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One thing that amana has cherished since its founding is the idea of being "people-centered."
Human "sensibility, collectiveness, and evolution" are the source of creativity and the core of all the value we offer.
- 1979April
- Urban Publicity inc., the de facto surviving company, was established (starting the business of planning and producing visual content).
- 1987January
- Started a stock photo planning and sales business.
- 1991April
- Urban Publicity inc. changed its company name to IMA Co., Ltd.
- 1997November
- Merged with Camera Tokyo Service Co., Ltd. (the formal surviving company) and changed its company name to amana inc.
- 2004July
- The company listed its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Market (effective July 1st).
- October
- needsplus Inc. established through joint investment.
- 2005March
- The photography division was spun off, and the following companies were established: acube inc., SPOON inc., dip inc., hue inc., and voile inc.
- December
- To expand our range of solution items, we have acquired shares in NABLA inc. (making it a subsidiary).
- 2006January
- To strengthen our planning and design capabilities, we have acquired shares in A&A inc. (making it a subsidiary).
- August
- To strengthen our planning and design capabilities, we have acquired shares in MISSILE•COMPANY inc. (making it a subsidiary).
- 2007January
- The stock photo planning and sales business was reorganized and consolidated into amanaimages inc. (making it a subsidiary).
- To expand our TV commercial business, we have acquired shares in HiSCHOOL inc. (making it a subsidiary).
- 2008July
- The visual content planning and production business was spun off from amana inc. into a newly established amana inc., and the company transitioned to a holding company structure.
- The company name of amana inc. was changed to amana holdings inc.
- November
- Certification obtained for the international standard for information security management systems, "ISO/IEC 27001:2005" (dated November 24th).
- December
- Transfer of shares in MISSILE•COMPANY inc. (an equity-method affiliate)
- 2009January
- amana inc. spun off a portion of its planning and production business to establish amana interactive inc.
- October
- amana cgi inc. was established through a corporate split to handle part of the visual content planning and production business.
- December
- amana interactive inc., as the surviving company, absorbed HiSCHOOL inc.
- We have changed our business categories to "Advertising Visual Production Business" and "Stock Photo Sales Business".
- 2010April
- Hydroid inc. was established through a corporate split to handle part of the advertising visual production business.
- December
- wonderactive inc. established to handle advertising planning and production.
- 2011October
- To expand our advertising planning and production business, we have acquired shares in The Culinary Laboratory & Production Inc. (making it a subsidiary).
- 2012January
- To expand our business, primarily in platinum printing, we have established a joint venture company, amanasalto inc., with Salto Ulbeek.
- July
- Due to a restructuring of our advertising visual production business, NABLA inc. changed its company name to RIZING inc.
- September
- amanacliq Asia Limited established
- October
- amanacliq Shanghai Limited is established as a subsidiary of amanacliq Asia Limited to serve as a sales base in the Asian market.
- December
- Acquisition of shares in WESTVILLAGE CA CO., Ltd.
- 2013January
- amana inc.'s production-related business was transferred to amana interactive inc. through an absorption-type company split.
- amana interactive inc.'s sales-related business was transferred to amana inc. through an absorption-type company split.
- amana interactive inc. changed its company name to amana creative inc.
- April
- We established amanaTIG inc., a joint venture with Taka Ishii Gallery (an equity-method affiliate).
- July
- amanacliq Singapore Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of amanacliq Asia Limited, was established as a sales base in the Asian market.
- 2014January
- amanadesign inc. established to handle planning and design.
- amana creative inc. changed its company name to studio amana inc.
- March
- amanaANG inc. established (an equity-method affiliate)
- April
- With the aim of strengthening the Group's sales structure and making strategic and flexible use of management resources, amana holdings inc., as the surviving company, absorbed amana inc.
- amana holdings inc. changed its company name to amana inc.
- With the aim of streamlining the visual production system, SPOON inc., as the surviving company, absorbed Vda inc. and changed its name to parade inc.
- July
- AMANA JKG was established through joint investment with Jean-Kenta Gauthier (an equity-method affiliate).
- 2015April
- amanabi inc. was established to plan and manage human resource development and corporate training programs.
- October
- YellowKorner Japan inc. was established as a joint venture (an equity-method affiliate) through joint investment by amana inc., YK Luxembourg S.à r.l., and Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
- 2017January
- studio amana inc., as the surviving company, absorbed parade inc. and changed its name to amanaphotography inc.
- RIZING inc., as the surviving company, absorbed amana cgi inc. and Hydroid inc. and changed its name to amana digital imaging inc.
- 2018July
- amanadesign inc. established Ca Design, Inc., a joint venture with CyberAgent, Inc. (an equity-method affiliate).
- 2019February
- Acquisition of shares in XICO Inc. (an equity-method affiliate)
- Acquisition of shares in Premium Japan Inc. (an equity-method affiliate)
- December
- amanadesign inc., as the surviving company, absorbed amanabi inc. and WESTVILLAGE CA CO., LTD.
- 2020July
- amana inc., as the surviving company, absorbed amanadesign inc.
- September
- The amana drone school business was transferred to GEO Solutions Inc.
- October
- To facilitate rapid decision-making to expand art photo sales, amana inc. acquired the shares of YellowKorner Japan inc. held by CCC Art Lab Co., Ltd., making YellowKorner Japan inc. a consolidated subsidiary.
- November
- amana inc., as the surviving company, absorbed amanasalto inc., amanadesign studio inc., amana digital imaging inc., and wonderactive inc.
- amanaphotography inc., as the surviving company, absorbed acube inc. and hue inc.
- 2021February
- Transfer of shares in un inc. (making it an equity-method affiliate)
- 2022May
- All shares of amanaimages inc. have been transferred to Numazawa, Iizuka, and Nagai for Kimberley.
- December
- The shares of Premium Japan Inc. were transferred to Lusso inc.
- 2023March
- Ca Design, Inc. has been dissolved.
- June
- Shares of YellowKorner Japan inc. have been transferred to FLATLABO inc.
- Shares of XICO Inc. have been transferred to artratio Inc.
- September
- All shares of amanaTIG inc. have been transferred to Taka Ishii Gallery.
- December
- The studio and equipment rental business forming part of amanaphotography inc. has been transferred to PORT inc.
- Through a third-party allotment of shares, Infinity brand capital inc. became the parent company of amana inc.
- 2024January
- Common stock delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market
- February
- Transfer of shares in The Culinary Laboratory & Production Inc.
- April
- amana inc., as the surviving company, absorbed amanaphotography inc.
- 2025October
- Acquisition of shares in Kadinche Corporation
- Acquisition of shares in RAZONA Inc.
- November
- Established AIMS Inc.
- 2026February
- Acquisition of shares in Qosmo Inc.
- August
- Acquisition of shares in KESIKI Inc.
- September
- Acquisition of shares in Tyranno Inc.