December 1934 Showa Brewery Co., Ltd., is established in Tokyo April 1935 Begins production of alcoholic beverages September 1937 Begins production of Sanraku synthetic sake March 1946 Begins production of shochu, a distilled spirit March 1957 Begins production of feedstuffs May 1961 Merges with Nisshin Brewery Co., Ltd., and acquires the Mercian label July 1962 Merges with Ocean Co., Ltd., acquires Ocean brand whisky and changes its name to Sanraku Ocean Co., Ltd. January 1966 Begins production of the agricultural antibiotic, Kasugamycin September 1969 Begins production of the medical antibiotic, Josamycin November 1972 Completes an import and distribution agreement for Tio Pepe brand sherry with Gonzales Byass S.A. of Spain May 1973 Acquires distributorship for Japan of wines produced by Gustav Adolf Schmitt GmbH of Germany October 1973 Acquires distributorship for marketing Tokay brand wines from Hungary October 1977 Completes an import and distribution agreement with Jim Beam Brands Co., of the United States, for the Canadian whisky, Windsor, and the bourbon whisky, Old Crow December 1981 Begins marketing of the anticancer agent, Aclacinomycin February 1982 Acquires distributorship for Japan of the wines produced by Maison Albert Bichot, S.A. of France January 1984 Acquires distributorship for Japan of the cognac produced by Remy-Cointreau S.A. of France March 1984 Completes an import and distribution agreement for Rhine wines with Administration Schloss Reinhartshausen of Germany April 1985 Changes company name to Sanraku Co., Ltd.