About Us
Company History
| 1959 | Nojima Electric Industry Co., Ltd. established in Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa |
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| 1962 | Company incorporated as Nojima Electric Company, Ltd. |
| 1973 | Pioneered the industry by creating a specialized single-component audio section at the Sagamihara store, which was well-received as a suburban specialty store |
| 1982 | Opened Japan’s first AVC (Audio Visual Computer) category store in Sobudai (Kanagawa),which gained a reputation for its specialized product lineup and attracted a growing number of customers from distant locations Company reorganized as Nojima Electric Company Co., Ltd. |
| 1983 | Introduced of a POS (point-of-sale) system with Sharp, ahead of other companies in the consumer electronics distribution industry. Opened Nojima Machida, our first store in the Tokyo area, before starting to open roadside stores primarily in the Kanagawa and Hachioji (Tokyo Tama) area |
| 1989 | Expanded into Saitama Prefecture with the opening of Nojima Sayama [Sales exceed 10 billion yen] |
| 1991 | Company name changed to Nojima Corporation |
| 1992 | Co-planned and opened a store in Aobadai (Yokohama) with book retailer Bunkyodo Inc. as a measure to diversify our shop formats |
| 1994 | Opened Japan’s first Denwakan telephone department store, bringing together all mobile phone carriers in a single location Introduced Japan’s first POS system that incorporates a real-time data update concept that enables the company to monitor sales and inventory information in real time In partnership with IBM Japan, opened Japan’s first PC outlet specialty store PC-BUYKING in Sagamihara, open weekdays and evenings Participated in a joint plan with The Maruetsu, Inc. to open in-shop stores Registered as over-the-counter stock with the Japan Securities Dealers Association |
| 1995 | Introduced Japan’s first cash-back shareholder benefit program based on the value of purchases made at our stores Expanded the scope of our customer service with the launch of the Anshin Hosho Kyosai-kai, a product repair compensation system based on a mutual aid association system Expanded the scope of our customer service with the launch of the Anshin Hosho Kyosai-kai, a product repair compensation system based on a mutual aid association system Established Telemax Co., Ltd., a subsidiary that operates mobile phone stores and their franchise chains Supported the launch of a mobile phone business by making MINISTOP Co., Ltd. the first franchisee [Sales exceed 30 billion yen] |
| 1996 | Expanded into Yamanashi Prefecture with the opening of Nojima Kofu Opened Japan’s first suburban Macintosh specialty store in Minami-Machida (Tokyo) |
| 1997 | Introduced the industry’s first performance incentive stock options based on our own stock method |
| 1998 | Opened Denwakan Express in Atsugi, the distribution industry’s first specialty phone store that can replace mobile phones on the day of request [Sales exceed 50 billion yen] |
| 1999 | Established the Digital Business Promotion Office to manage the company’s online website and online shopping operations |
| 2000 | Established Solon, a telecommunications equipment trading company, in response to the rapid development of the telecommunications business Established E-Net Japan Corporation, a network business focused on the future potential of the e-commerce business Introduced the industry’s first executive officer system to clarify the division and responsibilities between management decision-making and business execution Quarterly financial results disclosure start in the third quarter [Sales exceed 80 billion yen] |
