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Takara tomy licence since 1997 asia hq led, 1997-2012

1997-2012

FiledTaken from a filing, a registry or the company’s own published page.

Found in one pass only. The research team reads every source twice, independently; this record turned up in one reading but not the other, so treat it as less certain than its grade.

The values

  • Japan licence since: 1,997
  • West: TPCi manages property ex-Asia

Some detail is too fine to show here; it is kept in the trainer’s notes.

Where it comes from

Japanese-language document, 2012 Takara Tomy · 4 October 2012 Open the original ↗

The line in the source

株式会社タカラトミーは、1997 年から「ポケモン」の商品化ライセンスを取得し、日本国内において、玩具ならびに玩具周辺商品の企画・開発・販売を行なってまいりました。

In English

Takara Tomy has held the Pokémon merchandising licence since 1997 and planned, developed and sold toys in Japan.