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History
| February 1967 | Founded in Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, for the purpose of planning and constructing exhibitions and displays |
| March 1970 | Established Hakuten Corporation in Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, with capital of 500 thousand yen, for the purpose of planning, producing, and constructing exhibitions, displays, events, and commercial facilities |
| January 1992 | Established the First Studio in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture |
| February 1992 | Tokuhisa Taguchi assumed office as Representative Director and President (currently Representative Director, Chairman and Executive Officer) |
| September 1994 | Established a sales office in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| February 1998 | Established the Second Studio in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture |
| April 1998 | Established the Spatial Design Department |
| September 2001 | Relocated the head office to Chuo-ku, Tokyo |
| April 2002 | Established the Third Studio in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture |
| April 2006 | Relocated the head office to Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Established "E-BASE," a studio specializing in system materials, in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture |
| February 2008 | Listed shares on the Osaka Securities Exchange "Hercules" market (currently the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market) |
| 2009 | Registered "Communication Design" as a trademark in Japanese and English |
| November 2010 | Obtained PrivacyMark certification |
| April 2011 | e-Studio moved to Osone, Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture |
| October 2012 | Tokuhisa Taguchi assumed post of representative director chairman, president and CEO |
| April 2013 | Launched conference and seminar services, as well as commercial environment services |
| April 2014 | Launched digital content and marketing services |
| July 2014 | Established the West Japan Office in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture |
| April 2015 | Launched event promotion services |
| December 2015 | Entered into a partnership agreement with Sustainable Life Media, Inc. of the United States |
| February 2016 | Held the Sustainable Brands International Conference in Japan for the first time |
| June 2016 | Made Digital Experience Inc. (formerly Sprasia Inc.) a wholly owned subsidiary |
| April 2018 | Established the Chubu Sales Office in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture |
| July 2019 | Launched "PAKETEN," a service that enables users to design and order exhibition package booths online |
| May 2020 | Opened an in-house streaming studio and launched online streaming services |
| July 2020 | Consolidated the First Studio, Second Studio, and Third Studio, and established the co-creation studio "HAKUTEN T-BASE" in Koto-ku, Tokyo |
| September 2021 | Made Nichinan Co., Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary |
| April 2022 | Transferred to the Growth Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange following the Tokyo Stock Exchange's market restructuring |
| Jun 2022 | Transitioned to a Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee |
| September 2022 | Established "Studio Co," a creative team that creates the future of events (formerly Experiential Design Lab.) | March 2023 | Established the Sustainability Committee | April 2023 | Atsushi Harada assumed office as Representative Director, President, COO (currently Representative Director, President, CEO) | May 2023 | Established the Purpose | Jun 2023 | Formulated the Sustainability Policy | August 2023 | Signed the United Nations Global Compact and joined the Global Compact Network Japan | October 2023 | Relocated the head office to Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo | October 2024 | Made Hiramiya Co., Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary |