1982

Muneaki Masuda opens the record rental store "LOFT" combined with a coffee shop on the fifth floor of Hirakata Station Square Building in Hirakata, Osaka.

1983

March

The first TSUTAYA store, "TSUTAYA SHOTEN Hirakata Station Square," opens.

1986

June

Business alliance with Nippon Shuppan Hanbai, Inc., is executed in order to supply products to participating retailers.

1989

March

Joins Japan Franchise Association as a full member.

1990

July

Registered to International Franchise Association as a full member.

1994

July

Franchise operations of TSUTAYA Book Network launch.

October

A full-size urban store, TSUTAYA Yebisu Garden Place opens in Shibuya, Tokyo, touting a concept of stocking all conceivable titles of video product.

October

TSUTAYA Yamanouchi opens in Naha, Okinawa, as the original "Multi-Package Store" that conveniently stocks all kinds of packaged entertainment like videos, CDs, and books.

November

Tokyo Branch Office relocates to Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, at Yebisu Garden Place.

1995

August

Established Nihon Soft Service, Co., Ltd. as a distribution division in Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.

August

Equity participation in Esquire Magazine Japan Co., Ltd. (later becomes a wholly owned subsidiary within the CCC group), editor and publisher of Japanese edition of U.S. magazine Esquire for business executives.

September

Investment in DirecTV Japan marks entry into satellite broadcasting business.

December

TSUTAYA Higashikori opens in Hirakata, Osaka, as a multi-package store showcase.

1996

September

TSUTAYA Gakusha opens as an education facility for franchisees and company employees in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo.

October

Muneaki Masuda assumes titles of Representative Director and Chairman; Kazuaki Terao becomes Representative Director and President.

1997

May

Franchise operations launch for GAME TSUTAYA, the game software retail business.

December

DirecTV begins broadcast service.

December

DVD rentals start at TSUTAYA Sangenjaya and TSUTAYA Shinjuku locations.

1999

February

Muneaki Masuda resigns from the post of Representative Director and President of DirecTV Japan.

April

Muneaki Masuda assumes Representative Director and President of CCC.

July

"TSUTAYA online" launches services using the Internet.

August

TSUTAYA online service starts on NTT DoCoMo's mobile service, i-Mode.

December

SHIBUYA TSUTAYA opens in front of the Shibuya Hachikomae intersection.

December

TSUTAYA online begins mail order service via mobile phones.

2000

April

CCC shares list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Mothers Market.

2001

March

TSUTAYA marks 1,000 operating stores with the opening of TSUTAYA Haginodori (opened on March 1 in Nagoya, franchise location).

May

Number of shares per trading unit changes from 1,000 to 100 to improve stock liquidity.

December

CCC common shares split 2 for 1 in order to increase liquidity.

2002

October

"DISCAS" begins online DVD rental service.

2003

March

Business alliance signed with T Point alliance partners for the point loyalty business.

March

Stock listing moves to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange from the Mothers Market.

April

TSUTAYA Tokyo Roppongi opens in Roppongi Hills, a new commercial development in Minato-ku, Tokyo.

June

CCC common shares split 2 for 1 in order to increase liquidity.

2004

October

Online DVD rental service DISCAS renovates website, which is renamed TSUTAYA DISCAS.

2005

August

TC Entertainment Co., Ltd., that handles planning, production and sales of DVD content is established jointly with TBS.

September

CCC Communications Co., Ltd., is established jointly with IMJ to pursue recommendation advertising business operations.

November

The Internet business platform is reinforced through stock acquisitions of three companies: Digital Hollywood Co., Ltd., operator of digital content art schools; DigitalScape, a temporary placement agency that specializes in digital creative artists and IT engineers; and IMJ, the largest Web solutions business in Japan.

2006

March

Business consolidation with Rentrak Japan, engaged in the PPT business through rental video product distribution. Simultaneously, CCC spins off its franchise business into TSUTAYA Co., Ltd., and becomes a pure holding company under holding company regulations.

May

Enters into equity and business alliance with major CD & DVD retailer Sumiya.

October

Issuance of the T Card (formerly the TSUTAYA membership card) begins outside of TSUTAYA store locations.

October

TSUTAYA online membership surpasses 10 million.

2007

February

T Card membership surpasses 20 million; approximately 40% of all men and women in their 20s in Japan own the card.

October

FamilyMart initiates T Card issuance along with T Point awarding and redemption services.

2008

June

Intermediate management companies are respectively established for the Entertainment Business and Marketing Solutions Business in order to speed up management decision-making.

June

Broadcasting business for Digital TV at TSUTAYA Group goes into full scale operation. TSUTAYA TV, hosted by Activila, adds 100 titles.

July

Blue-ray disc rentals start at all TSUTAYA store locations.