Company Overview

Company Name	HEART CORPORATION
Headquartered	3-14-2 Kinshi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan TEL +81 3 3622 5655 FAX +81 3 3622 5650
Ehime Office	3-150-8 Okaga, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan TEL +81 89 952 0810 FAX +81 89 952 8101
Founded	1952
Established	1963
Paid-in Capital	93 million yen
Annual Sales	5.6 billion yen (2019)
Headcount	Full time 71, Part time 84
Product Lines	Candy toys, Fancy goods, Seasonal gift sets for Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s day and other Japanese festival.
Main Clients	Wholesalers of confectionaries and groceries, national chain stores
Local Offices	Sendai, Gifu, Osaka, Kyoto, Tokushima, Fukuoka, Miyazaki

Board Member

President	Shinya Sugizaki
Chairman	Akira Horiuchi
Senior Managing Director	Yasushi Komoda
Director(Outside)	Nobuhiko Momoi Hidetoshi Kikuchi
Audit（Outside）	Shinya Sato
Executive Officer	Tetsuya Kameoka, General Manager of Operation Yoshihiro Suzuki, General Manager of Administration Hiroaki Hayashi, General Manager of Sales Daisuke Kanagu, General Manager of Corporate Planning

History

January 1952	Founded in Matsuyama city, Ehime.
July 1963	Established as Ikawa Shoten Ltd.
June 1966	Opened Tokyo office. .
January 1970	Set up corporate headquarter in Matsuyama.
November 1971	Received a commendation as a good corporate tax payer Matsuyama Tax Office
September 1973	Appointed Fukuoka local sales rep, set up Tokyo office
February 1974	Received a commendation for a long time contribution to the regional development from Matsuyama Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
September 1974	Appointed Osaka local sales rep.
November 1976	Received a commendation as a good corporate tax payer
November 1978	Started as Ikawa Co., Ltd. upon corporate organization change.
November 1980	Set up new premises at the Matsuyama headquarter.
April 1983	Established Heart Corporation as an associated company.
May 1983	Received a commendation for the 30 years long contribution to the regional development from Matsuyama Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
November 1983	Received a commendation as a good corporate tax payer
September 1985	Appointed Saga local sales rep.
April 1986	Appointed local sales reps in Kanazawa, Wakayama and Okayama.
September 1987	Appointed Oita local sales rep.
January 1988	Appointed Shimonoseki local sales rep.
March 1988	Appointed Tokushima, Kochi local sales reps.
April 1988	Appointed Kurume, Kagoshima local sales reps.
November 1988	Received a certificate of commendation as a good corporate tax payer.
September 1989	Appointed Matsue local sales rep.
March 1992	Set up Carnival Co., Ltd. as an affiliated company.
September 1992	Set up Matsuyama Logistic Centre, Nishi Habu, Matsuyama
November 1992	Received a certificate of commendation as a good corporate tax payer.
September 1993	Completed the second term of construction for Logistic Centre
April 1994	Set up Asuka Co. Ltd. as an affiliated company.
March 1995	Launched 3C of corporate campaign to maintain better corporate culture.
June 1996	Installed ICAS sales networking system.
October 1997	Set up PC networking system to all employees.
November 1998	Received a certificate of commendation as a good corporate tax payer.
April 2000	Integrated affiliates as Heart Corporation.
November 2001	Entered to toy market with mysterious animal figures for the MU
November 2003	Received a certificate of commendation as a good corporate tax payer.
September 2004	Qualified ISO9001
March 2005	Set up Heart Creation Hong Kong.
June 2006	Incorporated Ikawa Corporation to Heart Corporation
December 2006	Launched the gum pot series
July 2008	Qualified ISO9001 to whole operation
June 2010	Streamlined operation by relocating two separated operation sites (Matsuyama, Matsumae) to newly set up Okaga office.
May 2012	Received a certificate of commendation for the 60 years anniversary of business from Matsuyama Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
December 2012	Completed construction of new Logistic Centre adjoining to Okaga office.
August 2014	Expanded Logistic Centre.
May 2015	Participated with international trade shows, Bangkok, Singapore, San Francisco.
June 2017	Set up NEXUS department.
November 2019	Became a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.