- 1969
Mar.
Hisaji Muraishi （current Chairman and Group CEO），starts his own business， Chikuma Real Estate．
- 1972
Sep.
Chikuma Real Estate Co．， Ltd is incorporated．
- 1975
Dec.
Japanese restaurant， Chikumagawa， opens for business.
- 1979
Sep.
Construction of Head Office building， now known as No． 3 Chikuma Building， is completed in Nishi Kasai， Edogawa−ku， Tokyo．
- 1983
Feb.
First edition of local community newspaper is published （forerunner of today’s Aelde）．
Oct.
Chikuma Publishing Co．， Ltd is established （now Starts Publishing Co．， Ltd）．
- 1984
Mar.
“Mugen”， by Hisaji Muraishi， is published．
Apr.
Fifty new recruits are employed．
Sep.
Corporate Identity campaign is launched and the group changes its name to “Starts”．
- 1985
Apr.
Chikuma Management Services Co. Ltd is established （now Starts Amenity Co．， Ltd）．
- 1986
Jan.
Starts International Inc， the first overseas subsidiary， is established in Hawaii （now Starts International Hawaii Inc）．
Sep.
Inaugural Starts Athletics Carnival is held； now an annual event．
- 1987
Jun.
First issue of “OZ Magazine” is published．
Jul.
Chikuma Real Estate， Chikuma Construction， Chikuma Timber and Housing Supplies Sales， Myhome Center and Chikuma Tourism merge to form Starts Co．， Ltd
Sep.
Starts Taiwan Inc， Taiwanese subsidiary， is established （now Starts Taiwan Co．， Ltd．）．
- 1988
Oct.
Shunmi Ichiba Japanese restaurant opens （now Shunmi Ichiba Nishi Kasai）．
- 1989
Mar.
Company celebrates 20th anniversary of its foundation．
Mar.
Starts Training Center completed in Yawara， Ibaraki Prefecture．
May.
Starts Co． Ltd shares registered on OTC market in Tokyo．
Jul.
Starts International California Inc， Los Angeles subsidiary， is established （now Starts Pacific， Inc）．
Nov.
Woody Home Co．， Ltd is established （now Starts Home Co．， Ltd）
