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Corporate History

1963 Foundation. Started a technical document service for the overseas operations of export companies.
1972 Started a recruitment service for specialist documentation staff.
1979 The specialist recruitment business was separated from the company to establish the Specialist Service, Inc.
1982 After receiving a request from a manufacturer, started research and development into language processes for application in machine translation.
Joined the machine translation project of Kyoto University (23rd President: Mr. Makoto Nagao).
1986 Started to create a knowledge database for natural language processes.
1987 Established an office in New York, USA.
Started product liability consulting services.
1988 Affiliated with U.S. company Dashe & Thomson.
1989 Established TOIN America Corporation, an overseas subsidiary, in Atlanta, USA.
1992 Entered the localization business for overseas software companies expanding into Japan.
1993 Started support services for acquiring ISO9000.
1994 Fully expanded into multimedia design and production.
Finished building our in-house network and expanded our business to the Internet.
1998 Established strategic partnerships with companies in China, Taiwan and South Korea.
2000 Established ISP-TOIN, an amalgamated company, in San Jose, USA.
2003 Established a sales office in the Netherlands.
Received the "Excellence in Localization Award" from Microsoft USA.
2004 Started a localization service for mobile content.
Strengthened our content service.
Expanded into new markets, including the automotive, financial and medical markets, to complement to our traditional field of computer software.
2005 Set ourselves a target to be the best localization company in Asia.
Established a production base in Shanghai to increase our competitiveness.
Amalgamated with TOIN Human Frontier to expand and strengthen our organizational capabilities.
2006 Further strengthened our multilingual solutions business.
Established TOIN USA in Minneapolis, USA, as a base for overseeing our North America activities.
2007 Added a representative office in London, UK to support our European customers.
2008 Established International Operations Division to strengthen customer services in North America and Europe.
Acquired Pacific Dreams, Inc. to strengthen customer services in North America
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