Company Profile

History

• 2000

  • March
    Established as the first in-house venture of a general trading company by investment from Nissho Iwai, NTT-X, and IT. Introduced in the media as "the birth of an Internet general trading company.
  • October
    Capital increase through third-party allotment to Sanwa Bank, Nipponkoa Fire & Marine, Orient Corporation, and Japan Asia Investment.
  • December
    Baitsubo.com, an online exchange for paper, is established.

• 2001

  • April
    Service station support e-commerce site "Mangtan.net.com" is launched.
    Inspection and analysis comprehensive portal site "Touhou kensho kensho roku" launched.
  • September
    EC site specializing in procurement of logistics materials "Land Transport Dot-com" established.
  • October
    Spun off business and established "Baytsubo Corporation", the first incubation project.

• 2002

  • February
    First Hands Corporation, an e-commerce system operator for semiconductors and electronic components, established
  • March
    Ryoji Terai (current president) appointed
  • July
    Full-scale entry into environment-related business, starting with sales of a waste tracking and management system using GPS and digital cameras
  • September
    Invests in Visionea Corporation, an imaging technology development company, and sells DVD Magic ( DVD viewing control technology).
  • October
    Begins contract manufacturing of DVDs and CDs for magazine supplements and PR distribution.
  • Novmber
    Supported construction of ELV disposal management system for a major automobile manufacturer.
  • December
    Support for new business launch for a major gas company ( GIS business planning, brand building, catalog sales business, etc.)

• 2003

  • June
    Support for launching an online business for a major luxury supermarket
  • July
    Consulting for a major automobile manufacturer to launch a used car business
  • August
    Planned and executed the "Nationwide Cross-State Project for Natural Gas Vehicles" to promote natural gas vehicles
    Started planning and operation of "Car Life Advisor Training Project" to improve the quality of SS staff
  • November
    Jointly developed with a major gas company the world's first "Liquid in Bottle Inspection Device," which easily checks for flammable liquids in PET and aluminum bottles by simply placing the device on the bottle, and began sales. Sequentially introduced at airports in Japan (40 airports in Japan, 230 units installed)

• 2004

  • August
    Launched "Keitai DVD " for ¥525, which can be viewed as if it were a rental (no need to return it. (No need to return the DVDs. Viewing is possible for one week after authentication with a cell phone.
    Content: Shaolin Soccer, Cutie Honey, Hotelier, etc.
  • October
    Chip One Stop Inc., a capital partner, is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Mothers market.
  • December
    Manufactures 2.2 million promotional DVDs for Arima Kinen on consignment from JRA.

• 2005

  • Febrary
    Travel Information Site "tavinci" Opens in Pursuit of Adult Satisfaction
  • March
    Capital alliance partner Risk Monster, Inc. listed on the Hercules market.
  • Septeber
    Full-scale entry into the security business; sales of X-ray inspection systems and metal detectors begin in addition to liquid inspection systems.
  • November
    Marketing of "Laser Methane Inspection System," a laser-based gas detector, begins.

• 2006

  • August
    First contracts are signed for Liquid Inspection Systems for overseas (China and Singapore).
  • September
    Formed capital alliance with ThinkPower Corporation, a provider of music lyrics distribution service.
    Launched "ClasSeek," a classical music concert ticket sales website.

• 2007

  • June
    Started Russian business (export of used cars to Siberia and the Far East via the Internet)
  • July
    Launched UETE, a selective shopping site.
  • September
    Large order for X-ray inspection equipment for postal service (75 units installed)

• 2008

  • February
    Sojitz and NTT Resonant transfer their shares to Mitsuwa Corporation, an information-related trading company, becoming a Mitsuwa Group company.
  • May
    Metal detectors are installed in Narita Terminal 2. Together with Terminal 1, we deliver all metal detectors used at the airport.
  • June
    Provided DEEP SEARCH ground search equipment to search for victims of the Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku Earthquake.
    Conducted drive activation project and distributed DVDs at service stations ( gas stations ).
    Sold metal detectors to the pachinko industry to prevent unauthorized balls from being brought into pachinko parlors.
  • August
    Provided liquid object inspection equipment to Beijing Railway Station for the Beijing Olympics
  • December
    Exported 7,200 used cars to Russia (7 billion yen in turnover) in a year.

