registration for new brand "PASTODECO".

October

Introduced on MBS Radio's "Kamiizumi Yuichi's Ee-na! ~ Daikichi Yohei's That's World Trend!"

February

Company trip to Hawaii to celebrate 15th anniversary

March

100 yen canned anchovies are featured on the Fuji TV Network (nationwide broadcast) program "Real Scope."

June

Began importing the hit product PASTODECO Fried Onions 100g from the Netherlands.

July

100 yen canned anchovies and 100 yen canned crabs are featured on the Fuji TV Network (nationwide broadcast) program "TV Social Experiment: Asunaro Lab."

April

Canned anchovies and Canned Crab are featured in Nikkei Trendy.

May

100 yen canned anchovies are featured on Fuji TV's (nationwide) "Tokudane!'" program.

July

Our products, mainly pasta sauces, are introduced on the Yomiuri TV program "Yastomo's Big Discovery TV".

Our canned sardines, canned crab, and mild Thai curry are introduced on the TV Asahi program (nationwide broadcast) "Sma STATION!!".

Mild Thai curry is advertised in our first TV commercial (Yomiuri TV).

November

Mild Thai curry was featured in the Nisshukan Josei magazine, "Guroume Kan de Ouchi Bar".

February

Canned crab was introduced on TV show"Ariyoshi's Nippon Genki Project”.

May

Our smoked canned sardines were featured in the new products section of Nikkei MJ.

Our products were introduced in Kobunsha Mart's "Change Your Life with 100 Yen Shops!"

June

Three Pastodeco pasta sauces, Arrabiata, Tomato & Basil, and Tomato & Onion, are featured in the new products section of Nikkei MJ.

November

Yoshimoto Kogyo comedians (Kamaitachi) are employed to promote anchovies in a TV commercial.

March

Our sales activities were featured on the Mainichi Broadcasting "NEXT JAPAN ~ Passionate Seekers" program.

May

In response to the impact of COVID-19, Mr.Okamoto donated a total of 36,000 masks to our business partners. He also provided 10 million yen in funding to Japanese Red Cross Society.

November

We were awarded the Gold Medal of Merit by the Japanese Red Cross Society.

June

Two of our company's general managers were awarded the Navy Blue Ribbon Medal at a ceremony held by the Japanese Red Cross Society.

June

In response to the spread of COVID-19, we have provided 10 million yen in funding to Japanese Red Cross Society for the second consecutive year.

July

An interview of Okamoto was published in Bukkyo University's newsletter "B-ism."

December

Received a letter of appreciation from the Japanese Red Cross Society for the second year in a row.

February

Our Anchovies 35g was featured as the top 10 recommended canned anchovies for 2022 in "mybest".

Okamoto has personally donated 10 million yen to the Japanese Red Cross Society.

April

Our product Truffle Flavored Powdered Cheese was featured in an article on Kobunsha MART's website.

Our products Anchovies and others were introduced at the Fuji TV's "Hayashi Osamu's Nippon Drill Special."

June

Okamoto published "Business Tips Taught by the Success of the 100-yen Canned Crab" through the PHP Editors Group.

July

Two of our section managers received the Navy Blue Ribbon Medal from the Japanese Red Cross Society for the second time.

December

Built the New office.

January

Okamoto was personally awarded the Navy Blue Ribbon Medal at a ceremony held by the Japanese Red Cross Society.

An article about the "Completion of the New Head Office Building" was published in the Nikkan Suisan Keizai News paper

February

The 7th company trip to Hawaii to celebrate 25th anniversary

February

The company trip to Thailand