Established TIEMCO LTD. for import, export, sales and manufacture of fishing tackle; head office at Sendagaya 1-21-6, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN.

Relocated head office to Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo due to expansion of business.

Appointed as an exclusive distributor in Japan for Fenwick-brand products, a major manufacturer of fishing rods in the U.S.A.

Appointed as an exclusive distributor in Japan for ORVIS fly-fishing tackle manufactured by the ORVIS INC., an established U.S. manufacturer of fly-fishing rods.

Opened "TIEMCO Fly-fishing School", the first of a kind in Japan,and started to promote fly-fishing, which was then not familiar in Japan.

Relocated head office to Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, due to expansion of business.

Appointed as an exclusive distrobutor in Japan for the fly lines of SCIENTIFIC ANGLERS/3M (manufactured by 3M in the U.S.A.), the world market leader of fly lines.

Introduced corporate identity emphasizing interaction with nature,through adoption of new TIEMCO logo mark and advertisement implementing a slogan "Think in the field".

Started to market outdoor clothing for fly-fishing "Foxfire" for the first time in Japan, planning a full scale development of outdoor clothing.

Launched a unique product line "Leader Clipper" developed in-house, a kind of clipper for fishing lines, and "TMC Fly Hook" specially designed for fly-fishing and made in Japan.

Established shipping & warehouse in Ota-ku, Tokyo, for the purpose of rationalization of product control and increase in the speed of shipping work.

Launched "Red Pepper" , fishing lures.