Company Profile
History of The Japan Research Institute, Limited| February, 1969 | Established "Japan Information Services Co., Ltd." independently from The Sumitomo Bank Ltd. Capital: ¥100 million |
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| December, 1988 | Opened Higashi Nihon Center |
| December, 1989 | Changed name to "The Japan Research Institute, Limited" and newly established Integrated Research Division |
| November, 1994 | Tokyo Head Office moved to Ichiban-cho, Chiyoda-ku |
| April, 1995 | Merged with Sumitomo Business Consulting Co. Ltd, capital increased to ¥2 billion |
| September, 1998 | Acquired the Privacy Mark, which is awarded to firms practicing proper protection of private information. |
| November, 1998 | Received Japan Quality Award |
| September, 1999 | Received Office Automation Award |
| May, 2000 | Acquired ISO14000 environmental management systems. |
| April, 2001 | Integration of the research businesses by Sakura Institute of Research Inc. |
| December, 2001 | Integration of the consulting businesses by SMBC |
| February, 2003 | The Japan Research Institute, Limited became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. |
| April, 2003 | The systems-related function of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation was transfered to and integrated into The japan Research Institute Limited. |
