Corporate Outline
February 2005 | Curves Japan Co., Ltd. is established. Curves Japan concludes a master license agreement with Curves International, Inc. in the United States, thereby obtaining the right to operate under the Curves brand in Japan. |
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July 2005 | First Curves location in Japan opens. |
March 2006 | Nationwide rollout begins, using franchising. |
June 2006 | The number of Curves locations tops 100. |
April 2007 | Membership exceeds 100,000. |
June 2007 | Locations are open in all 47 prefectures of Japan. |
July 2007 | Member newsletter Curves Magazine is launched. Launched as a service for members, Curves Magazine is today a publication with a circulation of 850,000. |
November 2007 | Curves launches the Curves Food Drive, a social-contribution activity. |
June 2008 | Curves announces joint research with the National Institute of Health and Nutrition |
October 2008 | Curves becomes a consolidated subsidiary of Koshidaka Co., Ltd. (now Koshidaka Holdings). |
October 2009 | In partnership with local governments, Curves expands its projects to prevent the need for nursing care to 23 municipalities. |
January 2010 | A book entitled Sanjuppun Kenko Curves Taiso (“The 30-minute Healthy Curves Workout”) is published. |
June 2011 | Joint research facility is established with the Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University |
The number of Curves locations tops 1,000. | |
October 2013 | Joint research with the Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University is announced. |
October 2014 | The number of Curves locations tops 1,500. |
February 2015 | Curves develops the Physical Age Measurement Program, a health test that simply and accurately determines a person’s physical-strength age in just 5 minutes. |
June 2015 | “Illness Prevention Center Curves Odawara,” the first “Illness Prevention Center” certified by Kanagawa Prefecture, is established. |
July 2015 | Curves participates in the Smart Wellness Community Conference, an organization coordinated among industry, academia and government to achieve a society characterized by long, healthy lifespans. |
September 2015 | “Curves Daisencho Health Center” opens. This countryside-revitalization effort was launched through coordination among industry, academia and government in the Town of Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, to reduce medical costs and encourage activity among the elderly. |
December 2016 | Curves publishes a book entitled Mainichi Kiseki ni Deaeru Shigoto (“Work That Encounters Miracles Every Day”). |
January 2017 | Curves holds its 10th Curves Food Drive, a social-contribution activity. |
August 2018 | Curves signs a “health-building” pact with the City of Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture. |
November 2018 | Curves signs a “Yawata Health and Happiness Promotion Partnership Agreement” with the City of Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture. |
February 2019 | Curves signs a “Comprehensive Partnership Agreement to Promote Healthy Sapporo 21” with the City of Sapporo, Hokkaido. |
July 2019 | Curves signs a “Partnership Agreement on Health Promotion” with the City of Tomakomai, Hokkaido. |
Curves signs a “Comprehensive Partnership Agreement on Health Promotion” with the City of Mitsuke, Niigata Prefecture. | |
October 2019 | Nineteen Curves locations in Kanagawa Prefecture are certified as “Illness Prevention Centers,” bringing the number of Curves locations in Kanagawa that are health promotion bases to 26. |
The number of Curves locations tops 2,000. Membership grows to more than 860,000. | |
March 2020 | Curves is spun off from the Koshidaka Group and listed independently on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
June 2020 | Curves signs an “Agreement on the Revitalization of Higashimatsuyama City, People, and Jobs” with the City of Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Prefecture. |
September 2020 | Released 'Ouchi-de-Curves' online fitness program |
April 2021 | Curves signs an “Agreement on Cardiovascular Disease Control” with the City of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. |
September 2021 | Curves, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, and Eli Lilly Japan K.K publish data on the relationship between chronic musculoskeletal pain and exercise. |
January 2022 | Curves holds its 15th Curves Food Drive, a social-contribution activity |
Curves participates in “Osaka Smart Senior Life Demonstration Project Promotion Council.” | |
April 2022 | Transferred from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to the Prime Market due to a revision of the Tokyo Stock Exchange's market classification. |
May 2022 | Curves signs a “Comprehensive Collaboration Partnership for Health Promotion” with the City of Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture. |
July 2023 | Curves signs a “Comprehensive Collaboration Partnership for Health Promotion” with the City of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. |
April 2024 | Curves signs a "Partnership Agreement on Health Promotion" with the City of Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture. |
August 2024 | Curves signs a Comprehensive Collaboration Partnership for Health Promotion with the City of Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture. |