• 2009

  • January
    Invested in Han River Chemical of South Korea and began exporting CFC gas for refrigerants.
  • February
    SEIJO FAR EAST LIMITED. established through joint investment with Seijo (now Matsukiyo Kokokokara) and DIXI. Export of daily necessities to Russia begins.
    Invested in Nagasaki Prefecture environmental venture "Marine Giken" and entered the water quality improvement business.
  • May
    Installed 12 units of water quality improvement equipment at Murayama Reservoir, Tokyo.
  • September
    The Asahi Shimbun newspaper (dated September 26 ) carried a large article on the company's introduction on its economic page under the title "Small general trading company makes great strides with 40 employees and sales that have increased fivefold in two years".
  • October
    TV Asahi's "Super J Channel" aired a special program titled "Secrets of Rapid Growth of a Trading Company with 40 Employees".
    Provided liquid inspection equipment to Shanghai EXPO
  • December
    Installed 113 units of liquid inspection equipment in Shanghai subway in China

• 2010

  • January
    Started exporting used cars to three Caucasus countries ( Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan)
  • February
    Started selling Japanese products (daily necessities) at 6 stores in Vladivostok, Russia
  • March
    Installed X-ray inspection equipment in prisons and detention centers, and metal detectors in the Diet members' building
    Installed 30 liquid inspection devices in Chongqing subway in China
  • June
    10th anniversary party held; "Japan's Most Vigorous 30 General Trading Companies" published by Shogakukan
  • November
    Conducted water quality improvement demonstration test at Lake Sanaru, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
    Provided security equipment for APEC meeting, exhibited Jet Streamer at JETRO booth in the venue

• 2011

  • April
    Started exporting daily necessities to Russia (home centers)
  • August
    Conducted demonstration test of countermeasures against blue-green algae upwelling in the Shinkawa River in Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture
  • October
    Joint development and patent application for the " HAST Wingless Fan Ring Type Blower" for sewer construction with Tokyo Metropolitan Sewerage Service and Tokyo Gas Co.

• 2012

  • February
    DVD and CD consignment production reaches 65 million units per year
  • April
    Installs jet streamer for anti-scum measures at Shakujiigawa, Kita-ku, Tokyo
  • June
    Established "Ebismarine Co., Ltd." and took over water quality improvement business from Marine Giken Co.
    Engaged in experimental cultivation of buckwheat noodles in the Russian Far East
  • August
    Russian agriculture (buckwheat noodle cultivation) business featured on the front page of the Asahi Shimbun's evening edition.

• 2013

  • May
    Provided X-ray inspection equipment and metal detectors to the African Development Conference
  • June
    MBO conducted by management of EBIS Trade
    Start of measures to prevent blue-green algae upwelling in the Umatomigawa River, Akita Prefecture
  • July
    Exports Shizuoka tea to Russia
  • August
    eBISTRADE receives ODA (Official Development Assistance) for FY2013 to improve river water quality in Vietnam

• 2014

  • January
    Begins installation of metal detectors for prisons and detention centers nationwide
    First order for "printing + CD sets" from a major event company
  • April
    Jet Streamer is reinstalled in the Aji Pond at Byodo-in Phoenix Hall
  • October
    Awarded the Governor's Prize at the 26th Nagasaki Prefecture Invention and Innovation Exhibition
  • November
    First import of 400 tons of brown buckwheat noodles from Russia to Japan.
  • December
    Installation of anti-blue-green algae control equipment on Kitadaito Island, Okinawa Prefecture

   

• 2015

  • May
    EBISKOREA, Inc. is established.
  • June
    Jointly developed and started sales of HAST-e, a simple wingless fan ring-type blower, with Tokyo Metropolitan Sewerage Service Co.
    Multi-streamer installed in Kozan Pond and Nakaumi Sea, Tottori Prefecture, Japan, as a demonstration experiment for improving DO.
  • August
    Antlers Sports Clinic, Japan's first orthopedic clinic in cooperation with a professional sports team, opened.
  • October
    Received the Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Director-General's Award at the 6th Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Awards for the development of the wingless fan ring-type blower HAST.
    Began trading of daily necessities with Nichiyaku Honpo (Taiwan).
  • December
    Installed sludge accumulation prevention equipment in a drainage tank at a thermal power plant of a major electric power company

• 2016

  • January
    EBISTRADE TAIWAN LTD. established
  • May
    Provided security equipment for the Iseshima Summit
  • June
    Installed water quality improvement equipment in Yeocheon, Suwon, Korea
  • July
    Relocates headquarters from Kanda Nishiki-cho to Kanda-Tamachi
    Provides explosive detection equipment to Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co.
  • August
    Super Ikinobakari Concert" ( 4 days, 100,000 people): operation services provided.

