Hagihara & Co., Ltd. was the only Japanese company to be licensed by the Chinese government to handle Igusa products that were made in China

Started an Igusa planting technology exchange project after the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China

Airlifted 25 tons of young Japanese Igusa plants (Okayama No.3) to China, and started planting in Anhui district, Suzhou

Established the industry’s first inspection & delivery center in Hongqiao district, Shanghai

Established a new inspection & delivery center in Suzhou Industrial Park;
Suzhou Hagihara Holly Rush Co., Ltd. (China) was founded

Acquired manufacturing license for Igusa products GB/T 19001-2016/ISO 9001-2015

Relocated from Suzhou Industrial Park to Xiangcheng District (current location)
Increased capital to $ 9 million

Started online sales (Tmall, JD.com, and Alibaba, etc)

Introduced a frameless unit tatami production machine from Japan and started manufacturing high quality flooring tatami mats