| 2001 | Introduced new POS system with Windows NT, PC server Opened Nojima Tomei Kawasaki, a megastore with a floor space of more than 1,000 square meters Upheld structural reforms aimed at improving earnings through low-cost operations Started the industry’s first ASN Inspections to promote efficiency in distribution |
| 2002 | Changed fiscal year end to March 31 (previously April 20) Established BroadBandJapan Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with the SoftBank Group to develop broadband and IP phone service businesses Opened the Nojima Kobuchi Main Branch, a unique location for lifestyle proposals Implemented IT for voting rights at shareholders’ meetings to strengthen corporate governance |
| 2003 | Opened Nojima Fujisawa, Nojima Fuchu, Nojima Omiya, Nojima Zama, Nojima Kokubunji, New Nojima Ome Digital Center and Nojima Ome Home Appliance Center Opened Nojima Roppongi, a new type of business and a late-night store in the city center Transitioned into a company with committees |
| 2004 | E-Net Japan Corporation listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange Hercules Market Established the Corporate Sales Group to respond to growing corporate needs Established Audio Square, a high-fidelity audio business, to bring true good sound to the nation Opened of Nojima Kitasenju Marui, Nojima Tsuru, New Nojima Kofu, and Nojima Kamakura |
| 2005 | Welcomed OTS, a staffing agency, as a group company to create a more dynamic group of human resources Welcomed CD/DVD specialty store Wave as a group company E-Net Japan Corporation wins the Rakuten Shop of the Year award for the fifth consecutive year Opened Nojima Matsumoto, Nojima Ayase, Nojima Ichikawa, Nojima Yokohama Shikinomori, and Nojima Toyosu Relocated and expanded Nojima Hadano |
| 2006 | [Sales exceed 100 billion yen] Opened Nojima Akiruno Tokyu, Nojima Moriya, Nojima Numazu, Nojima Yugawara, Nojima Sagamihara Main Branch, Nojima Hachioji Minamino, and Nojima Nokendai Opened Digital Plus Musashimurayama Diamond City Mu |
| 2007 | Opened Nojima Marui Soka, Nojima LaLaport Yokohama, Nojima Unimo Chiharadai, Nojima Marui Family Mizonokuchi, and Nojima Aeon Niigata Minami Opened Nojima Hinode and Nojima Aeon Fuji Minami Merged with NEC Corporation Established Nishinihon Denden |
| 2008 | Signed sponsorship agreement with Yokohama BayStars Opened Nojima Kamonomiya, Nojima Tressa Yokohama, Nojima Lake Town, and Nojima iias Tsukuba Opened first Apple Premium Reseller in Japan Merged with E-Net Japan Corporation and reorganized it as the E-Net Japan Division Telemax Co., Ltd., merged with Solon |
| 2009 | August 8 marks 50 years since the company was founded Opened Nojima Hibarigaoka Parco, Nojima Chofu Parco, Nojima Aeon Tsuchiura, Nojima Kawaguchi Kyara, and Nojima Colton Plaza Opened Nojima Kanazawa Hakkei, Nojima Mukogaoka, Nojima Minatomirai Jack Mall, Nojima Mallage Shobu, Nojima Musashimurayama, and Nojima Kamagaya Opened Nojima Totsuka and Nojima Wakabadai Co-developed PC Counselor, the industry’s first PC diagnostic system |
| 2010 | Signed the Cool Naissance Partner Agreement with Kanagawa Prefecture Opened Nojima Aeon Choshi, Nojima Ebina Saty, Nojima Aeon Fujinomiya, Nojima Your Elm Yachiyodai, and Nojima Ario Kitasuna Opened Nojima Vivit Minami-Funabashi, Nojima Konandai, Nojima Honmoku, Nojima Kameari, and Nojima Nishi-Hachioji Started airing Digital Ichibanboshi every Sunday on BS-TBS |
