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March, 1997	NEXT Co., Ltd. established in Yokohama City, with start-up capital of 10 Million JPY, with the objective of making real estate information available for free.
April, 1997	Begin providing ASP (Application Service Provider) Services for real estate agents through Home and Real Estate Information Listing Site "HOME'S.
December, 1999	Transfer office to Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. Begin system development services to assist major real estate companies in website development.
July, 2001	Transfer office to Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
January, 2002	Capital expands to 157million yen, due to tie-up with Rakuten Inc.
October, 2003	Number of listed properties on "HOME'S" exceeds 1 million.
April, 2005	Osaka branch created in Kita-ku, Osaka. Acquire the company "e-sumai".
February, 2006	Receive certification in Information Security management System (ISMS, ISO27001) Transfer office to Harumi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
October, 2006	Local information website "Lococom" Beta released. Become listed in Tokyo Stock Exchange, Mother's Section, and increase capital to 1,979 million yen.
April, 2007	Renter's, which is an ASP for real estate agents to organize properties and clients, becomes a wholly owned subsidiary company.
September, 2007	Open Fukuoka branch in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City.
June, 2008	Open Nagoya office in Nishi Ward, Nagoya City.
March, 2010	March 12th, Become listed on TSE 1st Section.
October, 2010	Number of listed properties on "HOME'S" exceeds 2 million.
January, 2011	Transfer office to Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
February, 2011	Acquire complete ownership of Littel KK, a laboratory that works with Tokyo University to research on: information literacy, information technology, and natural language processing. Launch "MONEYMO" a website focusing on finances. Launch "eQOL Skin Care", a mobile phone website for those with atopic skin allergies.
March, 2011	Number of listed properties on "HOME'S" surpasses 3 million.

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