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1973 |
March
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Chibakyu Tomo no Kai is established
with its head office at 59 Aza Omachi, Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate
Prefecture |
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1978 |
February
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The Companyfs name
is changed to PEOPLE CO., LTD. |
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| April |
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PEOPLE takes over the sports club
business of Nichii (head office at 2-14 Awaji-cho, Higashi-ku,
Osaka) |
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1979 |
October |
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The head office moves to 3-4-12 Ginza, Chuo-ku,
Tokyo |
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1983 |
May
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The geg-zash service business is launched
as the Company enters fitness club management |
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1984 |
August |
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Begins franchise business, aiming
to build a large franchised network |
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| December |
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Introduces corporate-use system, aiming to
expand corporate-related business, and commences corporate
fitness business |
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1988 |
August
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Head office registration
transfers to 3-4-12 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo |
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| December |
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Registers as a travel agent operator
(license 866) under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure
and Transport (formerly the Ministry of Transport) |
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1989 |
February
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Begins travel business offering
travel tours with sports themes |
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1993 |
March |
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Acquires operations of sports
club QUESTO from Nagai Sports Center |
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1994 |
January
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Establishes THE CLUB AT YEBISU
GARDEN CO., LTD. (now a consolidated subsidiary) in a joint
venture with Sapporo Breweries Limited |
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1995 |
July
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Acquires operations of sports club Yamaha
Sportin Green from Yamaha Sports System |
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1996 |
May
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Acquires operations
of sports clubs Reborn Kawasaki and Reborn Hamamatsu, followed
by five others, from SAISON Group |
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| July |
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The Company lists its stock on
the Japan Securities Dealers Association Over-the-Counter
market |
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1997 |
March
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Acquires operations of Shitaho
Sports Club from Kishimoto Kosan Co., Ltd. |
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1998
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November
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Acquires operations of Toho Sports
Club Acty from Toho Sports Kikaku, a subsidiary of Toho Co.,
Ltd. |
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| December |
|
Acquires operations of Athletic Club Kochi
from Kochi Prefecture Housing Supply Corporation |
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1999
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February
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|
The Company lists its stock on
the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
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| March |
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Acquires operations of sports club Sun Garden
Dojima Garden Club from GARDEN HOTELS Co., Ltd. |
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2000 |
February |
|
The Company lists its stock on
the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
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2001
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February

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KONAMI CORPORATION becomes a parent
company of PEOPLE through the acquisition of 54.64% of the
Companyfs issued shares by tender offer (TOB) |
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| June |
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PEOPLE is renamed to Konami Sports Corporation |
 |
| Acquires all stock of Konami Sports Plaza
(formerly Nissan Sports Plaza, Co., Ltd.), a subsidiary of
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., to make it a subsidiary |
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| August |
|
Acquires operations of Sky Across from Tosei
Sports Club, a subsidiary of Tokyo Life Insurance Co., and
opens it as a new service brand GRANCISE sports club in Otemachi,
Tokyo, in March 2002 |
 |
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2002
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January
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The head office moves and registration
transfers to 4-10-1 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo |
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| February |
|
Acquires 82.17% of the outstanding shares
of Daiei Olympic Sports Club, Inc., a subsidiary of The Daiei,
Inc.,to make it a subsidiary |
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| Acquires operations of two sports club facilities
from Sumikin Sports Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Sumitomo Metal
Industries, Ltd. |
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| March |
|
Acquires operations of five sports club facilities
from Hello Sports Plaza Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of NIPPON
TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION |
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| October |
|
The Company merges with Konami Olympic Sports
Club Corporation (formerly Daiei Olympic Sports Club, Inc.) |
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| November |
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Acquires operations of Aoyama Club from the
former Aoyama Club Co., Ltd., and re-launches that club as
a GRANCISE brand in April 2003 |
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2003
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January
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The Company merges Konami Sports
Plaza, Inc. (formerly Nissan Sports Plaza, Inc.) |
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| Konami Sports Life Corporation (a wholly owned
subsidiary of KONAMI CORPORATION) becomes a parent company
of Konami Sports through a transfer of shares from KONAMI
CORPORATION |
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| March |
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Acquires all stock of Konami Athletics, Inc.
(formerly Nissay Athletics Company) to make it a subsidiary |
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| May |
|
The Company merges with Konami Athletics Inc. |
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| July |
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Acquires operations of five sports club facilities
from Hankyu Corporation and its subsidiary Okisi Corporation |
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| November |
|
The Company integrates the Daishokai Gymnastics
Club and establishes a gymnastics team |
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2004
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January |
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Concludes a JOC Official Partnership
Agreement with the Japanese Olympic Committee |
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| September |
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Completed equipping all facilities with automated
external defibrillators (AED) |
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2005
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April
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Establishes wholly-owned subsidiary SELF FITNESS
CLUB CO.,LTD. |
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| July |
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The Company is authorized as the Japan's first "JOC
Athlete Support Center" by The Japanese Olympic Committee |
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2006
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February
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The Company merges with Konami
Sports Life Corporation as of February 28. |
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Becomes Konami's wholly owned subsidiary by
share exchange exected between Konmai and Konami Sports Corporation
as of March 1. |
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The Companyfs name is changed to Konami Sports & Life Co., Ltd.
as of March 31. |
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2007
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April |
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Headquarters was transferred to 9-7-2, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo. |
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June
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319 facilities in operation (208 directlyoperated facilities and 111 facilities under management agreement)A990,690 members(directlyoperated facilities) nationwide as of June 30. |
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