| 1900 | Started as a seller of rice, and various types of grain |
| 1939 | The Japanese government started to control the sale of rice, at which point we stopped this business, and started to refine malt. |
| 1949 | Became distributors of combined feed from the Nosan Corporation. |
| 1950 | Discontinued refining malt. |
| 1953 | Established INOUEMASA SHOTEN CO., LTD. |
| 1956 | Started poultry farming in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka with 10000. |
| 1959 | The poultry farm moved to shima-machi, Itoshima-gun, Fukuoka. At the same time, we started a piggery (pig farm). |
| 1971 | The piggery was relocated to Maebaru machi, Itoshima-gun, Fukuoka and increased the number of breeding pigs to 500. At this time, we began to research how to make fertilizer from pig waste. |
| 1976 | Separated the piggery from INOUEMASA SHOTEN Co., LTD and established Kobatake Kogyo Company |
| 1979 | Discontinued being a distributor of Nosan Corporation and started to specialize in the compost business |
| 1991 | Completed upgrading our compost factory |
| 1992 | Established IM Co., LTD as a sales department of INOUEMASA SHOTEN Co., LTD. Start fertilizer sales and environmental consultancy work |
| 1994 | Established Inoue Masa Syouten Tokyo branch and set it as the East Japan sales base |
| 1995 | Pyramid Co., Ltd. Tochigi plant started operation |
| 1996 | Established Japan Ecocycle Soil Association with Right Kogyo Co., Ltd. and Fujimi Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
| 1999 | Started exporting overseas to promote material circulation |
| 2000 | INOUEMASA SHOTEN celebrates 100th year anniversary |
| 2002 | Japan Compost Network established with the aim of "spreading compost and stimulating the market." Started compost export business |
| 2004 | Acquired technical examination certification by Urban Green Technology Development Organization (Construction Procedure Inspection No. 1601) |
| 2005 | Acquired ISO 9001:2000. Registration number JMAQA – 1871 Registration date January 18, 2005 Established an organic fertilizer mixing factory joint venture in Shozhu City Shandong Province Shandong Province Lianzhuang Town, Shandong Province, China Hazawa Tip Microorganism Technology Application Co., Ltd. |
| 2006 | Deputy Minister of Environment of Kenya (then) Mr. Wangari Maathai Sponsored "MOTTAINAI Campaign" |
| 2007 | Acquired ISO 14001: 2004. Registration number JMAQA-E — 675 Registration date January 18, 2007 |
| 2008 | Introduced a jet heater as a part of the fermentation equipment |
| 2009 | Installed a crushing machine |
| 2010 | Expanded pellet machine |
| 2011 | Built a new product warehouse (300 t) Reorganized fermentation building A |
| 2013 | Tokyo branch relocated (current address) Product warehouse renovated |
| 2016 | Establishment of aging warehouse Updated packing equipment |
| 2017 | Product warehouse renovated Material warehouse refurbished Acquisition of a landscape greening method patent of hard ground |
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