February 1976 |
Temporary Center Inc. established in Kita-ku, Osaka-shi to undertake temporary staffing as its main business. |
November 1976 |
Tokyo Office set up in Hatchobori, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. |
July 1977 |
Osaka Headquarters moved to Itoman Bldg., Honcho, Higashi-ku, Osaka-shi, to cope with the expansion in operations. |
July 1978 |
Tokyo Office moved to the Nippon Press Center Bldg., Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, as business expanded; became the Tokyo Headquarters. |
November 1983 |
Temporary Center Okayama Inc. (currently Pasona Okayama Inc.) established in Okayama-shi as an area franchise of the temporary staffing service. |
April 1984 |
Osaka Headquarters moved to Nakanoshima Nichimen Bldg., Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, following an expansion in operations. |
August 1984 |
Temporary Center Kyoto Inc. established in Kyoto-shi as an area franchise of the temporary staffing service. |
May 1985 |
Temporary Center Nakakyushu Inc. established in Kumamoto-shi as an area franchise of the temporary staffing service. |
November 1985 |
Global Brain Inc. established to provide recruiting and placement services aimed at corporate executives. |
May 1986 |
Temporary Center Nagasaki Inc. established in Nagasaki-shi as an area franchise of the temporary staffing service. |
July 1986 |
Obtained license for General Worker Dispatching Undertakings following enactment of the Temporary Staffing Law. |
August 1986 |
NS Personnel Service Co., Ltd. established through capital participation in a temporary staffing subsidiary of the Nippon Steel Group. |
September 1989 |
Temporary Sunrise Inc. (currently Pasona Heartful Inc.)established in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, to promote employment of personnel with disabilities. |
July 1991 |
Childcare International Inc. (currently Pasona Foster Inc.), a management agency for corporate childcare centers, established. |
June 1993 |
Corporate name Temporary Center Inc. changed to Pasona Inc. |
December 1993 |
Human Resources Exchange System Inc. (currently Pasona Inc. )established to offer outplacement service to promote flexibility in the labor market through temporary transfers to non-affiliated companies. |
May 1994 |
Windows Rescue Dept. (currently Pasona Tech, Inc.) created within Pasona Inc. to offer temporary staffing of “Windows” PC specialists. |
November 1994 |
Female University Student Support Project created to provide support to unemployed female university graduates amid severe employment conditions. Business Intern System launched to offer training on required office skills such as PC operation and to provide internships at companies. |
May 1995 |
Special Senior Worker Temporary Staffing Service (currently Senior/Business Talent Bank Team at Pasona Inc.) established to develop employment opportunities for senior personnel over 60. |
March 1996 |
Business Coop. Inc. (currently Benefit One Inc.) established to offer outsourcing services for corporate employee benefit programs. |
May 1996 |
Mac Rescue Dept. (currently Pasona Tech Inc.) created at Pasona Inc. to offer temporary staffing of “Macintosh” PC specialists. |
November 1996 |
Pasona Foster Inc. established to undertake personnel training and staffing in the nursing area. |
March 1998 |
Home Office Network created to offer job information to Home Office Workers. |
October 1998 |
Pasona Talent Bank created to set up a talent registry for middle-aged and older professionals and to provide support for working as independent contractors. |
June 2000 |
Pasona Sunrise Inc. obtained operational rights from former Pasona Inc.,(currently Nambu Enterprise, Inc.) changed corporate name to Pasona Inc.; |
December 2001 |
Pasona Inc. is listed on the Nasdaq Japan stock market. (currently Nippon New Market - "Hercules") |
September 2002 |
Osaka Toshiba Management Center Co., Ltd, becomes a subsidiary following the assumption of new shares, and the business name changed to Pasona Empower Inc. |
October 2002 |
e-staffing Co., Ltd. becomes an equity method affiliate following a joint investment with Tempstaff Co., Ltd. and Recruit Staffing Co., Ltd., that gave Pasona an interest in the e-staffing Co., Ltd. subsidiary. |
December 2002 |
Kansai Koyo Soushutsu Kiko (Kansai Employment Creation Organization Inc.) established through joint funding with major regional firms. The company will act as a sort of personnel “bridge bank,” linking small and medium-sized enterprises who lack personnel, and skilled middle-aged and older candidates with experience at major firms. |
March 2003 |
Pasona Inc. established Pasona Logicom Inc, a company providing outsourcing services for distribution contracting, including distribution functions.
