1964 |
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- 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.
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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.
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- February
- Opened Osaka Sales Office, followed by the opening of branch and sales offices in major cities.
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1972 |
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- April
- Established Tokyo Lease Kanzai K.K. (currently TC Agency Corporation)
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1979 |
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- March
- Established Tokyo Auto Leasing Co., Ltd. (currently Nippon Car Solutions Co., Ltd.)
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1983 |
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- May
- Established Tokyo Leasing (UK) PLC as a subsidiary in London, U.K.
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1985 |
- April
- Established Century Auto Leasing Co., Ltd.
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- 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)
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1990 |
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- February
- Listed shares on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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1991 |
- January
- Established Century Agency, Inc. (currently TC Agency Corporation)
(company name changed to Century Business Service, Inc. in April 2003)
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1997 |
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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”)
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2001 |
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- May
- Obtained ISO14001 certification, international standard for environmental management systems.
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2002 |
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- September
- Listed shares on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
- October
- Merged with Kawasaki Enterprises, Inc.
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2003 |
- September
- Listed shares on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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2004 |
- September
- Listed shares on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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- July
- Tokyo Auto Leasing Co., Ltd.(currently Nippon Car Solutions Co., Ltd.) merged with Sankyo Trading Co., Ltd.
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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.
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- 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)
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2006 |
- March
- Obtained ISO/14001 certification, international standard for environmental management systems.
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2007 |
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2008 |
- September
- Nippon Car Solutions Co., Ltd. acquired all shares of Showa Auto Rental & Leasing Co., Ltd.
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- 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.
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