{"id":31,"date":"2024-12-20T11:55:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T02:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jfcjapan.co.jp\/en\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2025-03-28T20:17:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T11:17:20","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jfcjapan.co.jp\/en\/company\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"JFC Japan&#8217;s History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-kv-brand\">\n<div class=\"c-kv-brand__container\">\n<h1 class=\"c-ttl-3 c-ttl-3--s\">\n            <span class=\"c-ttl-3__main c-ttl-3__main--s\">JFC Japan&#8217;s History<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/h1>\n<p>        <!-- [\/c-ttl-3] --><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><main class=\"l-contents\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-section-anchor\">\n<ul class=\"c-list-anchor\">\n<li class=\"c-list-anchor__item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jfcjapan.co.jp\/en\/company\/brand\/\" class=\"c-list-anchor__link\">Our Beliefs<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-anchor__item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jfcjapan.co.jp\/en\/company\/message\/\" class=\"c-list-anchor__link\">Message from the President<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-anchor__item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jfcjapan.co.jp\/en\/company\/history\/\" class=\"c-list-anchor__link\">JFC Japan&#8217;s History<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-anchor__item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jfcjapan.co.jp\/en\/company\/group\/\" class=\"c-list-anchor__link\">Major Group Companies<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-anchor__item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jfcjapan.co.jp\/en\/company\/about\/\" class=\"c-list-anchor__link\">Corporate Data<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>        <!-- [\/c-list-anchor] --><\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"c-section-history\">\n<div class=\"c-section-history__container\">\n<ul class=\"c-list-history c-list-history--en\">\n<li class=\"c-list-history__item c-list-history__item--l\">\n<div class=\"c-list-history__inner\">\n                        <span class=\"c-list-history__year\">1928<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-list-history__txtarea\">\n<h2 class=\"c-list-history__lead\">Founded in San Francisco, U.S.<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"c-list-history__txt\">Pacific Trading Co., Ltd. was established in Tokyo with a branch office in Osaka, under the Tokyo and Osaka representative offices of Pacific Trading Company (currently JFC International Inc.), which was founded in 1912 in the U.S. state of California<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-history__item\">\n<div class=\"c-list-history__inner\">\n                        <span class=\"c-list-history__year\">1941<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-list-history__txtarea\">\n<h3 class=\"c-list-history__txt c-list-history__txt--bold\">Temporarily closed due to suspended trading with the U.S. following hostilities between the two countries during World War II<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-history__item\">\n<div class=\"c-list-history__inner\">\n                        <span class=\"c-list-history__year\">1947<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-list-history__txtarea\">\n<h3 class=\"c-list-history__txt c-list-history__txt--bold\">Reopened for business with the revival of private trade after the war<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-history__item c-list-history__item--l\">\n<div class=\"c-list-history__inner\">\n                        <span class=\"c-list-history__year\">1970<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-list-history__txtarea c-list-history__txtarea--img-en\">\n<div class=\"c-list-history__txtarea-inner c-list-history__txtarea-inner--en\">\n<h2 class=\"c-list-history__lead\">Kikkoman Corporation joins management of the company<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"c-list-history__txt\">Today, wholesaling is a core business for Kikkoman Corporation<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-list-history__img c-list-history__img--en\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/wp-content\/themes\/pk1\/assets\/img\/company\/history\/img_01_en.png\" alt=\"kikkoman seasoning your life\">\n                        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-history__item\">\n<div class=\"c-list-history__inner\">\n                        <span class=\"c-list-history__year\">1972<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-list-history__txtarea\">Japan Food (Hawaii) Inc. 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(currently JFC International (Canada) Inc.) is established in Toronto, Canada as a joint venture with Kikkoman Corporation and local capital<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-history__item\">\n<div class=\"c-list-history__inner\">\n                        <span class=\"c-list-history__year\">1979<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-list-history__txtarea\">Kikkoman Trading Europe GmbH (currently JFC International (Europe) GmbH) is established in D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany as a joint venture with Kikkoman Corporation and JFC International Inc.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-history__item\">\n<div class=\"c-list-history__inner\">\n                        <span class=\"c-list-history__year\">1984<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-list-history__txtarea\">\n<h3 class=\"c-list-history__txt\">JFC Hong Kong Ltd. is established in Hong Kong as a joint venture with Kikkoman Corporation<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-history__item\">\n<div class=\"c-list-history__inner\">\n                        <span class=\"c-list-history__year\">1986<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-list-history__txtarea\">\n<h3 class=\"c-list-history__txt\">Japan Food Corp. (Aust) Pty. Ltd. (currently JFC Australia Co. Pty. 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Co.,Ltd. is established in Beijing, China<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-history__item\">\n<div class=\"c-list-history__inner\">\n                        <span class=\"c-list-history__year\">2008<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-list-history__txtarea\">\n<h3 class=\"c-list-history__txt\">Head office relocated to Chuo-ku, Tokyo<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-history__item c-list-history__item--l\">\n<div class=\"c-list-history__inner\">\n                        <span class=\"c-list-history__year\">2013<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-list-history__txtarea\">\n<h2 class=\"c-list-history__lead\">Company name changed to JFC JAPAN INC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kikkoman Corporation<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"c-list-history__txt\">JFC (S) Pte Ltd. established in Singapore and JFC Malaysia Sdn Bhd. established in Malaysia.<br \/>Sino &#038; JFCJ Co., Ltd. and JFC (Thailand) Co., Ltd. are established in Bangkok, Thailand.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-history__item\">\n<div class=\"c-list-history__inner\">\n                        <span class=\"c-list-history__year\">2015<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-list-history__txtarea\">\n<h3 class=\"c-list-history__txt\">Representative office established in Bangkok, Thailand<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-history__item\">\n<div class=\"c-list-history__inner\">\n                        <span class=\"c-list-history__year\">2016<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-list-history__txtarea\">\n<h3 class=\"c-list-history__txt\">JFC Taipei CO.,Ltd. is established in Taiwan<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-history__item c-list-history__item--2\">\n<div class=\"c-list-history__inner\">\n                        <span class=\"c-list-history__year\">2018<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-list-history__txtarea\">\n<h3 class=\"c-list-history__txt c-list-history__txt--indent\">\u30fbJFC Fresh Inc. is established within the head office of JFC JAPAN INC.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"c-list-history__txt c-list-history__txt--indent\">\u30fbCapital participation in An Dinh Technology in Vietnam<br \/>JFC Fresh Inc. is established<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-list-history__item\">\n<div class=\"c-list-history__inner\">\n                        <span class=\"c-list-history__year\">2019<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-list-history__txtarea\">\n<h3 class=\"c-list-history__txt\">Capital participation in PT. 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