(as of May 1, 2008)
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Name |
 |
Established |
July
27, 1990 |
Capital |
98
million yen |
Directors |
Naoki
Okada, President and CEO
Akihiko Irie, Managing Director and CFO
Naoko Tosa, Director
Moriyoshi Takamura, Director
Isao Naka, Director
Eiichi Tamaki CPA, Auditor |
Number of Employees |
100
(including overseas staff) |
Offices |
Headquarters:
ORIX Koraibashi Bldg., 7th floor, Koraibashi3-2-7, Chuo-ku, Osaka
541-0043, Japan
Tokyo Office: Kojimachi Bldg., 5th floor, Kudan-Minami 3-3-6, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
102-0074, Japan
Training and Lounge Room: Futaba-Kudan Bldg., B1F, Kudan-Minami 3-4-5,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0074, Japan |
Licenses |
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport registered travel agent
No.1299
IATA-registered travel agent
Active member of JATA
|
Turnover |
36,700 million yen (as of December 2007) |
Main
Banks |
The
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. ; Risona Bank Ltd. ; The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. ; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
; The Kyoto Bank, Ltd. ; The Bank of Ikeda, Ltd. ; Kansai Urban Banking Corporation ; The Shoko Chukin Bank ; The Shiga Bank, Ltd. |
Transfer Agent |
Mitsubishi
UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation |
Membership |
Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA)
International Air Transport Association (IATA) |
Main Clients |
Japan Airlines International; All Nippon Airways; American Airlines;
Air Canada; Continental Airlines; Northwest Airlines; United Airlines;
Air France; Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane S.P.A; British Airways;
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines; Lufthansa German Airlines;
Swiss International Air Lines; Austrian Airlines; Scandinavian Airlines International;
Virgin Atlantic Airways; Cathay Pacific Airways; Qantas Airways;
Singapore Airlines; Thai Airways International; Korean Air;
and other main carriers
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Associated Companies |
Gallant Tour Corp. (International airticket distribution)
Gallant Tour West Corp. (International airticket distribution)
Travel Vision, Inc. (Distribution of travel news and information)
Sky Butler Corp. (Direct travel product sales in collaboration with individual travel agents)
Travel-i Corp.(Travel agent especially for business travelers)
America F-ness Corporation(Holding company for overseas businesses)
Rikisha
Co.,Ltd.(Land travel operator service in North America; Sales of airtickets)
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History |
Jul. 1990 |
Le Ouest Co., Ltd. (presently F-ness Corporation) established with a capital of 10 million yen. |
Mar. 1991 |
Company licensed as a travel agent. |
Sep. 1994 |
Capital increased to 40 million yen. |
Feb. 1995 |
Company registered as an active member of JATA. |
Mar. 1996 |
Company registered as a member of IATA. |
Apr. 1996 |
Company licensed as a first-class travel agent. |
Oct. 1996 |
Capital increased to 60 million yen. |
Mar. 1997 |
Capital increased to 80 million yen. |
Mar. 2000 |
Capital increased to 90 million yen. |
Jun. 2000 |
Capital increased to 98 million yen. |
Dec. 2001 |
Company renamed F-ness Corporation. |
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Annual Report
(F-ness alone)
|
| |
[1000
yen unit] |
Fiscal
Term
|
Net
Sales
|
Dec.
2007 |
36,700,000 |
Dec.
2006 |
32,887,762 |
Dec.
2005 |
23,689,746 |
Dec.
2004* |
13,499,144 |
Mar.
2004 |
11,328,830 |
Mar.
2003 |
9,454,208 |
Mar.
2002 |
8,271,908 |
Mar.
2001 |
7,858,678 |
Mar.
2000 |
6,921,000 |
Mar.
1999 |
4,624,346 |
Mar.
1998 |
3,870,733 |
Mar.
1997 |
3,005,128 |
Mar.
1996 |
2,106,069 |
Mar.
1995 |
1,688,342 |
Mar.
1994 |
1,073,340 |
Mar.
1993 |
1,009,599 |
Mar.
1992 |
915,644 |
Mar.
1991 |
406,887 |
*The 15th fiscal year adopts the irregular account
settlement
of nine months with a change of an accounting period.
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