History

December 1954
Established Fukushima Denki Kogyo Co., Ltd. in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo,
to mainly sell electronic parts for communication devices.
July 1955
Concluded a special agent agreement with Hitachi, Ltd.
June 1959
Began selling semiconductors.
November 1968
Relocated the head office from Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, to Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
October 1984
Changed company name to EASTON Co., Ltd.
September 1994
Registered for over-the-counter trading with Japan Securities Dealers Association.
March 1996
Issued new shares (1,200,000 shares) and raised capital to 3.433 billion yen.
October 1998
Established a distribution subsidiary, Easton Works Co., Ltd. (consolidated subsidiary).
August 2001
Established an overseas subsidiary HONG KONG EASTON LTD. (currently GLOSEL HONG KONG LTD.) (consolidated subsidiary).
October 2002
Took over the electronics sales division from Okura Shoko Co., Ltd.
February 2003
Established an overseas subsidiary EASTON ELECTRONICS(S) PTE. LTD. (currently GLOSEL ELECTRONICS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.) (consolidated subsidiary).
April 2003
Concluded a special agent agreement with Renesas Technology Sales Co., Ltd. (currently Renesas Electronics Corporation).
July 2004
Established an overseas subsidiary TAIWAN EASTON CO., LTD. (currently GLOSEL TAIWAN CO., LTD.) (consolidated subsidiary).
September 2004
Obtained ISO 14001 certification.
December 2004
Listed stocks in JASDAQ Securities Exchange, Inc.
October 2005
Established an overseas subsidiary EASTON (SHANGHAI) TRADING CO., LTD. (currently GLOSEL SHANGHAI TRADING CO., LTD.) (consolidated subsidiary).
April 2008
Established an overseas subsidiary EASTON ELECTRONICS (THAILAND) CO., LTD. (currently GLOSEL ELECTRONICS (THAILAND) CO., LTD.) (consolidated subsidiary).
March 2009
Relocated the head office from Chuo-ku, Tokyo, to Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
March 2009
Obtained ISO 9001 certification (Engineering Division).
April 2009
Changed trading name to RENESAS EASTON Co., Ltd. following merger with Renesas Devices Sales Co., Ltd.
October 2009
Concluded special agent agreements with eight agents regarding the products of
Renesas Technology Corporation (currently Renesas Electronics Corporation).
January 2012
Established an overseas subsidiary RENESAS EASTON AMERICA INC. (currently GLOSEL AMERICA INC.) (consolidated subsidiary).
February 2014
Changed specification from Tokyo Securities Dealers Association JASDAQ section to Second Section.
September 2014
Changed specification from Tokyo Securities Dealers Association Second Section to First Section.
March 2015
Issued new shares (2,497,600 shares) and raised capital to 5.04267 billion yen.
April 2018
Began manufacture and sales of the semiconductor strain sensor "STREAL."
July 2019
Changed the trading name to GLOSEL Co., Ltd.
May 2021
Established a branch of a subsidiary in Shanghai GLOSEL SHANGHAI TRADING CO., LTD. GUANGZHOU BRANCH.
April 2022
Listed stocks in the "Prime Market" of the Tokyo Securities Dealers Association following market category reorganization at the said Dealers Association.
February 2023
Issued new shares (3,100,000 shares) and raised capital to 5.60447 billion yen.