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| 1903 | The first president, Bunpei Kamei, started selling oil, general merchandise, sugar, flour, etc. at Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture. |
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| 1908 | Started a dealership of Nippon Oil Corp.(presently ENEOS Corp.) and began selling petroleum products. |
| 1919 | Started selling liquor. |
| 1925 | Established the Miyako Semi-branch office. Later, more branches were opened on the Sanriku Coast and served as bases for selling our products to ships. |
| 1932 | Reorganized as Kamei Shoten Company. Began selling automobiles and parts. |
| 1933 | Started a Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. dealership, which later became a mainstay for liquor sales. |
| 1936 | Started a U.S. Standard Vacuum Oil Co. (presently ENEOS Corp.) dealership. |
| 1937 | Unzo Kamei was inaugurated as the second president. Started a Tohoku Cement Corp. (presently Taiheiyo Cement Corp.) dealership, and began selling cement, etc. |
| 1949 | Started to operate gas stations. |
| 1953 | Established Fuji Transport and Warehouse Corp. (presently Kamei Physical Distribution Services Co., Ltd.) and started land transportation services. |
| 1954 | Completed the Ofunato Import Base. Directly imported heavy oil with a foreign exchange allocation for oil imports. |
| 1955 | Started a Nippon Petroleum Gas Co., Ltd. (presently Eneos Glove Corp.) dealership, and began selling propane gas. Started a Dunlop Rubber Company (Japan) Ltd. (presently Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.) dealership, and began selling tires. |
| 1956 | Established Kamei Shoji Corp. Established Sendai Toyopet Sales Corp. (presently Sendai Toyopet Co., Ltd.). |
| 1965 | Moved the head office to Sendai. |
| 1973 | Entered the trading business. Established Kamei Shoten of America in response to globalization. |
| 1974 | Completed new head office building. |
| 1977 | Established Insurance Department, and started non-life insurance services. |
| 1978 | Bunzo Kamei was inaugurated as the third president. |
| 1979 | Established Communication Equipment Sales Section, and began selling information equipment. |
| 1982 | Established Kamei Sports Corp. (presently Kamei Proact Corp.). |
| 1985 | Introduced corporate identity (CI). Changed the name from Kamei Shoten Co. to Kamei Corp. Introduced K-NET, a new company-wide computer system. |
| 1986 | Listed stocks on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 1988 | Listed stocks on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 1989 | Established Kamei Auto Corp. and Kamei Auto Hokkaido Corp. |
| 1993 | Celebrated the 90th anniversary of its foundation. Shogo Kamei was inaugurated as the fourth president. |
| 1994 | Established Tour Operation Division (Kamei Travel) in Kamei Shoji Corp. |
| 1999 | Established National Kamei Exclusive Distributor Network. Acquired shares of Yamagata Toyopet Co., Ltd. |
| 2000 | Established Pharmacy Section, and started pharmacy services. |
| 2003 | Celebrated the 100th anniversary of its foundation. Fumiyuki Kamei was inaugurated as the fifth president. |
| 2005 | Acquired shares of Tohoku Gas Corp. and began city gas services. |
| 2007 | Acquired shares of Saint Plaza Co., Ltd. Established Santouka Kamei Singapore Pte. Ltd. |
| 2008 | Acquired shares of Oshima Co., Ltd. (presently Oshimaono Shoji Co., Ltd.), Ikemitsu Enterprises Co., Ltd., Tochigi LPG Co., Ltd., Onoshoji Co., Ltd. (presently Oshimaono Shoji Co., Ltd.), Mitsumoto Shoji Co. Ltd. and Endo Pharmacy Co., Ltd. |
| 2009 | Acquired shares of Wing Ace Corp. and Marron Co., Ltd. Established Santouka Kamei Canada Foods Ltd. |
| 2010 | Reorganized. Abolished Fuel Department, Energy Division, Housing Environment Department, Office Support Department and Financial Services Department. Newly established Corporate Sales Division, Residential Division and Construction Materials Residential Division. Renamed Gas Station Department, Energy Division to Carlife Division. Acquired shares of Mito Pharmacy Co., Ltd., Sanko Progress Mabis Corp., Higuchi Beikoku Co., Ltd. and Vintners Inc. |
| 2011 | Established Okinawa Office. Acquired shares of Aim Co., Ltd. Established Agri Corporation. Acquired shares of Imei (Exim) Pte. Ltd. |
| 2012 | Established KC Central Trading Co., Ltd. Acquired shares of Fitness Promotion Co., Ltd. Acquired shares of Wanoba Group, Inc. (presently Kamei North America Co., Ltd.) and Avis Group, Inc.(presently KC Central Trading Co., Ltd. ). |
| 2013 | Celebrated the 110th anniversary of its foundation. Acquired shares of Oasih`s Co., Ltd. Started mega solar power generation business. Acquired shares of MCS Co., Ltd. |
| 2014 | Introduced new corporate IT system. |
| 2015 | Acquired shares of Lee Huat Yap Kee Pte. Ltd. and 3 group companies. Opened the Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium(joint project by six companies including Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Kamei Crop. and Yokohama Hakkeijima Inc., as well as the Organization for Promoting Urban Development). |
| 2016 | Acquired shares of AM Pharmacy Co., Ltd. Acquired naming rights for Sendai City gymnasium. (Kamei Arena Sendai) |
| 2017 | Acquired shares of Sun-Eight Trading Co., Ltd. Acquired shares of Kodama Co., Ltd. and Angelina Co., Ltd. Acquired shares of Bando Yakuhin Co., Ltd. |
| 2018 | Acquired shares of M2 Medical Co., Ltd. |
| 2020 | Acquired shares of Kamei Vietnam Joint Stock Company and 3 group companies. |
| 2021 | Acquired shares of Eastern Green Marketing Pte. Ltd. and Alamanda Singapore Pte. Ltd. Acquired shares of Daiei Trading Co., Inc. |
| 2022 | Acquired shares of Tachibana ADM Co., Ltd. Renamed Construction Materials Division to Construction Division, and Pharmacy Division to Healthcare Division. |
| 2023 | Celebrated the 120th anniversary of its foundation. Fumiyuki Kamei was inaugurated as Chairman and CEO. Akio Kamei was inaugurated as the sixth president. Acquired shares of Nagatoshi Produce USA, LLC (presently Nagatoshi Produce, Co., Ltd.) |
| 2024 | Established New Business Development Office. |
| 2025 | Acquired shares of Setsubi Center Co., Ltd. |
