CENTURY 21 Japan

CENTURY 21 Japan (株式会社センチュリー21・ジャパン) is the Japanese real estate franchise network company of the CENTURY 21 brand. According to its official history, the global CENTURY 21 network was founded in 1971 by two Americans, Arthur Bartlett and Marsh Fisher, starting with 17 franchise stores. In October 1983, Itochu Corporation partnered with CENTURY 21 and the Japanese company was established. Its first 12 franchise stores opened together in the Tokyo metropolitan area in July 1984. The company expanded into the Kansai region in 1990, the Chubu region in 1999, Kyushu in 2002, and Hokkaido in 2012. It registered its shares with the Japan Securities Dealers Association in 2001 and, following the Tokyo Stock Exchange market reorganization, listed on the Standard Market in 2022. Its franchise store count surpassed 1,000 in 2023.

The global CENTURY 21 real estate network was founded in 1971 by two Americans, Arthur Bartlett and Marsh Fisher, starting with 17 franchise stores and growing to 1,000 stores across the United States within three years. In October 1983, Itochu Corporation partnered with CENTURY 21 and established CENTURY 21 Japan. The first 12 franchise stores in the group opened together in the Tokyo metropolitan area in July 1984. The network surpassed 100 stores in 1986 and 200 stores in 1988. In 1990 it expanded into the Kansai region, becoming described as Japan's largest network. It entered the Chubu region in 1999 and adopted the corporate slogan 'Customer First Declaration'. In 2001 it registered with the Japan Securities Dealers Association and built an internal extranet called '21net'. It expanded into Kyushu in 2002, surpassed 400 stores in 2000, 600 stores in 2005, 800 stores in 2008, and 900 stores in 2016. It entered Hokkaido in 2012. In 2018 it announced a new visual identity and launched the first CENTURY 21 Girl. In 2022, following the Tokyo Stock Exchange market reorganization, it listed on the Standard Market. In 2023 its franchise store count surpassed 1,000.

• Reborn 21

  Service combining used homes and renovation, launched in 2012.

• Sale-and-leaseback service 'Suttemo Sumerunda Wan'

  Leaseback service started in 2018.

• Renovation Simulator 21

  Service started in 2019.

• Senior Sumile 21

  Service started in 2021.

1. 1株式会社センチュリー21・ジャパン －信頼の不動産ネットワーク－century21japan.co.jp
2. 2事業沿革 | 株式会社センチュリー21・ジャパンcentury21japan.co.jp
3. 3センチュリー21のあゆみ | 株式会社センチュリー21・ジャパンcentury21japan.co.jp
4. 4会社情報 | 株式会社センチュリー21・ジャパンcentury21japan.co.jp
5. 5CENTURY 21 Japanwikidata.org