Pasona Inc. acquires the stock of Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.'s temporary staffing subsidiary Con-Be, Inc. |
Apri 2003 |
Pasona Heartful Inc.established, as a new venture aimed to further promoting employment opportunities for the physically and mentally handicapped. |
June 2003 |
In a joint investment with Kawaijuku Educational Institution, Pasona Inc. established National Examination Center Inc. to offer outsourcing services concerning exams. |
July 2003 |
Following Kansai, personnel "bridge bank", Kanto Employment Creation Organization Inc. established through joint funding with major regional firms. |
October 2003 |
Pasona Inc. spins off its Placement & Recruiting Division and restarts operations as Pasona Carent Inc. to expand business.
Pasona Inc. is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
March 2004 |
Pasona Tech, Inc. registers to Japan Securities Dealers Association (JSDA) |
September 2004 |
Benefit One Inc. stock registered over-the-counter with the Japan Securities Dealers Association (JSDA)
Pasona Global Inc.(currently Pasona Inc. Global Division)established to offer Recruiting/Placement services and recruiting consultation of global personnel. |
October 2004 |
Pasona Engineering Inc. established to provide temporary staffing of electrical engineers. |
February 2005 |
PASONA O2, an underground farm, opened on the B2 level of Pasona Inc.’s Tokyo Headquarter (Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) |
March 2005 |
Pasona REP Power Inc. established to offer support and consulting services on sales for Pasona and the Pasona Group. |
June 2005 |
Pasona Fortune Inc. established to conduct platform business activities that bring together both companies and business specialists in various areas. |
July 2005 |
HR Partners Inc., through a joint capital investment by in-house affiliates of leading large-scale corporations, established an independent website to facilitate recruiting and the sharing of information of indirect departments, such as the benefits and training of registered staff. |
September 2005 |
Pasona Management Consultancy (Shenzen) established in China to offer HR management and corporate management consulting services. |
March 2006 |
Pasona Human Resources (Shanghai) Co., Ltd established to offer recruiting and permanent placement services toward Japanese companies in China.
Benefit One Inc. listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
April 2006 |
In a joint investment with EDION Corporation., Pasona e-Professional Inc. established to offer mainly temporary staffing services toward EDION group’s home appliance stores. |
January 2007 |
Pasona career assets Inc. and Pasona Carent Inc. joined becoming the first company in Japan with offices across 47 prefectures providing placement/recruiting and outplacement services as Pasona Career Inc. |
April 2007 |
CLUB PASONA OMOTESANDO, a facility to provide fringe benefit services to our registered staff, opened in Jingumae, Shibuya-ward, Tokyo. |
September 2007 |
Opened Pasona Group Inc. headquarters at Shin-Marunouchi Bldg. in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. |
October 2007 |
Pasona Inc. acquired additional shares in Kansai Employment Creation Organization Inc. and Kanto Employment Creation Organization Inc., making them consolidated subsidiaries. |
December 2007 |
Pasona Group Inc. established as a pure holding company through the transfer of shares.The Company is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and on the Nippon New Market “Hercules,” Osaka Securities Exchange. |
January 2008 |
Pasona ADP Payroll, Inc. is removed from Pasona Group’s scope of consolidation as an equity-method affiliate following the transfer of its shares. |
March 2008 |
Pelham Search Pacific Limited and Pelham International Limited are removed from Pasona Group’s scope of consolidation as subsidiary companies following the transfer of their shares.
Pasona Group Inc. acquired additional shares in Financial Sun Inc., making it’s a wholly owned subsidiary. |
April 2008 |
Pasona Group Inc. acquired additional shares in Pasona Insurance Inc., making it’s a wholly owned subsidiary. |
October 2008 |
Pasona CIO Inc., established to a Group shared service company focusing on the IT field |
December 2008 |
Pasona Inc. merged with Financial Sun Inc. and Pasona Sportsmate Inc.
PASONA EUROPE LIMITED is removed from Pasona Group’s scope of consolidation as a subsidiary company following the transfer of all of its shares.
The Company is delisted listed from the Nippon New Market “Hercules,” Osaka Securities Exchange. |
April 2009 |
Pasona Inc. merged with Pasona Insurance Inc. and Pasona Temp to Perm, Inc.
