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Corporate History

1847 Komatsuya founded (Nihei Hisamitsu)
1869 KISHINTAN launched
1871 The company name, Komatsuya, changed to Hisamitsu Joeido (Yoichi Hisamitsu)
1903 Hisamitsu & Co. (Saburo Nakatomi) established
1907 ASAHI MANKINKO® launched
1934 SALONPAS® launched
1944 Hisamitsu&Co. played a leading role in the incorporation of Miyaki Seiyaku Co.
1951 Hisamitsu&Co. incorporated (Masayoshi Nakatomi)
1952 Osaka Representative Office (current Osaka Branch) established
1957 Tokyo Representative Office (current Tokyo Head Office and? Branch) established
1960 Taiwan Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (current Taipei Branch) established
1962 The company’s stocks listed in the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange; Shares listed on the Fukuoka Stock Exchange
1963 AIR® SALONPAS launched
1964 Shares listed in the Second Section of the Osaka Stock Exchange
1965 The company renamed Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.
1966 Nagoya Representative Office (currently Nagoya Branch) established
1968 SALONPAS® E launched
1970 Sapporo Representative Office (current Sapporo Branch) established
1971 SALONSIP® launched Shares listed in the Second Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange Construction of the Tosu Laboratories completed Sendai Representative Office (current Sendai Branch) established
1972 Section to the First Section of the Tokyo Shares shifted from the Second Stock Exchange, Osaka Stock Exchange and Nagoya Stock Exchange PAPSALON® launched
1975 P.T. Salonpas Indonesia established
1978 PAPSALON® G launched
1981 Masayoshi Nakatomi became a Chairman of the Board of Directors and Hirotaka Nakatomi took a charge of president & CEO
1982 SALONPAS-HI® launched
1983 Takamatsu Representative Office (current Takamatsu Branch) established Hiroshima Representative Office (current Hiroshima Branch) established
1984 VESICUM® (cream and ointment) launched
1985 SALONPAS® A launched
1986 Hisamitsu Farmaceutica do Brazil Ltda. established SALONPAS® 30 launched ANAAKI SALONPAS® A (Porous SALONPAS® A) launched SECTOR® GEL launched
1987 Hisamitsu America, Inc. established NOBINOBI® SALONSIP® launched Construction of Utsunomiya Factory completed
1988 The Nakatomi Foundation for Promotion of Health Science established MOHRUS® launched
1989 Hisamitsu’s corporate new logo used SECTOR® (cream and lotion) launched
1990 Construction of Tsukuba Laboratories completed Nakatomi Memorial Foundation established
1991 AIR® SALONPAS® EX launched
1992 VOLLEY® (cream and lotion) launched
1993 SALONSIP® HEAD PAD? launched
1994 Hisamitsu’s corporate logo changed Hisamitsu KBC Augusta Golf Tournament held Hisamitsu Vietnam Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. established
1995 Nakatomi Memorial Medicine Museum opened Operations at the Factory in Vietnam started MOHRUS® TAPE launched
1997 SALONPAS® Ae launched
1998 California Laboratories established London Representative Office (current Hisamitsu UK Ltd.) established Kumamoto Sales Office (current Kumamoto Branch) established La SALONPAS® launched Lifecella® Face Mask® launched NOBINOBI® SALONSIP® -α launched
1999 Acquires ISO 14001 Certification (Kyushu Head Office)
2000 Kyoto Sales Office (currently Kyoto Branch) established ESTRANA® launched Acquired ISO 14001 Certification (Utsunomiya Factory)
2001 Tokyo Head Office relocated to Marunouchi,Tokyo
2002 Operations at Manaus Factory in Brazil started MOHRUS® TAPE L launched Malaysia Representative Office (current Singapore Branch) established Lifecella® Essence Sheet Mask launched Hisamitsu UK Ltd. established
2003 Hisamitsu’s corporate logo changed BUTENALOCK® launched FEITAS® launched FLEX® launched Taipei Branch established
2004 The honorary consulate of Brazil opened. AIR® SALONPAS® Indomethacin 1.0% launched
2005 New Jersey Representative Office established Hisamitsu took over the ethical drugs division from SSP co.,Ltd (Hisamitsu Medical Co., Ltd. founded) MOHRUS® 60 launched KEPLAT® launched in Italy MOHRUS® PATCH launched in Hong Kong SALONPAS World Ladies Golf Tournament (currently LPGA Tour World Ladies Championship SALONPAS CUP) held SALONSIP® L launched
2006 Kagoshima Branch established Roma Representative Office (integrated with Hisamitsu UK Ltd.) established Lifecella® Gel Mask launched NOBINOBI® SALONSIP® S launched FEITAS® (lotion, cream and tick) launched TULOBUTEROL TAPE “HMT” launched NABOAL® PAP launched NABOAL® TAPE L launched
