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2000 | April | Link and Motivation Inc. is founded in the Ginza UK Bldg. in Ginza, Tokyo. Launches Motivation Management business and Entry Management business. |
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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. |
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September | Press conference is held on disclosure of Engagement Rating (ER) Capital and business alliance agreement is signed with Vorkers Inc. |
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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 |
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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 |