Pasona Inc. took over the rights and obligations of Pasona Youth Inc., a company which focuses on temporary staffing activities for new graduates and graduates with limited experience in the workforce through a process of corporate merger and spin off.
Pasona REP Power Inc. merged with Pasona Youth Inc. Corporate name changed to Pasona Dotank Inc. |
May 2009 |
Benefit One Inc. took over the rights and obligations of NARP Inc., a company which engages in the individual membership system employee welfare service business through a process of corporate merger and spin off. |
July 2009 |
Pasona Inc.merged with MITSUI BUSSAN HUMAN RESOURCES CORPORATION. |
November 2009 |
Pasona Tech, Inc. included in the scope of consolidation as a wholly owned subsidiary following the acquisition of shares by way of public tender. |
December 2009 |
Pasona Group headquarters sestablished in Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. |
February 2010 |
Shares of AIG Staff Co., Ltd., the human resource company of the AIG Group, acquired; company included in Pasona Group's scope of consolidation as a subsidiary company. |
March 2010 |
Pasona Career Inc. merged with Pasona Inc. with Pasona Career as the surviving company; corporate name changed to Pasona Inc.
Pasona Kyoto, Inc, and Pasona Nagasaki Inc. included in the scope of consolidation as wholly owned subsidiaries following the acquisition of additional shares. |
April 2010 |
Pasona Sparkle Inc. merged with Pasona Sourcing Inc. with Pasona Sparkle as the surviving company; corporate name changed to Pasona Sourcing Inc. |
September 2010 |
Pasona Inc. merged with AIG Staff Co., Ltd. |
November 2010 |
Pasona Inc. merged with Pasona Nagasaki Inc. |
December 2010 |
Pasona Inc. merged with Pasona Global Inc. with Pasona Inc.
Pasona e-Professional Inc. included in the scope of consolidation as wholly owned subsidiary following the acquisition of additional shares. |
January 2011 |
Pasona Nakakyushu Inc. shares sold. Company removed from the scope of consolidation as an affiliated company. |
March 2011 |
Shares of K·I·S Co., Ltd. acquired; company included in the scope of consolidation as a subsidiary company. |
April 2011 |
Pasona Inc. merged with Pasona Kyoto Inc. |
June 2011 |
Pasona e-Professional Inc. changes its corporate name to Pasona Marketing Inc.
Pasona Inc. acquires all rights and obligations relating to the temporary staffing businesses of Ricoh Human Creates Co., Ltd. and Ricoh San-Ai Life Inc. |
October 2011 |
Kansai Employment Creation Organization Inc. succeeded a part of business of Kantou Employment Creation Organization Inc. |
November 2011 |
Kansai Employment Creation Organization Inc. transferred a part of its business to Pasona Inc.; corporate name changed to Nihon Employment Creation Organization Inc. |
November 2011 |
Pasona Inc. merged with Kantou Employment Creation Organization Inc. with Pasona Inc. as the surviving company. |
November 2011 |
Pasona Korea Co., Ltd. established as a subsidiary company to engage in human resource services with a focus on Japanese-affiliated companies in Korea. |
December 2011 |
Shares of International Transaction Center Ltd. acquired; company included in the scope of consolidation as a subsidiary company. |
December 2011 |
Pasona Agri-Partners Inc.established as a subsidiary company to conduct agriculture-related business activities. |
January 2012 |
PT Pasona HR Indonesia established as a subsidiary company to engage in human resource services with a focus on Japanese-affiliated companies in Indonesia. |
March 2012 |
Shares of CAPLAN Corporation, a group company of ITOCHU Corporation and Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., acquired; company included in Pasona Group's scope of consolidation as a subsidiary company. |
March 2012 |
Benefit One Inc. acquired shares of Unimat Solutions Inc.; company included in Benefit One's scope of consolidation as a subsidiary company; corporate name changed to Benefit One Solutions, Inc. |
April 2012 |
Shares of YASKAWA BUSINESS STAFF CORPORATION, a group company of Yaskawa Electric Group, acquired; company included in Pasona Group's scope of consolidation as a subsidiary company. |
May 2012 |
Shares of Bewith, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, acquired; company included in Pasona Group's scope of consolidation as a subsidiary company. |
