Chronology

	Corporate History of Tokyo Century Corporation
2009	April Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation was established April, 2009, through a merger between Century Leasing System, Inc. and Tokyo Leasing Co., Ltd.
2010	April TC Agency Corporation was established, through a merger between Tokyo Lease Kanzai K.K. and Century Business Service, Inc. July Acquired 66.5% of the shares of IHI Finance Support Corporation.
2011	February Established PT. Century Tokyo Leasing Indonesia(currently PT. Tokyo Century Indonesia) as a subsidiary in Indonesia. March Acquired additional shares of Nippon Rent-A-Car Service,Inc. making it a corporate affiliate based on the equity method. (consolidated in June 2013) October Established TC Property Solutions Corporation. (currently TC Hotels & Resorts Corporation)
2012	March Acquired 16.7% of the shares of Jetstar Japan Co., Ltd. September Established Kyocera TCL Solar LLC. with Kyocera Corporation as a joint venture. December Acquired the shares of GA Telesis, LLC making it a corporate affiliate based on the equity method.
2013	June Established Century Tokyo Factoring China Corporation (currently Tokyo Century Factoring China Corporation) in Shanghai. October Merger between Tokyo Auto Leasing Co., Ltd. and Nippon Car Solutions Co., Ltd. Consolidated Nippon Car Solutions Co., Ltd. Established TC Aviation Capital Ireland Ltd. as a subsidiary in Ireland. November Established TC Aviation Capital UK Ltd. as a subsidiary in U.K.
2014	May Consolidated TISCO Tokyo Leasing Co., Ltd. a local subsidiary in Thailand which used to be an equity-method affiliate. October Established TC-CIT Aviation Ireland Ltd.(currently TC Skyward Aviation Ireland Ltd.) and TC-CIT Aviation U.S., Inc. (currently TC Skyward Aviation U.S., Inc.) December Acquired the shares of BPI Century Tokyo Lease & Finance Corporation (former BPI Leasing Corporation) from Bank of the Philippine Islands, one of the Philippines’ largest financial institutions, making it a corporate affiliate based on the equity method.
2015	February Acquired the shares of Suzhou New District Furui Leasing Co., Ltd. a New Leasing Company established by Suzhou New District Hi-Tech Industrial Co., Ltd. (Government-affiliated Company in China), making it a corporate affiliate based on the equity method. March Acquired the shares of CSI Leasing, Inc. making it a corporate affiliate based on the equity method. (consolidated in June 2016) Acquired shares owned by the Hitachi Construction Machinery Group, entering into the vendor financing venture for construction machinery. April Established Orico Business Leasing Co., Ltd. with Orient Corporation as a joint venture.
2016	June Acquired the shares of Nittochi Asset Management Co., Ltd.(currently Chuo-Nittochi Asset Management Co., Ltd.), making it a corporate affiliate based on the equity method. October Change our corporate name to Tokyo Century Corporation.
2017	March Acquired additional shares in TC-CIT Aviation Ireland Limited (currently, TC Skyward Aviation Ireland Ltd.) and TC-CIT Aviation U.S., Inc. (currently, TC Skyward Aviation U.S., Inc.), and made the both companies wholly owned subsidiaries. Established Dalian Bingshan Group Hua Hui Da Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., a joint venture along with Dalian Bingshan Group Co., Ltd., the largest refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment manufacturer in China. December Acquired interest in Aviation Capital Group LLC, a U.S.-based commercial aircraft lessor, and made it to an equity-method affiliate.(consolidated in December 2019)
2018	July Acquired 70% of shares in Shinko Real Estate Co., Ltd.(currently TC Kobelco Real Estate Co., Ltd.), a subsidiary of Kobe Steel, being engaged in the real estate business, and made it to a consolidated subsidiary. October Acquired additional shares of Bplats, Inc., and made it an equity-method affiliate.
2019	March Acquired 60% of shares in Amada Lease Co., Ltd., a lease company of Amada Holdings Co., Ltd. (currently Amada Co., Ltd.) and converted it into a consolidated subsidiary. June Acquired 50% shares in ITOCHU Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (currently ITOCHU TC Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.), a subsidiary of ITOCHU Corporation and converted it into an equity-method affiliate. November TCUSA, Tokyo Century’s local subsidiary in the U.S, acquired 100% of issued shares in AP Equipment Financing Inc., a U.S. independent leasing and financing company with a focus on work trucks and vans and arbor equipment and vehicles, and made it to a wholly owned subsidiary.
