- Sept 1967
- Founded Fujinami Towel Service Co., Ltd. in 7174 Yaho, Kunitachi-city, Tokyo
- Dec 1976
- Established Fujinami Towel Service Co., Ltd.
- Jul 1979
- Started Rental Business of roller towels and mats
- Jul 1989
- Established a factory in Uenohara (Yamanashi prefecture)
- Nov 1993
- Established the new headquarters factory
- Apr 1995
- Became a member of East Japan Oshibori Cooperative Union (hok.or.jp)
- Sept 1997
- Relocated the factory in Uenohara (Yamanashi prefecture)
- Apr 2004
- Started importing 100% cotton towels directly from Vietnam
- Feb 2005
- Opened the warehouse in Yotsuya, Fuchu-city, Tokyo
- Sept 2005
- Expanded the facilities and started full-scale operation of Rental Oshibori Service
- Mar 2006
- Launched Private Brand “LARME”: Solid air freshener ideal for towel warmer cabinet
- Jun 2006
- Established “Ulysses”: In-house web design studio
- Feb 2007
- Launched Private Brand “Aroma Paper Towel”: Scented single-use wet wipe
- Feb 2009
- Established E-Commerce site “e-shizai market”
- Aug 2010
- Set up the franchised business of “e-shizai market”
- Jan 2011
- Opened the Liaison Office in Hanoi, Vietnam
- Feb 2011
- Established NPO corporate Tokyo Self-Center named Tomony
- Jan 2013
- Established VB JAPAN TECHNOLOGY Co., LTD. on a premise
- Jun 2013
- Established Fujinami Hong Kong Co., Ltd. in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
- Sept 2013
- Katsuyuki Fujinami took the president’s chair
- Dec 2013
- Completion ceremony of New Headquarters Factory
- May 2014
- Sales Release of “VB Care”: Patent granted Viral-Block wet wipes
- Jan 2015
- Started the collaborative study with University Research Administration Center, TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
- May 2016
- Co-sponsored G7 Ise-Shima Summit
Our Oshibori wet wipes were adopted at the International Media Center (IMC) and Press Tour for overseas media organized by Mie Citizens Council - Jul 2016
- Established FUJINAMI TOWEL SERVICE SDN. BHD. in Johor Bahru, Malaysia
- Aug 2016
- Established FSX America, Inc. in California, U.S.A.
- Nov 2016
- Fujinami Towel Service Co., Ltd. changed its company name to FSX, Inc. Organizational Reformation
- Dec 2016
- Started the rental service of washcloth Oshibori
- Apr 2017
- Renewed CI (corporate identity)
- Jun 2017
- Press-released “REION”, the warming/refrigerating cabinet for Oshibori, with our own totally new “Air Circulation Technology®”
- Jul 2017
- Developed a voluntary inspection system to independently evaluate the safety and quality of Oshibori
- Dec 2017
- Acquired the licenses for Manufacturer & Distributer of Cosmetics
- Jan 2018
- Fixed the export sales of our Oshibori to the Japanese chain restaurants in the U.S.
- Apr 2018
- Released Oshibori warming/refrigerating cabinet named “REION” (Large size)
- Apr 2018
- Redefined non-woven fabric Oshibori as Pocket Oshibori
- May 2018
- Released Pocket Oshibori Standard Series
- Jan 2019
- Declared the corporate stance [Co-existence]
- Feb 2019
- Released FSX Oshibori Tray made of domestic wood
- Jun 2019
- Released Oshibori warming/refrigerating cabinet named “REION” (Small size)
- Sept 2020
- Established FSX Fuji, Inc. (Yamanashi prefecture)
- Jan 2021
- Installed an additional flat-type processing machine for Pocket Oshibori.
- May 2021
- Opened the FSX Naha Logistics Center in Naha City, Okinawa.
- Nov 2021
- Developed the Oshibori AI app, which automatically measures the number of used Oshibori towels collected using AI technology.
- Dec 2021
- Confirmed anti-aging effects of our antiviral and antibacterial technology “VB.”
- Nov 2022
- Established the FSX Laboratory.
- Nov 2023
- Opened the Uenohara Factory as a cosmetics manufacturing facility.
- Nov 2023
- Launched the “VB-COSME-” Oshibori series.
- Sept 2024
- Expanded into the United States, launching “VB-COSME-” OSHIBORI nationwide.
- Apr 2025
- Provided Oshibori towels for the EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.
- Apr 2025
- Launched a new initiative, FSX Expression – Regional & Co-Creation Project.
- Jul 2025
- Opened Expression Kawaguchiko, a French café and terrace in Yamanashi Prefecture.
- Aug 2025
- Established FSX VIETNAM, a local subsidiary in Vietnam.
