COMPANY HISTORY of KARIN CO., LTD.

April, 1971	Opened a restaurant in Higashi Shinsaibashi, Osaka
December, 1981	Opened lingerie shop “Karin”
November, 1986	Opened “Karin part II”
January, 1992	Visited Paris Exhibition “Salon International de la Lingerie, France”
January, 1993	Met Livian-Li at the Paris exhibition
June, 1994	Incorporated as Karin Company (Capital JPY 13,000,000)
July, 1996	First import from Livian-Li, Italy. Product : “Look Line” hip-up panty hose. The catch phrase, “I got the heart of European ladies” made sensational and shocking debut.
June, 1997	Introduced “Look Me” panty girdle. “Hip-Up 5-6 cm. Beautiful hip line” It was produced with human body engineering designed for Japanese ladies. It is one of the long time sellers of Karin.
August, 1997	Appeared on “Midnight Market” of Kansai TV on-line shopping. “Look Me”sold in record-breaking numbers.
May, 1999	“Look Up”, produced as OEM for Sotsu, made a big hit.
June, 1999	Presented “Magic Panty” by SOLIDEA, Italy. It made a sales record with catch phrase of “Massage your body just by wearing.”
May, 2000	Shifted from retail to Import & Wholesale at the sixth year of incorporation. Started to concentrate in marketing, import, wholesale and telemarketing.
May, 2001	Registered as incorporated with Capital JPY 30,000,000.
August, 2001	Raised capital to JPY 47,000,000.
April, 2002	Introduced “Lookmagic Men's”, “Pance & Leg” .
May, 2002	Started “Look Line 140 D”
June, 2002	Introduced “Lookmagic UP”
July, 2004	Introduced “NATUPARA Shampoo & Face Washing Powder”

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