Asagami Corporation

Asagami Corporation (アサガミ株式会社) is a Japanese logistics and distribution company headquartered in Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Its origins date to 1918, when Asagami Shoten was founded as a partnership company. In November 1948, with investment from Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway (now Tokyu Corporation), the business was established as Soei Transport Co., Ltd. The company changed its name to Asagami Warehouse Co., Ltd. in 1950, and in 1954 merged with Tokyo Koun Co., Ltd. to become Asagami Koun Warehouse Co., Ltd. It adopted its current name, Asagami Corporation, in 1989. The company has been listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange since 1961 and is currently listed on the TSE Standard Market. Asagami operates across six core business segments: warehousing, harbor and forwarding, transport, third-party logistics (3PL), printing, and air cargo. Its warehouse business provides space and logistics solutions; its harbor and forwarding operations serve the Kanto Bay Area with marine transportation, container handling and customs clearance; its transport division handles land transportation; its 3PL segment offers integrated logistics outsourcing; its printing business produces newspapers, New Year's cards and wedding cards; and its air cargo division provides air freight forwarding and customs brokerage. The company also offers packaging and crating services. Asagami has a long-standing relationship with JFE Steel and has been a designated contractor for Kawasaki Steel (now JFE Steel) since 1953 and for Asahi Glass (now AGC) since 1959. It has expanded through subsidiaries including Asagami Press Center, Maiprint, Aero Koku, and Asagami Logistics, and established Asagami Logistics (Tangshan) Co., Ltd. in China in 2012. The company has also engaged in sponsorship activities, such as sponsoring Kokugakuin University's uniform for the 97th Tokyo-Hakone Round-Trip University Ekiden Race in 2021, and acquiring naming rights for Heisei-ga-hama Central Park in Sakacho, Hiroshima Prefecture, naming it "Asagami Bay Side Park" in 2022. Asagami positions itself as a logistics partner in Japan, emphasizing safety, quality and price, and aiming to be a "company of choice" for both customers and partners. It continues to adapt to a rapidly changing corporate environment while maintaining customer satisfaction.

Asagami Corporation traces its origins to 1918, when Asagami Shoten was founded as a partnership company (合資会社浅上商店). In November 1948, Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway (now Tokyu Corporation) invested in Soei Transport Co., Ltd. (双栄運輸株式会社), marking the establishment of the modern corporate entity. In March 1950, Asagami Shoten changed its name to Asagami Warehouse Co., Ltd. (浅上倉庫株式会社). In January 1951, Soei Transport changed its name to Tokyo Koun Co., Ltd. (東京航運株式会社). In March 1953, Tokyo Koun became a designated contractor for Kawasaki Steel (now JFE Steel). In December 1954, Tokyo Koun absorbed Asagami Warehouse and simultaneously changed its name to Asagami Koun Warehouse Co., Ltd. (浅上航運倉庫株式会社). In December 1959, it became a designated contractor for Asahi Glass (now AGC). In October 1961, the company listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In June 1979, Tokyu Corporation transferred all its shares to its subsidiary Osaki Ken'un Co., Ltd. (later Otec Corporation), ending the capital relationship with the Tokyu Group. In April 1989, the company changed its name to Asagami Corporation. In January 1995, it made Aero Koku Co., Ltd. a subsidiary. In December 1999, it absorbed Otec Corporation. In October 2001, it made Tokuma Press Center Co., Ltd. a subsidiary, and in December of the same year renamed it Asagami Press Center Co., Ltd. In September 2007, it made Maiprint Co., Ltd. a subsidiary. In April 2012, it established Asagami Logistics (Tangshan) Co., Ltd. in China. The company has continued to expand its logistics network and services, and in November 2024 relocated its headquarters to Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

• 2024

  Relocated headquarters to Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

• 2022

  Acquired naming rights for Heisei-ga-hama Central Park in Sakacho, Hiroshima, naming it "Asagami Bay Side Park"

• 2021

  Sponsored Kokugakuin University's uniform for the 97th Tokyo-Hakone Round-Trip University Ekiden Race

• 2012

  Established Asagami Logistics (Tangshan) Co., Ltd. in China

• 2007

  Made Maiprint Co., Ltd. a subsidiary

• 2001

  Made Tokuma Press Center Co., Ltd. a subsidiary and renamed it Asagami Press Center Co., Ltd.

• 1999

  Absorbed Otec Corporation

• 1995

  Made Aero Koku Co., Ltd. a subsidiary

• 1989

  Changed name to Asagami Corporation

• 1979

  Tokyu Corporation transferred all shares to Osaki Ken'un Co., Ltd., ending capital relationship with Tokyu Group

• 1961

  Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

• 1959

  Became designated contractor for Asahi Glass (now AGC)

• 1954

  Merged with Asagami Warehouse to form Asagami Koun Warehouse Co., Ltd.

• 1953

  Became designated contractor for Kawasaki Steel (now JFE Steel)

• 1951

  Soei Transport renamed Tokyo Koun Co., Ltd.

• 1950

  Asagami Shoten renamed Asagami Warehouse Co., Ltd.

• 1948

  Established as Soei Transport Co., Ltd. with investment from Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway

• 1918

  Founded as Asagami Shoten (合資会社浅上商店)

A logistics partner in Japan emphasizing safety, quality and price, aiming to be a company of choice for customers and partners.

• Warehouse and deposition services

• Harbor and forwarding services

• Land transportation

• Third-party logistics (3PL)

• Printing (newspapers, New Year's cards, wedding cards)

• Air cargo forwarding and customs brokerage

• Packaging and crating

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