Our History

1995

Jul.

Founded NEXT HOME Co.

Read our Founding Story

1997

Mar.

Established NEXT Co., Ltd. (currently, LIFULL Co., Ltd.) established in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama

Apr.

Launched Japanese real estate portal, HOME'S (currently, LIFULL HOME'S)

2001

Jul.

Relocated head office to Shinkawa 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

2002

Jan.

Initiated capital tie-up with Rakuten Inc. (currently, Rakuten Group, Inc.)

2004

Mar.

Relocated head office to Shinkawa 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

2005

Apr.

Opened Osaka branch in Kita-ku, Osaka
Acquired e-mail advertising firm, e-sumai Co., Ltd.

2006

Feb.

Acquired certification for Information Security Management System (ISMS, ISO27001) and BS 7799
Relocated head office relocated to Harumi 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Jun.

Opened Fukuoka branch in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka

Oct.

Shares listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Section

Launched website for local residential information, Lococom

2007

Feb.

Founded joint venture with ITOCHU Corporation, Wilnic Co., Ltd.

Mar.

Acquired Information Security Management System (ISO/IEC27001:2005) certification

Apr.

Acquired complete ownership in Renter's Co., which provides a CRM for real estate professionals

Jul.

Established rental guarantor business, NEXT Financial Service Co., Ltd.

Sep.

NEXT Financial Service Co., Ltd. acquired rental guarantor business from Japan Synthesis Guarantee Co., Ltd.

2008

Jun.

Opened Nagoya branch in Nishi-ku, Nagoya

Repurchased shares of the Company (Repurchased Shares: 994, Total Amount Paid: ¥36,455,850)

2009

Dec.

Opened sales office in Okinawa

2010

Mar.

Shares listed on First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Jul.

Absorbed Wilnic Co., Ltd. (consolidated subsidiary)

Aug.

Sold all shares in NEXT Financial Service Co., Ltd. (consolidated subsidiary) to Home Net Co., Ltd. and withdrew from the rental guarantor business

2011

Jan.

Relocated head office to Minato-ku, Tokyo

Feb.

Acquired complete ownership in Littel Co. Ltd., a partnership with the University of Tokyo
Launched website for searching for and making appointments with insurance agents, MONEYMO

Mar.

Absorbed Littel Co., Ltd. (consolidated subsidiary)

Sep.

Founded HOME'S PROPERTY MEDIA (THAILAND) CO., LTD in Thailand

Dec.

Invested in Next Property Media Holdings Limited (NPM) to provide real estate information services in the People's Republic of China

2012

Jan.

Launched Thai real estate portal, HOME'S Thailand
Launched Chinese real estate portal, Huboshi

Apr.

Invested in PT. Rumah Media (currently, PT. Lifull Media Indonesia) in Indonesia

Aug.

Launched Indonesian real estate portal, RumahRumah

2013

Apr.

Decision made to withdraw from real estate information service business in China

Sep.

Invested in furniture and interior e-commerce sites, FLYMEe Inc. (equity-method affiliate)

2014

Jan.

Implemented three-to-one stock split

Nov.

Acquired complete ownership in operator of international aggregation sites, Trovit Search S.L. (Trovit)

2015

May

Acquired majority stake in real estate online marketing firm, Axelion Co., Ltd., and changed name to LIFULL Marketing Partners Co., Ltd.

Jun.

Implemented two-to-one stock split

Jul.

Split services provided through LIFULL HOME'S etc. and established LIFULL senior Co., Ltd., LIFULL MOVE Co., Ltd., LIFULL Fin Tech Co., Ltd. and LIFULL SPACE Co., Ltd. (100% ownership)
Issued new shares through third-party allotment to Rakuten, Inc. (currently, Rakuten Group Inc.)

Nov.

Established back office support company, LIFULL bizas Co., Ltd. (100% ownership)

Dec.

Launched Australian real estate portal, LIFULL Australia Real Estate

2016

Jun.

Opened branch in Sapporo

Sep.

Acquired inbound (Japan) real estate investment business from Marimo Co., Ltd.

Nov.

Founded joint venture with Kuwasawa Corporation, LIFULL Remodel Co., Ltd.

2017

Jan.

Acquired operator of a crowdfunding platform, JG Marketing Co., Ltd. (currently, LIFULL Investment Co., Ltd.)

Apr.

Changed company name to LIFULL Co., Ltd.
Unified services under the LIFULL brand
Relocated head office to Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Acquired software and application development company, Vietnam Creative Consulting Co., Ltd. (currently, LIFULL Tech Vietnam Co., Ltd.)
Launched German real estate portal, LIFULL Immofinder

May

Opened co-working space, LIFULL HUB, on the second floor of the Kojimachi head office
Acquired full ownership of LIFULL Marketing Partners

Jun.

Founded joint venture for vacation rentals with Rakuten Inc. (currently, Rakuten Group Inc.), Rakuten LIFULL STAY Co., Ltd.

Sep.

LIFULL senior Co., Ltd. launched largest website in Japan for searching for companies to dispose of the possessions of the deceased, Minna No Inhinseiri

Oct.

Absorbed Renter's Co. (consolidated subsidiary)

2018

May

Launched LIFULL Regional Revitalization website with information on the policies and activities LIFULL is taking in rural areas of Japan
Closed real estate portals in Australia (LIFULL Australia Real Estate) and Germany (LIFULL Immofinder)

Oct.

Split a portion of advertising services provided by LIFULL FinTech Co., Ltd., founded LHL Co., Ltd. and transferred business to Nippon Life Insurance Company

Nov.

Founded LIFULL Social Funding Co., Ltd. (currently, LIFULL Investment Co., Ltd.) and started the LIFULL Regional Revitalization Fund

2019

Jan.

Acquired full ownership in international aggregation site operator, Mitula Group Limited (Mitula)
Issued 15,450,770 shares of common stock to acquire Mitula and increased capital to 97.16 million yen

Mar.

Started joint community project, LivingAnywhere Commons

May

Acquired full ownership of operator of Latin American real estate portals, RESEM Corporation (RESEM)

Nov.

Founded LIFULL ArchiTech Co., Ltd. as a collaboration with the Nagoya Institute of Technology to develop new construction methods
Founded LIFULL CONNECT S.L.U. as a holdings company for Trovit, Mitula and RESEM

2020

May-Sep.

Repurchased shares of the Company (Repurchased Shares: 2,383,500, Total Amount Paid: ¥999,994,400)

Jul.

Acquired full ownership of operator of the Japanese real estate investment website, Kenbiya Co., Ltd.

2022

Feb.

Invested in company providing STO services via blockchain, Hash DasH Holdings Co., Ltd.

Mar.

Absorbed LIFULL MOVE CO., Ltd. (consolidated subsidiary) into LIFULL HOME'S

Apr.

Transferred to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market as a part of the reorganization of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Sep.

Transferred all shares of consolidated subsidiary, LIFULL Marketing Partners Co., Ltd. (currently, DI Marketing Partners Co., Ltd.) to Digital Identity Co., Ltd.

Oct.

Transferred all shares of equity method affiliate, Rakuten LIFULL STAY Pte. Ltd., to Rakuten Group Inc.

Nov.

Repurchased shares of the Company (Repurchased Shares: 3,786,700, Total Amount Paid: ¥999,998,800)

2023

Nov.

Founded LIFULL Financial Co., Ltd. (100% consolidated subsidiary) to oversee the real estate NFT business and financial services offered by the Group