2020	February Concluded a capital and business alliance agreement with Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (currently NTT, Inc.; NTT). Implemented a third-party allotment of shares to NTT and ITOCHU Corporation as subscribers. July NTT TC Leasing Co., Ltd., a JV established with the NTT Group, started its operation. The JV deals with businesses originally spun off from the leasing and global businesses of NTT Finance Corporation. Acquired 14.9% of outstanding ordinary interest in the shareholding company of the Advantage Partners Group.

	Former Century Leasing System, Inc.	Former Tokyo Leasing Co., Ltd.
1964		August Jointly established by Nippon Kangyo Bank, Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.), Kangin Tochi-Tatemono Co., Ltd (currently Chuo-Nittochi Co., Ltd.), and Nanoh Co., Ltd. (currently Chuo-Nittochi Co., Ltd.), with a capitalization of 1 million yen.
1969	July Jointly established by ITOCHU Corporation, Daiichi Bank, Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.), Nippon Life Insurance Company, and Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company, with a capitalization of 500 million yen. August Opened Osaka Sales Office, followed by the opening of branch and sales offices in major cities.	February Opened Osaka Sales Office, followed by the opening of branch and sales offices in major cities.
1972		April Established Tokyo Lease Kanzai K.K. (currently TC Agency Corporation)
1979		March Established Tokyo Auto Leasing Co., Ltd. (currently Nippon Car Solutions Co., Ltd.) May Established Tokyo Leasing (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.(currently Tokyo Century Leasing (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. ) as a subsidiary in Singapore.
1983		May Established Tokyo Leasing (UK) PLC as a subsidiary in London, U.K.
1985	April Established Century Auto Leasing Co., Ltd.	December Established Tokyo Leasing (U.S.A.) Inc.(currently Tokyo Century (USA) Inc. ) as a subsidiary in Connecticut, U.S.A. (relocated to New York in 1994)
1990		February Listed shares on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
1991	January Established Century Agency, Inc. (currently TC Agency Corporation) (company name changed to Century Business Service, Inc. in April 2003)
1997		November Jointly established President Tokyo Corporation in Taiwan.
2000	March Acquired Asahi Auto Lease Co., Ltd. (merged with Century Auto Leasing Co., Ltd., currently Nippon Car Solutions, Co., Ltd., in October 2000) November Launched “Century Net” Web-based lease management system. (currently “LINCS”)
2001		May Obtained ISO14001 certification, international standard for environmental management systems.
2002		September Listed shares on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. October Merged with Kawasaki Enterprises, Inc.
2003	September Listed shares on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
2004	September Listed shares on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.	July Tokyo Auto Leasing Co., Ltd.(currently Nippon Car Solutions Co., Ltd.) merged with Sankyo Trading Co., Ltd.
2005	March Obtained BS7799-2 British standard certification for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) and Japanese standard ISMS Certification Criteria Ver. 2.0. (shifted to ISO/IEC27001 international standard for ISMS in March, 2006) October Established Nippon Car Solutions Co., Ltd. through an equal merger between Century Auto Leasing Co., Ltd. and NTT Auto Leasing Co., Ltd.	February Obtained BS7799-2 British standard certification for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) and Japanese standard ISMS Certification Criteria Ver. 2.0. （shifted to ISO/IEC27001 international standard for ISMS in May, 2007）
2006	March Obtained ISO/14001 certification, international standard for environmental management systems.
2007		June Established TLC Capital (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.(currently Tokyo Century Capital (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.) as a subsidiary in Malaysia.
2008	September Nippon Car Solutions Co., Ltd. acquired all shares of Showa Auto Rental & Leasing Co., Ltd.	January Acquired 90% of the shares of Shiseido Lease Co., Ltd. (currently S.D.L Co., Ltd.). March Jointly established Orico Auto Leasing Co., Ltd. with Orient Corporation. July Acquired additional shares of Mizuho Corporate Leasing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (currently TISCO Tokyo Leasing Co., Ltd. ) in Thailand, making it a corporate affiliate based on the equity method. (consolidated in May 2014) Acquired additional shares of Fujitsu Leasing Co., Ltd.(currently FLCS Co., Ltd.), making it a consolidated subsidiary.