* Number of stores: Stores in Japan and overseas franchise stores as of the end of August 2024, and overseas stores (China, North America, Taiwan and Hong Kong) as of the end of June 2024
* Net sales do not include non-consolidated subsidiary or franchise store sales.
* Sales units includes only domestic in-store sales.
1988 - 1990
July 1988Establishment of JIN Ltd. (currently JINS HOLDINGS Inc.) in Maebashi-shi, Gunma
1991 - 2000
July 1991Reorganization as JIN CO., LTD. (currently JINS HOLDINGS Inc.)
2001 - 2010
April 2001Opening of JINS Tenjin Store, the first JINS store, marking entry into eyewear business
August 2006Listing on the Hercules market of the Osaka Stock Exchange
September 2007Opening of JINS ONLINE SHOP
August 2008Transfer of head office function to Kita-Aoyama to establish the Tokyo Head Office
May 2009Introduction of “NEW All-in-One Price,” a breakthrough pricing system that charges no extra fees for lenses
September 2009Launch of first series of strategic product “Air frame®”
December 2010Opening of first overseas store “JINS Yamada Denki Shenyang Store” in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China, marking entry into the overseas market
2011 - 2020
March 2011Opening of “Spectre JINS Roppongi Hills Store”, its first store specializing in sunglasses
June 2011Participation in the “World Entrepreneur of The Year 2011 Awards” as Japanese representative
September 2011Launch of “JINS PC®” and “JINS MOISTURE®” as the first of its functional eyewear protect series
November 2012Accumulated sales of “JINS PC®” tops 1 million units
November 2012Ranked 6th in Top 30 Hit Products of 2012 by Nikkei Trendy
December 2012“JINS PC Project Team” receives the Excellence Award in the general corporation category of BEST TEAM OF THE YEAR 2012
December 2012Ranked as Nishi-Maegashira in Hit Products of 2012 by Nikkei MJ
April 2013The world's first drive-thru glasses store! Power Mall Maebashi Minami JINS store opened
May 2013Opening of “JINS Kichijoji Dia-Gai Store” equipped with an automatic lens laboratory
May 2013Listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
July 2014Transfer of head office to Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Fujimi
April 2015Launch of new brand vision "Magnify Life"
April 2015Opening of 50th store in China
August 2015Grand opening of our first U.S. store, JINS Union Square
November 2015Launch of JINS MEME
November 2015Opening of JINS Eslite Station store, the first store, in Taiwan
November 2015Renaming of "JINS PC" to "JINS SCREEN"
September 2016Opening of three new stores in North America
September 2016Opening of 10th store in Taiwan
November 2016Total sales of JINS PC® exceeds seven million units
April 2017Changed trading name to JINS Inc.
May 2017Opened our flagship store: JINS Shibuya
May 2017Opened our 100th store in China
December 2017Opening of "Think lab," which aims to be the world's most concentration-conducive workspace
April 2018Opening of JINS SM Aura Premier, the first franchise store in the Philippines
May 2018Establishment of JINS Japan Co., Ltd. (currently JINS Inc.)
May 2018Opened 500th store worldwide
July 2018Opening of J Eyewear Lab high-end store in Roppongi Hills
September 2018Opening of JINS Hong Kong apm, the first store in Hong Kong
September 2019Launched collaboration project "Violet Light" with a startup from Keio University
June 2020Received the Highest Award in the Architecture and Interior Design of Product Design category of Red Dot Award 2020
October 2020Price revision for "JINS 1DAY", the contact lenses
October 2020Launched "Click & GO" service
2021 - Present
March 2021Opening of "Youme Town Saga Store," achieved opening stores in 47 prefectures nationwide
April 2021Opening of "JINS PARK," aimed at becoming a hub for local communities in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, where JINS was founded
May 2021Awarded in 2 categories at the International Design Award "iF DESIGN AWARD 2021"
June 2021Capital and business alliance with FITTINGBOX S.A., France
August 2021Started "Osaka Warehouse," the second distribution base in Japan
October 2021Received the Porter Prize 2021
April 2022Moved to the Tokyo Stock Exchange's new Prime Market Segment
August 2022Selected as a JPX-Nikkei Mid and Small Cap Index Security
August 2022Completely renewed standard products
October 2022Made Yamato Technical Co., Ltd. into its subsidiary
March 2023Received an “AA” rating from the MSCI ESG Ratings, assessing companies worldwide committed to ESG, for the first time in JINS’ history
April 2023JINS PARK Maebashi received an international design award called the “iF Design Award 2023”
April 2023JINS SHANGHAI CO., LTD. absorbed and merged with JINS BEIJING CO., LTD.
May 2023Relocated Tokyo head office to Kanda Nishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
June 2023Reorganized Yamato Technical Co., Ltd. into a wholly owned subsidiary
July 2023Selected as constituents of the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index for the first time
December 2023Ryo Tanaka assumed the position of president at JINS Inc.
December 2023JINS SHANGHAI CO., LTD. absorbed and merged with JINS SHENYANG CO., LTD.
January 2024Provided assistance for the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake (JINS GO visited affected areas since February)
January 2024Introduced the incentive plan “Board Benefit Trust (J-ESOP)”
January 2024Launched initiatives to solve social issues related to sleep through joint research by academia-industry collaboration
April 2024Received the highest AAA rating in MSCI ESG Ratings, evaluating global companies' ESG efforts
April 2024Launched the “MiruTicket” service, JINS’s monthly invitation to experience something a little special for “See,” “Watch,” and “View”
April 2024Started operations at the “Maebashi Babakkawa Office,” a satellite office
April 2024Total reformed JINS’ sister brand, “RIM”
September 2024Launched clinical research with Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Faculty of Medicine using big data from nationwide eyeglass sales data
September 2024Established a subsidiary company “JINS Vietnam Co., Ltd.” in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
September 2024Achieved 500 stores in Japan
October 2024Awarded the highest “Gold” prize of the DSA Design Award in the workplace category for JINS Tokyo HQ (Chiyoda-ku, Kanda Nishiki-cho)
November 2024Transitioned to a Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee
