JT Group history
“Fulfilling moments,” as stipulated in the JT Group Purpose, has been the value the Group cherishes as the core concept of its management since the days when JT was a government corporation. To realize the JT Group Purpose, we will work to maximize the value of the products and services provided by our existing businesses, while making forward-looking corporate efforts to create more advanced values.
Management with a focus on “fulfilling moments”
1980
1985
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Mission:
“A marketing company that creates moments of pleasure”
1990
1994
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Management principle: “Pursue the 4S model”
1996
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JT Management Vision '96:
A new concept “delight,” encompassing moments of discovery, surprise and joy in a wide range of encounters.
2000
2002
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JT branding statement:
Offering our stakeholders the unique added value of irreplaceable delight, surprise and joy through our entire operation. In following through on this promise, we work to be irreplaceable to society at large.
2010
2020
2023
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JT Group Purpose:
“Fulfilling Moments, Enriching Life”
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A system capable of providing diverse values
1980
1985
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The founding of Japan Tobacco Inc.
JT establishes our pharmaceutical and processed food businesses
1990
1994
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JT joins the Tokyo Stock Exchange
1998
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JT acquires majority stake in Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
1999
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JT acquires the non-U.S. tobacco business of RJR Nabisco Inc.
2000
2007
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JT acquires Gallaher Group Plc (U.K.)
2008
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JT acquires majority stake in Katokichi Co., Ltd. (currently TableMark Co., Ltd.) and Fuji Foods Corporation
2010
2016
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JT acquires the non-U.S. tobacco business of Natural American Spirit
2020
2020
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JT launches the corporate R&D organization D-LAB
2022
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JT unifies the tobacco business infrastructure as One Team
2024
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JT acquires the Vector Group Ltd.
Value creation through our products and services
1980
1981
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MILD SEVEN goes on sale overseas
1990
1999
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JT acquires the global brands Winston and Camel
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2000
2007
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JT acquires the global brand LD
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2010
2013
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A new name for Mild Seven: MEVIUS
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2016
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JT introduces Ploom TECH (infused tobacco capsules)
2020
2020
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JT introduces “ENAROY®” Tablet and “CORECTIM®” Ointment
2021
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JT introduces Ploom X heated tobacco sticks (HTS)
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2023
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TableMark begins online sales for BEYOND FREE
Expansion of markets for Ploom X
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2024
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TableMark’s frozen udon noodles were recognized by the Guinness World Records™* as the top-selling frozen noodle product in the world
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- Record name: Largest frozen noodle brand - current
- Products covered: Frozen noodles (excluding pasta)
- Basis of certification: verified by a third-party research firm
- Period covered: January-December 2024