In 1949, Suzusaburo Ito, the president of the Matsuzakaya Department Store at the time, established a Trading Division to introduce advanced technology from Europe and North America to support the lives of Japanese people devastated by the war.
In 1955, Mr. Ito became the first president of Matsuzaka Trading Co., Ltd., which later became the MATSUBO Corporation, and he began to help Japanﾕs industries recover from the war. At first, the company provided products for the steel and non-ferrous metals, paper manufacturing, and chemical industries, and other key industries that supported Japan. By the 1990s, MATSUBO had entered high-growth fields such as hard disk drives and semiconductors. In recent years, MATSUBO has entered the renewable energy fields such as solar cells and biomass, and is participating in activities to conserve energy and reduce CO2 emissions in the global environment. In this way, MATSUBO has always worked to develop business to meet the needs of the era, while aiming to carry on the spirit from the time of its founding. Our continuing goal is to provide high-value-added services to help people live good lives, while contributing to society and the development of the industrial sectors in Japan and overseas.