| 2011 | [Sales exceed 200 billion yen] Opened Nojima Yashio, Nojima Your Elm Narita, Nojima Gotemba, and Nojima Lala Garden Kawaguchi Signed a naming rights sponsorship agreement with the American football team Sagamihara Rise Opened Nojima Shimizu, Nojima Horinouchi, Nojima Iruma, Nojima Minamiosawa, and Nojima Urawa Parco Merged with Solon Opened Nojima Shin-Shizuoka cenova, Nojima Kibogaoka, Nojima Aeon Yachiyo Midorigaoka, Nojima Terrace Mall Shonan, Nojima Nishiarai, and Nojima Tsudanuma |
| 2012 | Established the women’s soccer team Nojima Stella Kanagawa, aiming to be the first team in Kanagawa Prefecture to be promoted to the Nadeshiko League Opened Nojima Kawagoe-Nishi 28 marks 50 years since the company was incorporated Acquired 48.5% of the shares of AbelNet Co., Ltd. Opened Nojima Kasai, Nojima Shimada, Nojima Atsugi, Nojima Nagaizumi, Nojima Nobi, Nojima Fuchu Yotsuya, and Nojima EKIMISE Asakusa |
| 2013 | Opened Nojima Aeon Tsukuba, Nojima MARK IS Shizuoka, Nojima Kumagaya Nittoh Mall, and Nojima MARK IS Minatomirai Entered capital and business alliance with Tran Anh Digital World, which operates home appliance retail business in Vietnam Established the overseas subsidiary Nojima (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Opened Nojima Ageo Papa, Nojima Shin-Tokorozawa Parco, Nojima Aeon Town Moriya, Nojima Fields Minamikashiwa, Nojima Omiya Stellar Town, Nojima Fujieda Mizumori, Nojima Kofu-Higashi, Nojima Edogawa, Nojima Elumi Kounosu, Nojima Aeon Niigata-Nishi, and Nojima Aeon Mall Makuhari Shintoshin Established Nojima Stella Sports Club in Sagamihara, Kanagawa to manage women’s soccer teams |
| 2014 | Opened Nojima Ichihara, Nojima Gontazaka, and Nojima Nagareyama Otakanomori Shopping Center Acquired all shares of Kenwood Geobit, made it a subsidiary, and changed its name to Geobit Mobile Opened Nojima Mishima, Nojima LaLaport Kashiwanoha, Nojima Aeon Town Kamisato Store, and Nojima Shuzenji Opened Nojima Mall Yokosuka in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, our first shopping mall Opened Nojim Acquired all shares of Business Grand Works Co., Ltd. and made it a subsidiary Opened Nojima Kawasaki Odasakae, Nojima Aeon Mall Kisarazu, and Nojima Kawasaki Nakahara |
| 2015 | Opened Nojima unicus Kawagoe and New Nojima Shiroyama ITX Corporation becomes a subsidiary Acquired additional shares in Tran Anh Digital World and made it an affiliate Opened Nojima LaLaport Fujimi A 2-for-1 stock split was implemented for each share of common stock Opened Nojima Greenade Nagayama, Nojima Kumegawa, Nojima Hasuda Mine, Nojima Asagaya, Nojima LaLaport Ebina, Nojima Aeon Town Narita Tomisato, and Nojima Modi Totsuka |
| 2016 | Opened Nojima Akabane Kita Hondori, Nojima Benibana Walk Okegawa, Nojima Yoshida, Nojima Yumemachi Narashinodai Mall, Nojima Higashi-Totsuka Nishiguchi Plaza, Nojima Yamato, Nojima Toda Ekimae, Nojima Tama Center, Nojima Senju Ohashi, Nojima Aeon Town Yukarigaoka, and Nojima Narimasu Held the senior professional golf tour Nojima Champion Cup Hakone June 17: Listed on the 1st Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE 1st Section) Opened Nojima Tsudanuma Parco, Nojima Tama Plaza, Nojima LaLaport Shonan Hiratsuka, Nojima Fujieda Ekimae, Nojima Honmoku Front, Nojima Ario Hashimoto, and Nojima Colton Plaza August 5: Selected as a new stock in the JPX Nikkei Index 400 Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara promoted to Nadeshiko League Division 1 December 14: Selected for the JPX-Nikkei Mid and Small Cap Index |
