History

2000 April Link and Motivation Inc. is founded in the Ginza UK Bldg. in Ginza, Tokyo. Launches Motivation Management business and Entry Management business.
August Place Management business is launched
October Employee Motivation Survey (EMS) is released
2001 April Head office is relocated to the Ginza Omi Bldg. in Ginza, Tokyo
May Osaka Branch opens in Umeda, Osaka
August Head office wins the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Award in the 14th Nikkei New Office Awards
October Motivation Company Club (MCC) is started as a membership organization of enterprises that aim to be “Motivation Companies”
November Edutainment Program series of experience-based training programs is released
2002 May Career school “i-Company” begins offering courses
July Osaka Branch is relocated to Hanshin Sankei Sakurabashi Bldg. in Umeda, Osaka
2004 March Link Dining Inc. is established
November Tokyo Branch opens in Nippon Television Tower in Shiodome, Tokyo
December Italian restaurant Link Dining begins operations in Ginza
Link Place Inc. is established
Consulting business for sports teams begins
2005 February Link and Motivation Inc. obtains right to display “PrivacyMark”
April First television commercial (corporate commercial) is broadcast nationwide
2006  January Bridge survey of portable skills and motivation type is released
June i JUST Co., Ltd. joins the Group
July Nagoya Satellite Office opens in Meieki, Nagoya
2007 January Brand engineering business and corporate communications business are acquired from ODS Corporation
June Kansai Branch is relocated to the Hilton Plaza West Office Tower in Umeda, Osaka
July Company name of i JUST Co., Ltd. is changed to Link Associa Inc.
December Shares of Link and Motivation Inc. are listed on Second Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange
2008 March Link Port Harumi training center opens
April Tokai Branch opens in Kintetsu Shin Nagoya Bldg.
Agreement for naming rights signed with a Japan Basketball League team; team name changed to Link Tochigi Brex
July Nihon Investors Service Inc. joins the Group
October Works Realtor Co., Ltd. joins the Group
December Shares reassigned to First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange
2009 January E-NEWS, INC. joins the Group
February Link Investor Relations Inc. (currently Link Corporate Communications Inc.) is established
April Link Associa Inc. is merged into Link and Motivation Inc.
Works Realtor Co., Ltd. is merged into Link Place Inc.
Link Investor Relations Inc. (currently Link Corporate Communications Inc.) merges Nihon Investors Service Inc. and E-NEWS, INC. to create Link Corporate Communications Inc.
May Digit Co., Ltd. joins the Group
Dream Team Entertainment Tochigi Co., Ltd. joins the Group
June Tokyo Branch moves out of Nippon Television Tower and Link Port Harumi training center
October Mihiro Tourist Co., Ltd. (currently Link Event Produce Inc.) joins the Group
2010 May Employment support service for Chinese university graduates starts
November Motivation Academia Inc. is established
December Digit Co., Ltd. is merged into Link and Motivation Inc.
2011 February Raise-i Inc. is established
June AVIVA Co., Ltd. joins the Group
2012 January Link Place Inc. leaves the Group
INTEC JAPAN, Inc. joins the Group
February Sales Marketing Co., Ltd. joins the Group
March Avance Co., Ltd. joins the Group
May Avance Co., Ltd. is merged into Motivation Academia Inc.
October FREEPORT INC. joins the Group
December FREEPORT INC. is merged into Link Corporate Communications Inc.
2013 January Daiei Education System Co., Ltd. joins the Group
Yoshihisa Ozasa is appointed Chairman, Representative Director and CEO
Hideki Sakashita is appointed President, Representative Director and COO
April Company name of Raise-i Inc. is changed to Link-i Inc.
Company name of Sales Marketing Co., Ltd. is changed to Link Marketing Inc.
Company name of INTEC JAPAN, Inc. is changed to Link Global Solution Inc.
November Business Incubation Office established in Link and Motivation Inc.
December AVIVA Co., Ltd. and Daiei Education System Co., Ltd. merge and Link Academy Inc. is established
2014 May Interac Co., Ltd. joins the Group
November I.Lead Staff Corporation joins the Group
December I.Lead Staff Corporation is merged into Link Marketing Inc.
2015 February Link Relation Engineering Inc. is established
March Link and Motivation Inc. is selected as a Health & Productivity Stock for 2014
Takashi Sawada is appointed Outside Director of Link and Motivation Inc.
July Link Academy Inc. begins sales of new brand Aviva Pro
Link and Motivation Inc. releases Nightingale wellness survey
December All 20 companies that endorse “wellness management” inaugurate the Wellness Management Council
2016 March Hiroyuki Kitsu is appointed Director, and Etsuko Okajima and Tomoyuki Yuasa are appointed Outside Directors
July Link Sports Entertainment Inc. leaves the Group
Company name of Interac Co., Ltd. is changed to Link Interac Inc.
October Link Japan Careers Inc. is established
2017 March Link and Motivation Group is selected as a “Nadeshiko Brand” for 2016
April Dean Morgan K.K. joins the Group
October a2media Corporation joins the Group
2018 January Company name of Link Marketing Inc. is changed to Link Staffing Inc.
March Koji Asano is appointed Director of Link and Motivation Inc.
Masanao Kawauchi is appointed Director of Link and Motivation Inc.
September Press conference is held on disclosure of Engagement Rating (ER)
Capital and business alliance agreement is signed with Vorkers Inc.
October Motivation Cloud is selected for the Good Design Award “Good Design Best 100”
Broadcasting of Motivation Cloud TV commercials begins in the Fukuoka area
2019 January Broadcasting of Motivation Cloud TV commercials begins in the Greater Tokyo Area
April Oneteam (internal communication tool) business is acquired from Oneteam Inc.
July Link and Motivation Inc. releases Communication Cloud and Teamwork Cloud (HR Tech services)
September Subscribed to third-party allocation of shares of UniFa Inc.
2020 January OpenWork Inc. joins the Group
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