1959 (Showa 34)
Kyobundo Co., Ltd. established a publishing division. In July of 1995, the publishing division was separated. A number of divisions in the Kyobundo group were integrated and separated, and APRICOT Co., Ltd. was established.
2009 (Heisei 21), March
The publishing division split from APRICOT Co., Ltd., and a new company APRICOT Publishing Co., Ltd. was started.