| 2017 | Opened Nojima Kawasaki Mizusawa, Nojima Aeon Mall Chiba New Town, Nojima LaLaport Tachikawa Tachihi, Nojima Ageo Papa, Nojima Iruma Fujisawa, Nojima Cross Garden Chofu, Nojima Isawa, Nojima Daiei Soka, Nojima iias Takao, Nojima Honatsugi Mylord, and Nojima Ito-Yokado Higashiyamato Launched Nojima Flea Market, Japan’s first flea market app specializing in home appliances Nifty Corporation becomes a subsidiary Obtained the industry’s first DBJ (Development Bank of Japan) health management rating |
| 2018 | Opened Nojima APiTa Nagatsuda, Nojima Aeon Food Style Kodaira, Nojima Nishidai, Nojima Aeon Mall Kashiwa, Nojima Kohnan Kohoku Inter, Nojima Urban Dock LaLaport Toyosu, Nojima Hodogaya Ekimae, Nojima Omiya Nishiguchi, Nojima Miyamae, Nojima Mitaka Tohachi, Nojima Aeon Style Shonan Chigasaki, Nojima Aeon Shin-Yurigaoka, Nojima Aeon Mall Zama, Nojima Prime Selection Ebisu, Nojima Aeon Nishi-Arai, Nojima Marui Family Shiki, Nojima Newcoast Shin-Urayasu, Nojima Across Plaza Higashi-Kurume, and Nojima Mamatomo Plaza Machida Certified as the industry’s first Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization (White 500) Nojima’s bonds receive Debut Debt Deal of the Year at DealWatch AWARDS 2017 Opened a second store in Cambodia Signed a “title partner” agreement with T.League |
| 2019 | Opened Nojima Aeon Mall Narita, Nojima Forest Mall Kai Ryuo, Nojima Matsudo Ekimae, Nojima Ito-Yokado Marudai Niigata, Nojima Higashi-Kurume Takiyama, Nojima Shonandai, Nojima Frespo Inage, Nojima Ome Inter, Nojima Ito-Yokado Akabane, Nojima Kyodo Ekimae, New Nojima Shonandai, Nojima Ito-Yokado Akishima, Nojima Branch Yokohama Nanbu Market, Nojima LaLaport Numazu, Nojima Aeon Mall Yono, Nojima Terrace Mall Matsudo, Nojima Aeon Food Style Mitsukyo, Nojima Tokyu Store Kamiikedai, and Nojima Hikarigaoka IMA Courts Asia Limited brbecame a wholly owned subsidiary through a tender offer Obtained the industry’s first DBJ (Development Bank of Japan) A Rank, the highest health management rating |
| 2020 | Opened Nojima Aurora Mall Higashi-Totsuka, Nojima Aeon Makuhari, Nojima Urban Dock LaLaport Toyosu, Nojima Coaska Bayside Yokosuka, Nojima Marui Family Ebina, Nojima Yokohama Higashiterao, Nojima Miura, Nojima SOCOLA Musashi-Koganei Cross, Nojima Maruhiro Kawagoe, Nojima Ito-Yokado Ayase, Nojima Suwa, and Nojima Aeon Mall Ageo Recognized as a 2020 Health and Productivity Management Organization (Large Corporate Division) Donated 2 million masks and 400 protective suits to medical and educational institutions to combat COVID-19 Opened the KidZania Tokyo/Nojima Home Appliance Specialty Store exhibit Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara joins Japan’s professional women’s soccer league (WE League) Started accepting secondments from companies affected by the spread of COVID-19 Nojima Charity Tournament (Golf) held to support health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Opened Nojima fullel with Jiyugaoka, Nojima Aeon Style Himonya, Nojima Machinoma Omori, Konandai Birds, Nojima Socola Yoga, Nojima Marinpia Shopping Center, Nojima Tanashi Asta, Nojima Ichikawa Ekimae, and Nojima MitteN Fuchu. Recognized as a 2021 Health and Productivity Management Organization (Large Corporate Division) Certified as “Superior” in Y-SDGs (Yokohama’s SDGs Certification System) Nifty makes Cecile a subsidiary Held a charity sale to combat COVID-19 and donated 115 million yen in proceeds to Tokyo and eight other prefectures Opened the large-scale commercial facility MitteN at the south exit of Fuchu Station |