Shokai Kaneko starts its business in the City of Sabae, Fukui

Establishes KANEKO OPTICAL Co., Ltd.

Launches KANEKO OPTICAL's first original branded glasses collection, "BLAZE"

Launches "SPIVVY" collection 
Launches handmade eyewear frame brand, "TAIHACHIRO-KINSEI" and "KOH BOH-SAKU" 

Presense in the tradeshow held in New York and starts the global exposure

Appoints Shinya Kaneko as the company CEO

Opens a direct shop, "FACIAL INDEX NEW YORK" in Soho

Opens a direct shop,  "FACIAL INDEX NEW YORK Tokyo" in Marunouchi / Nakadori

Launches a new craftsman brand, "KOTAKE CHOBE-SAKU", "IDO TAMIO-SAKU" and "SASAKI YOICHI-SAKU"

Opens a direct shop, "COMPLEX NAGOYA"

Opens an in-house studio, "BACKSTAGE"

Opens a direct shop, "THE STAGE" in Osaka city, Yodoyabashi as a store to aspire "The artisanal legacy of Sabae"

Completes the full construction of the in-house studio, "BACKSTAGE"

 Starts new business, "KANEKO GANKYO-TEN"   

Opens the first store with the company name "KANEKO GANKYO-TEN" at Haneda Airport International Terminal
Launches the original brand, "KANEKO GANKYO" collection

 Starts, new business, "Kaneko Optical"
Opens the first shop inside "CANAL CITY HAKATA", at Fukuoka city, Hakata

Establishes "KANEKO FRANCE SARL", France Inc.

Launches the collaboration collection, "ISSEY MIYAKE EYES PROJECT" with ISSEY MIYAKE Inc.

Opens the first France outlet, "KANEKO LE MARAIS" in Le Marais

Integrates "Eikoh, Inc.", a metal frame manufacturing factory as a group company

 Establishes a new manufacturing facility, "BASEMENT"

Establishes "KANEKO OPTICAL (Shanghai) Co., Ltd,", China Inc.