May 2012 |
Benefit One Inc. established Benefit One Shanghai Inc. as an overseas affiliated company to conduct welfare benefit program services for Chinese employees working for Japanese-affiliated companies. |
May 2012 |
Benefit One Inc. acquired shares of Hoken Kyouiku Center Co., Ltd.; company included in Benefit One's scope of consolidation as a subsidiary company; |
July 2012 |
Hoken Kyouiku Center Co., Ltd. inherits healthcare businesses of Benefit One Inc. through absorption-type company split; corporate name changed to Benefit one Healthcare Inc. |
August 2012 |
Corporate name International Transaction Center Ltd. changed to Pasona Language Inc. ) |
September 2012 |
Pasona Furusato Incubation Inc. established as a joint-venture company with Benefit One Inc. to provide local revitalization businesses. |
October 2012 |
Pasona Tech, Inc. merged with Pasona Engineering Inc. |
October 2012 |
Pasona Empower Inc. merged with Pasona Marketing Inc. with Pasona Empower as the surviving company; corporate name changed to Pasona Marketing Inc. |
October 2012 |
Benefit One USA, Inc. established to conduct welfare benefit program services for Japanese-affiliated companies which started operating in the U.S. and local U.S. companies. |
October 2012 |
Pasona Tech, Inc. acquired shares of Argo Co., Ltd.; company included in the scope of consolidation as a subsidiary company. |
November 2012 |
Pasona Tquila Inc. established to provide Salesforce introduction consulting services as well as cultivate and dispatch cloud engineers. |
December 2012 |
Pasona HR Consulting Recruitment (Thailand) Co., Ltd. established as a joint-venture company with Toyota Tsusho Corporation to engage in human resource services in Thailand. Pasona HR Consulting Recruitment (Thailand) Co., Ltd. included in the Company's scope of consolidation as a subsidiary company. |
January 2013 |
CAPLAN Corporation acquired shares of Asahi Beer Communications Co., Ltd. from Asahi Breweries, Ltd.; company included in the scope of consolidation as a subsidiary company. |
February 2013 |
Pasona Life Care Inc. established as a subsidiary company to engage in care welfare and housekeeping services, then care welfare and housekeeping services of Pasona Sourcing Inc. transferred to Pasona Life Care Inc. |
May 2013 |
Pasona Inc. merged with Pasona Sourcing Inc. |
September 2013 |
Shares of SUPPORT CORPORATION, one of subsidiaries of JACCS CO., LTD. to provide temporary staffing and outsourcing services such as contact centers, acquired; company included in Pasona Group's scope of consolidation as a subsidiary company. |
October 2013 |
ITOCHU Corporation and Benefit One Inc. established Benefit One Asia Pte. Ltd. in Singapore to provide welfare services. |
December 2013 |
Pasona Tech Vietnam Co., Ltd. established Hanoi office to expand service areas in Vietnam. |
January 2014 |
Benefit One Asia Pte. Ltd. established ChungHwa Benefit One Co., Ltd., a joint-venture company with Chunghwa Telecom which is the largest common career in Taiwan. |
January 2014 |
Benefit One Asia Pte. Ltd. established Benefit One (Thailand) Co., Ltd. to provide Incentive Point businesses. |
April 2014 |
Shares of Medical Associa Inc. a company to provide various human resource services related to medical care, acquired; company included in Pasona Group's scope of consolidation as a subsidiary company. |
May 2014 |
Benefit One Asia Pte. Ltd. established PT.BENEFIT ONE INDONESIA to provide Incentive Point businesses. |
May 2014 |
Pasona HR Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. established to provide human resource services mainly for Japanese-affiliated companies. |
January 2015 |
Tango Kingdom Inc. established to provide local revitalization businesses and tourism-related businesses. |
January 2015 |
Benefit One Inc. established Benefit One Deutschland GmbH to provide Incentive Point businesses. |
March 2015 |
Pasona Inc. took over registered-type temporary staffing business of Sumisho Administration Services, Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation. |
April 2015 |
Pasona Tohoku Sousei Inc. established as a subsidiary company to engage in training tourism businesses to revitalize Tohoku disaster area. |
April 2015 |
Shares of Panasonic Business Service, Co., Ltd.(currently Pasona Panasonic Business Service Co., Ltd.), a wholly owned subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation, acquired; company included in Pasona Group's scope of consolidation as a subsidiary company. |
July 2015 |
PT. Dutagriya Sarana, a company to engage in human resource services in Indonesia; company included in Pasona Group's scope of consolidation as a subsidiary company. |
August 2015 |
Benefit One Payroll Inc. established as a subsidiary company to engage in payroll outsourcing services. |
March 2016 |
Pasona Inc. took over the temporary staffing businesses of Murata Active Partner Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. |
March 2016 |
Shares of Osaka Gas Excellent Agency Co., Ltd., a group company of Osaka Gas Group, acquired; company included in Pasona Group's scope of consolidation as a subsidiary company. |
April 2016 |
Pasona Knowledge Partner Inc. established as a subsidiary company to engage in intellectual property-related services. |
July 2016 |
CAPLAN Corporation established CAPLAN (Thailand) Co., Ltd. to provide training business with Central Group in ASEAN region including Thailand. |
December 2016 |
Nijigennomori, Inc. established to operate Anime Park "Nijigen no Mori" in Awaji Island Park. |
July 2017 |
The Pasona Group headquarters building "JOB HUB SQUARE" opened in front of the Tokyo station, Nihonbashi exit. |
August 2017 |
Shares of NTT Human Solutions Corporation (currently Pasona Human Solutions Inc.)and TelWel Job Support Inc.(currently Pasona Job Support Inc.), group companies of the NTT Group, acquired; companies included in Pasona Group's scope of consolidation as a subsidiary company. |
August 2017 |
Pasona Inc. scheduled to take over the temporary staffing businesses of NTT-ME Service Corporation, NTT Solco and Hokkaido Telemart Corporation, TelWel West Nippon Corporation and DOCOMO Datacom, Inc. |
April 2018 |
Shares of Nagasaki Diamond Staff Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., acquired; company included in Pasona Group’s scope of consolidation as a subsidiary company. |
April 2018 |
Pasona JOB HUB Inc. established by spinning off the JOB HUB business division of Pasona Tech, Inc. |
November 2018 |
Benefit One Inc. listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
December 2018 |
Shares acquired in Hitachi Procurement Service Co., Ltd., providing indirect procurement services for the Hitachi Group. Company name changed to HIPUS Co., Ltd. in April 2019. |
June 2019 |
Pasona Inc.'s Adviser Consulting Business Division spun off to create the subsidiary Pasona Komon Network Inc. |
April 2020 |
Pasona Smile Inc. established to manage a portion of the food and drink business at Awaji Island (character-themed facility) |
July 2021 |
Pasona HR HUB Inc. established as a subsidiary. |
August 2021 |
Kosyunoya Inc. established as a subsidiary. |
September 2021 |
awajishima resort Inc. established as a subsidiary. |
October 2021 |
Benefit One Inc. acquires all shares of JTB BENEFIT SERVICE, Inc., and the company made a wholly owned subsidiary. |
December 2021 |
All Japan Tourism Alliance co, Ltd. established as a subsidiary. |
March 2022 |
Bewith, Inc., a subsidiary listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
April 2022 |
Benefit One Inc. conducts merger of JTB BENEFIT SERVICE, Inc. |
April 2022 |
Pasona Group Inc., Benefit One Inc., and Bewith, Inc. moved from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to the Prime Market due to a review of the Tokyo Stock Exchange's market segments. |
June 2022 |
Pasona Agri-Partners Inc. establishes Awaji Nature Farm Inc. as a wholly owned subsidiary. |
October 2022 |
Bewith, Inc. acquires shares of Doinet Co., Ltd., and the company made a subsidiary. |
January 2023 |
Shares acquired of Kanden Joinus Co., LTD. (currently Pasona Joinus Inc.) and the company made a subsidiary. |
June 2023 |
Kosyunoya Inc. establishes Nihon no Koshukura Inc. as a subsidiary. |
August 2023 |
Corporate name Pasona Yaskawa Business Staff Inc. changed to Pasona YBS Inc. |
October 2023 |
Pasona HR Solution Inc. merged with CAPLAN Corporation |
October 2023 |
Pasona HR HUB Inc. merged with Pasona Value Creation Institute Inc. |
Apri 2024 |
Corporate name Pasona Panasonic Business Service Co., Ltd. changed to Pasona Nihon Somubu Co., Ltd. |
May 2024 |
Transferred all shares of Bene t One Inc. and made it a non-subsidiary. |