2007 Hisamitsu celebrated the 160th anniversary of the company’s founding Lifecella® Milky Lotion Sheet Mask launched FEITAS® L launched Singapore Branch established SALONPAS® LOTION launched Construction of the Utsunomiya Second Factory completed FEITAS® HOT launched CSR Promotion Office established The NAS Battery System inplemented
2008 SALONPAS® PAIN RELIEF PATCH was approved by the US-FDA BUTENALOCK® V launched AIR® SALONPAS® DX launched GAN RYO JUN® launched SALONPAS® EX launched FEITAS® L HOT launched FEITAS® (gel, tick and gel-patch) launched Lifecella® Essence Mask (3 items) launched
2009 Lifecella® Eye Mask (3 items) launched Hisamitsu® ICING SHEET launched AIR® SALONPAS® ICING SPRAY launched CHOLESTON® launched FEITAS® Z (tape, gel-patch and gel) launched Hisamitsu U.S., Inc.established Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (U.S.A.) integrated FEITAS® SIP HOT launched SALONPAS® EX HOT launched
2010 BUTENALOCK® V AIR® SOKAI POWDER launched Hisamitsu® ICE TOWEL launched Fentany Transdermal System launched in the U.S FENTOS® TAPE launched
2011 NORSPAN®TAPE launched Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Technology Consulting(Beijing)Co., Ltd.established
2012 BUTENALOCK®Vα launched FENTANYL 3-DAY TAPE “HMT” launched Allegra® FX launched
2013 Tokyo head office relocated to Marunouch building NEOXY® TAPE launched Abstral® Sublingual Tablets launched
2014 Awarded "the Prize of the Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office” FEITAS® Z DICSAS launched  FEITAS®5.0 HOT launched
2015 Hirotaka Nakatomi became the Chairman & CEO Kazuhide Nakatomi became the President & COO FEITAS®5.0 MEDICAL SUPPORTER launched SALONPAS® launched simultaneously in Japan and the U.S. Manila Branch established in Philippines Construction of the PT.Hisamitsu Pharma Indonesia’s new factory completed MOHRUS® PAP XR 120mg launched
2017 Salonpas acknowledged as World's No.1 OTC Topical Analgesics Patch Brand by Euromonitor International NOBINOBI® SALONSIP® F launched Hisamitsu celebrated the 170th anniversary of the company’s founding Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical (China) Co., Ltd established
2018 Hisamitsu becomes an Official Partner (External Pain Relief Products) of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020! Salonpas Named the World's No.1 OTC Topical Analgesic Patch Brand for the Second Consecutive Year Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical(Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. Established
  • Emblem of Komatsuya
    Emblem of "Komatsuya"
  • Mr. and Mrs. Saburo Nakatomi and Mr. and Mrs. Masayoshi Nakatomi
    Mr. and Mrs. Saburo Nakatomi and Mr. and Mrs. Masayoshi Nakatomi
  • SALONPAS in the 1930's/SALONPAS in the 1950's
    SALONPAS in the 1930's/SALONPAS in the 1950's
  • Display of AIR® SALONPAS in 1960's
    Display of AIR® SALONPAS in 1960's
  • Construction of the Tosu Laboratories completed
  • P.T. Salonpas Indonesia established
    P.T. Salonpas Indonesia established
  • NOBINOBI® SALONSIP® launched
    NOBINOBI® SALONSIP® launched
  • Construction of Utsunomiya Factory completed
    Construction of Utsunomiya Factory completed
  • MOHRUS® launched
    MOHRUS® launched
  • Construction of Tsukuba Laboratories completed
    Construction of Tsukuba Laboratories completed
  • AIR® SALONPAS® EX launched
    AIR® SALONPAS® EX launched
  • Hisamitsu Vietnam Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. established
    Hisamitsu Vietnam Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. established
  • MOHRUS® TAPE launched
    MOHRUS® TAPE launched
  • Lifecella® Face Mask® launched
    Lifecella® Face Mask® launched
  • ESTRANA® launched
    ESTRANA® launched
  • Operations at Manaus Factory in Brazil started
    Operations at Manaus Factory in Brazil started
  • BUTENALOCK® launched
    BUTENALOCK® launched
  • FEITAS® launched
    FEITAS® launched
  • SALONPAS® PAIN RELIEF PATCH was approved by the US-FDA
    SALONPAS® PAIN RELIEF PATCH was approved by the US-FDA
  • CHOLESTON® launched
    CHOLESTON® launched
  • Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (U.S.A.) integrated
    Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (U.S.A.) integrated

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