• 2017

  • January
    Delivered a ground penetrating equipment ( CMD ) to the Ministry of Defense (Defense Acquisition Agency)
  • February
    Provided security equipment ( metal detectors) for the Sapporo Winter Asian Games and Tokyo Marathon
  • March
    Started sales of high-performance metal detectors with profiling function
  • May
    Ordered 1.3 million copies of "Kimi no na wa" film bookmarks for DVD and BD purchases
  • June
    Next-generation landmine detector ( ALIs) jointly developed and commercialized with Tohoku University
  • August
    Successful bid for X-ray equipment for large container cargo inspection for the three customs offices ( Tokyo, Nagoya, Moji) ( total amount: 2.5 billion yen)
    Won a bid for 17 next-generation landmine detectors from the Ministry of Defense (Defense Acquisition Agency)
  • September
    Received orders for metal detectors and X-ray inspection systems from the Tokyo Stock Exchange

• 2018

  • March
    Started exporting sake to Taiwan
  • April
    Installed two jellyfish transfer machines for a major electric power company
  • May
    Received first order for a printing project from a famous opera company
    First order for metal detectors for customs to combat gold smuggling
  • June
    EBIS Algae Industry Research Institute established; production of microalgae "Nannochloropsis" begins in Ishinomaki City in August
  • August
    Musashino Atlasters Sports Clinic opens in Mitaka City, Japan
  • September
    Entered into an exclusive distributorship agreement with EID of South Korea for water flow generators
  • November
    Distributed DVDs of popular cartoons to kindergartens and nursery schools
    Export of daily necessities to Vietnam begins

• 2019

  • February
    First order for anti-scum equipment received from Tokyo Metropolitan Sewage Treatment Center
  • June
    First order received for Nannochloropsis for aquaculture feed.
  • July
    Memorandum of Understanding for comprehensive business cooperation signed with Hulunboil City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.
  • November
    First order received from a major e-commerce company for high-performance metal detectors with profiling function.

• 2020

  • January
    Commercialized a self-propelled blue-green algae control robot, "Blue-green algae watcher
  • February
    Demonstration of next-generation landmine detectors ( ALIs)in Cambodia
  • April
    Developed and sold a non-contact infrared temperature measuring device for corona control
    Received order for sales promotion DVD from a major hamburger chain
  • June
    Installed metal detectors at Japan's largest theme park
  • October
    Opened " NOMOU " Japanese Sake Bar at EBIS Taiwan.

• 2021

  • January
    First order for popular anime character products (playing cards, coasters, etc.) from a major publisher
  • March
    Established AsleadMed and transferred the clinic business to AsleadMed
  • July
    Provided metal detectors and X-ray inspection equipment for security at the world's largest sporting event venue

• 2022

  • January
    Export of daily necessities to Thailand begins
  • March
    Received event promotion contract from a professional baseball team.
    Opened "Wild Knights Clinic" in Kumagaya City in cooperation with the Panasonic Wild Knights.
  • July
    First installation of "Blue-green algae watcher," a self-propelled blue-green algae control device, at the Umatomigawa River in Akita Prefecture, Japan.
  • November
    EBISTRADE TAIWAN LTD. acquires sake taster certification.
  • December
    Export of marine products to South Korea begins in cooperation with Kyokuyo
    Exported next-generation landmine detection equipment to Cambodia and Bosnia

• 2023

  • January
    7 units of anti-sludge equipment installed for a major electric power company
  • February
    Three blue-green algae watchers are installed in an agricultural reservoir on Kitadaito Island, Okinawa
  • June
    Japan's first "Green School Lunch (algae school lunch) " using Nannochloropsis in Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture
    In-house products: Tokyo Revengers playing cards, scrolls, hanging scrolls, and folding screens are launched.
  • August
    Released Shaman King merchandise
  • October
    Exported next-generation landmine detectors to Ukraine through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( ODA)

• 2024

  • February
    Installed water quality improvement equipment at Tabata Higashi Reservoir in Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture
  • April
    Opened "Lions Orthopedic Clinic" in Tokorozawa City in cooperation with the Seibu Lions.
    Abe Kamaboko-Ten (Sendai City) launched a new product, "Morino Hyotan-Age" with Nannochloropsis added.
  • June
    Conducted a classroom lecture and practical class on water quality improvement at Isahaya High School in Nagasaki Prefecture as part of an exploratory study program.
  • August
    Delivered CT inspection equipment for customs
  • October
    Adopted as a breakthrough project for red tide countermeasures by Nagasaki Prefecture, and conducted a demonstration test of red tide countermeasures in Tachibana Bay, Nagasaki Prefecture.
    Jointly received an order for designated management of Fukuroi City Tsukiminosato Gakuyukan (cultural hall ) with Fukuroi City Sports Association
  • December
    Installed metal detectors and liquid inspection equipment at the largest theme park in the Kinki area