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Overview
| Company name | LITTLE EARTH INC. |
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| Inauguration of Business | March, 1949 |
| Establishment | March, 1967 |
| Capital | 3 million yen |
| Representative | President Kenichi Yamanashi |
| Address | 2027 Makigaya, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka 421-1221, JAPAN ↓ Map |
| Phone / Faxr | TEL : 81-54-266-6073 FAX : 81-54-266-6074 |
| Overseas Affiliates | Shanghai, Danyang in Jiangsu Province, Dongguan in Guangdong Province , (all in China) |
| Banking Relationship | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Shizuoka Branch) |
| Business Description | Planning, manufacturing, and sales of health-enhancing sandals and comfort shoes |
History
| March, 1949 | Yamanashi Kyukichi Shoten is born as a clog manufacturer. |
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| April, 1965 | Manufacturing of health sandals begins. |
| May, 1966 | Exportation of health sandals to the U.S.A. begins. |
| January, 1991 | The company moves to a new building. |
| March, 1991 | The company name is changed to Yasmac Co., Ltd. |
| October, 1998 | Joint product research and development with Mr. Helmut Francheraider,head of the German federal shoemakers' union is started. |
| April, 1999 | Production of women's shoes begins in China. |
| February, 2001 | Water-bed shoes are introduced to the market. |
| October 2005 | KY International INC(from May 2009 the company's name changed to Little Earth INC ) |
| May, 2009 | Little Earth took over the manufacturing and production of Little Earth, Body+pop, and Kenkoh brands from Yasmac co.,ltd . |
