History

1969	Feb	Established "Japan Information Services Co., Ltd." independently from The Sumitomo Bank Ltd.Capital: ¥100 million
1970	Aug	Capital increased to ¥200 million
1971	Aug	Capital increased to ¥400 million
1972	Jul	Capital increased to ¥600 million
1977	Jan	Opened Nagoya Branch
1980	Feb	Opened Fukuoka Branch
1982	Sep	Opened Sapporo Branch
1985	Oct	Osaka Head Office moved to Yotsubashi, opened Yotsubashi Center
1988	Aug	Capital increased to ¥1 billion
1989	Dec	Changed name to "The Japan Research Institute, Limited" and newly established Integrated Research Division
1993	Jun	The JRI System Solutions, Limited (merged with The Japan Research Institute, Limited in April, 2000)
1994	Nov	Tokyo Head Office and Integrated Research Division moved to Ichiban-cho, Chiyoda-ku
1995	Apr	Merged with Sumitomo Business Consulting Co. Ltd, capital increased to ¥2 billion
	May	Opened Hong Kong Branch (Representative Office from October, 1999)
	Oct	Opened New York Branch
1998	Aug	Opened Singapore Branch
	Sep	Acquired the Privacy Mark, which is awarded to firms practicing proper protection of private information.
	Nov	Acquired Japan Quality Award
1999	Sep	Acquired Office Automation Award
2000	Apr	Merged with The JRI System Solutions, Limited
2000	May	Acquired ISO14000 environmental management systems.
2001	Apr	Integration of the research businesses by Sakura Institute of Research Inc.
	Jul	Opened Tokyo Center
	Dec 12	Integration of the consulting businesses bySMBC Capital increased to ¥3 billion
2002	Nov	Transform to holding company structure. Capital increased to ¥10 billion.
2003	Feb	The Japan Research Institute, Limited became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
2003	Apr	The systems-related function of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation shall be transferred to and integrated into The Japan Research Institute,Limited