Establishment of JMS
-Passion of the Founder-

In 1952, Taro Tsuchiya, who was to later become the JMS founder, established Hiroshima Blood Bank together with his father, Gouji Tsuchiya.
Being a medical doctor, Taro Tsuchiya was conducting research on preventing the side effects of blood transfusion, such as fever, when he realized that the use of disposable* medical devices made of plastic were already becoming common in the United States, in contrast to Japan’s repeated use of sterilized equipment made of glass and rubber in those days.
Under the slogan of “For clinicians trying to provide better medical care and for patients who trust us with their life”, he established JMS Co., Ltd. (originally founded as Japan Medical Supply Co., Ltd.) on June 12, 1965 for manufacturing and marketing disposable medical devices.
The passion of the founder remains alive today in the mind of all our employees as the company’s founding spirit, “The Bridge to Good Health Care”.

*In the field of medical care, the term “disposable” generally refers to “pre-sterilized and immediately usable items that are not reused”.

• 1960~
• 1970~
• 1980~
• 1990~
• 2000~
• 2010~
• 2020~

• 1960~

  • June 1965

    Nippon Medical Supply Co., Ltd. was established at 1990 Shimo-Saraji, Ono-cho, Saeki-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture (currently 1990 Ono, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima) to manufacture and sell medical equipment. The main plant (Ono Plant) was completed.

  • May 1968

    Acquired 65% of the shares (eventually 100%) of Dispo Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. (later JMS Planning Co., Ltd.), made capital investment, and dispatched executives.

• 1970~

  • February 1971

    Acquired 65% of the shares (eventually 100%) of Koyo Kasei Co., Ltd. (later JMS Kobunshi Co., Ltd.), made capital investment, and dispatched executives.

  • November 1972

    Completed construction of the Miyoshi Plant in Miyoshi City, Hiroshima Prefecture.

  • January 1973

    Acquired 50% of the shares (currently 81.5%) of Korea Medical Supply Co., Ltd. in the Republic of Korea, made capital investment, and dispatched executives.

  • August 1973

    Relocated the head office to 12-17 Kako-cho, Hiroshima City (now Naka-ku, Hiroshima City).

  • September 1974

    Established 100% subsidiary JMS Chugoku-Shikoku Sales Co., Ltd. (later JMS Sales Co., Ltd.).

  • February 1976

    Established 100% subsidiary JMS Co., Ltd. (now JMS Service Co., Ltd.).

  • September 1978

    Completed construction of the Izumo Plant in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture.

  • June 1979

    Established a wholly owned subsidiary Japan Medical Supply (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (now JMS Singapore Pte. Ltd.) in Singapore.

• 1980~

  • June 1981

    Due to par value changes, merged with Sakae Shoji Co., Ltd. (renamed to Nippon Medical Supply Co., Ltd. after merger) and became the surviving company in substance.

  • December 1981

    Listed on the Hiroshima Stock Exchange.

  • December 1982

    Listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange.

  • June 1987

    Completed construction of the Chiyoda Plant in Chiyoda-cho, Yamagata-gun, Hiroshima (now Kitahiroshima-cho).

  • November 1987

    Designated as a First Section issue on the Osaka Securities Exchange.

  • July 1988

    Established a joint venture company Dalian JMS Medical Instruments Co., Ltd. in China (initially 70% owned, now 100%).

  • October 1988

    Established 100% subsidiary Medical Materials (JMS Dalian) Co., Ltd. in China (merged into Dalian JMS on January 1, 1997).

  • March 1989

    Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

• 1990~

  • August 1993

    Established 100% subsidiary JMS North America Corporation in the United States.

  • December 1993

    Acquired three companies in the Bionic Group in Germany as 100% subsidiaries and integrated them as Bionic Medizin Technik GmbH.

  • April 1994

    Changed company name to JMS Co., Ltd. (official registration name unchanged).

  • June 1994

    Established Private Limited Japan Medical Supply Batam (now PT. JMS Batam) in Indonesia as a 100% subsidiary of JMS Singapore Pte. Ltd.

  • July 1995

    Established a joint venture JMS do Brasil Ltda. in Brazil (initially 90% owned, eventually 100%).

  • December 1998

    Liquidated JMS Planning Co., Ltd. and JMS Kobunshi Co., Ltd.

• 2000~

  • April 2000

    Acquired all business operations of 100% subsidiary JMS Sales Co., Ltd.

  • May 2002

    Established 100% subsidiary Ono Co., Ltd. in Hiroshima City.

  • June 2002

    Established 100% subsidiary Beijing Yingtechuang Software Technology Co., Ltd. in China.

  • March 2003

    Liquidated JMS Sales Co., Ltd.

  • March 2004

    Established Clinography Co., Ltd. (51% stake) in Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

  • December 2005

    Delisted from the First Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange.

  • September 2006

    Transferred all shares in Clinography Co., Ltd.

  • July 2007

    Transferred all equity interests in Beijing Yingtechuang Software Technology Co., Ltd.

  • September 2007

    Liquidation of JMS do Brasil Ltda. completed.

• 2010~

  • May 2014

    Established 100% subsidiary JMS Healthcare Philippines, Inc. in the Philippines.

  • April 2018

    Established a joint venture JMS Healthcare Thailand Co., Ltd. (49% stake) in Thailand.

  • September 2018

    Discontinued production at the Ono Plant.

  • January 2019

    Liquidated Ono Co., Ltd.

• 2020~

  • April 2022

    Transferred from the First Section to the Prime Market following Tokyo Stock Exchange's market reclassification.

  • June 2023

    Transitioned from a company with an Audit & Supervisory Board to a company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee.

  • October 2023

    Transferred from the Prime Market to the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange due to market reclassification.

  • November 2023

    Acquired JMS Transfusion Technology (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd. (formerly Asahi Kasei Medical Technology (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd.) in China as a 100% subsidiary of JMS Singapore Pte. Ltd.