In 1985, PLANET, INC. was established as Japan's first industry-specific EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) service, based upon an agreement forged among major manufacturers in the business of providing daily necessities including toiletries and cosmetics. While it was the norm to see different specifications coming in from various companies, our innovative idea of having "everyone adapt to industry standard specification" opened doors. Our EDI services allowed businesses of all kinds to communicate more efficiently, not only within the daily necessities industry but also among various industries such as pet supply and OTC medicine. Today, our services function as an information infrastructure for distributing consumer goods.

In recent years, the pandemic has been forcing people to stay home, while increasingly frequent large-scale natural disasters have led to the needs of reconstruction. The product distribution industry therefore plays a bigger role in delivering goods to places all over the globe as punctually as possible. We at PLANET believe that it is our mission to continue our services no matter how our environment may change. PLANET has bases on both the Pacific Ocean and Sea of Japan sides of the country, with data centers working around the clock on EDI and databases. Similarly, our customer service is available at call centers at the two bases, making sure that users may work as usual even in times of emergency.

The world today is facing a logistics crisis yet striving to meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We feel that these are challenges that should be solved by looking at the distribution industry as a whole. Our Logistics EDI will contribute by promoting efficient logistics operations in businesses large and small, eventually reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

The EDI services that PLANET provide is essentially data transmission that has now become commonplace thanks to the advent of the Internet. We are proud to say that we are a company that pioneered it. With this pioneering spirit in mind, we will actualize our potential and create new business services that will become industry standards.

Generating new ideas for new generations, PLANET, along with our partners and customers, shall grow.

October, 2024