Company Info

VITAL-NET

“VITAL” of “VITAL-NET” means “Indispensable for life” , ”Energetic” and “Fresh”, symbolizing our wish to contribute to the health of people.

And the radically combined V of the company logo express a further extension our business.

Company Name VITAL-NET, INC.
Head Office 1-1 Otemachi Aoba-ku Sendai Miyagi
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Founded February 14, 1950
Representative Takeshi Ichijo, President and Cheaf Exective Officer
Paid-in capital 3,992 million yen
Sales 258,801 million yen (March 31, 2021)
Employees 1,269 (March 31, 2021)
Principal Business Wholesaling of:
  • Medical treatment products
  • Poisonous / toxic substances
  • Narcotic drugs
  • Quasi-pharmaceutical products
  • Medical devices
  • Sanitary materials
  • Hygiene products

Executives

Board members

Ken Suzuki
Chairman
Taisuke Murai
Representative Director
Takeshi Ichijo
President & CEO
Mitsunao Suzuki
Exective Vice President and Director
General Manager of Sales
Shigemi Naito
Director and Executive Officer
General Manager of Management, President’s Office, CSR and Credit Management
Soichi Yamaguchi
Director and Executive Officer
General Manager of Logistics & Drug Regulatory Affairs,Drug Information Planning
Koichiro Suzuki
Director and Executive Officer
Deputy General Manager of Sales,Pharmaceutical Department Manager and Kan-etsu Area Manager
Soichiro Okamoto
Director
Fumiyuki Kamei
Outside Director
Tomohiro Manabe
Outside Director
Hideo Ohishi
Outside Director
Yukio Yoshida
Auditor
Takashi Nakada
Outside Auditor
Hiroshi Kamata
Outside Auditor

Corporate officer (With the exception of the Board of Directors concurrently serving)

Kiharu Takahashi
Corporate planning,Financial Director
Ryouji Miyahara
Drug Information Planning,Fair Trade in Charge of Promoting
Naoei Furui
Logistics Development Manager,GDP Quality Assurance Manager
Customer Center
Shin Otokozawa
General Manager：Hospital Market
　
Tetsuo Maeda
Capital Region Sales Manager
Keiichi Kato
Miyagi Sales Manager
Naruhiko Katakura
MAPs strategy：Hospital Market
Mediical Devices & Diagnostics Department Manager
Tukasa Inoue
Director of General Affairs Department

History

Feb-50
Suzuhiko Shoten was founded in Tome city Miyagi.
Nov-52
Sendai Office started operation
Sep-61
Head office moved to Sendai City
Aug-70
Natori Distribution center was established.
Sep-70
Company’s Name was changed from Suzuhiko Shoten to Suzuhiko.
Apr-72
Daigakudo Shoji(Aomori) is merged with Suzuhiko.
Apr-83
Muraken Yakuhin(Iwate) and Asahi Yakuhin(Yamagata) and Suzuhiko are merged ,and established SUNS.
Nov-91
Registered the company’s shares for over-the-counter trading with the Japan Securities Dealers Association
Aug-93
SUNS listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Apr-94
Wako Yakuhin (Akita) was marged with SUNS.
Sep-95
SUNS listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Apr-98
Tokyo branch was established.
Jan-99
SUNS-TOKYO took over the medical drug department of Mogiyakuhinshokai.
Mar-99
Home help service business has started.
Jan-01
SUNS merged with Nichiei(Niigata), Saneiyakuhin(Niigata) and established VITAL-NET.
Dec-01
Enters into capital alliance with Inoueseishodo(Toyama).
Jul-02
VITAL-NET merged with Omori Yakuhin Tohoku (Miyagi).
Mar-05
Enters into business alliance with HOKUYAKU(Hokkaido), Nabelin(Nagano), Toho Pharmaceutical(Tokyo), Nakakita Yakuhin(Aichi), KSK(Osaka), Astem(Oita).
Jun-05
The company split-up healthcare department and established Vital-Healthcare.
Oct-05
The company split-up nursing care department and established Vital-Care.
Oct-05
We splitt off the division of nursing-care into VITAL-CARE,INC.
Nov-05
The Ashi-no-kai Group was established by 9 allied companies.
May-07
We acquired stakes in Inoueseishodo(Toyama).
May-07
Vital Express,Vital Express Akita,Vital Express Yamagata,Vital Express Niigata were merged and established Vital Express,Inc.
Apr-09
VITAL-NET, INC.  and KSK,inc. established joint holding company, VITAL KSK HOLDINGS,INC.
Suzuhiko Shoten (Tome, Miyagi)
VITAL KSK HOLDINGS,INC.

Offices

Head Office

Office Zip Code Address TEL/FAX
Head Office, Distribution Center 980-8581 1-1 Otemachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi TEL:022-266-4511 / FAX:022-266-3942
Yaotome Building 981-3188 3-3-1 Yaotome, Izumi-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi TEL:022-218-6135 / FAX:022-218-6130
Miyagi Distribution Center 981-3698 Kurokawa District, Miyagi TEL:022-344-7575 / FAX:022-344-76354
Yamagata Distribution Center 990-2338 Yamagata City, Yamagata TEL:023-695-3112 / FAX:023-688-9132
Niigata Distribution Center 950-2023 Niigata City, Niigata TEL:025-234-1111 / FAX:025-231-5040
Kawaguchi Distribution Center 334-0053 Kawaguchi City, Saitama TEL:048-299-4512 / FAX:048-299-4513

Aomori Business Division

Office Zip Code Address TEL/FAX
Aomori Branch 030-0113 Aomori City, Aomori TEL:017-739-8641 / FAX:017-739-8194
Hirosaki Branch 036-8104 Hirosaki City, Aomori TEL:0172-27-8723 / FAX:0172-27-8725
Tsugaru Office 038-3141 Tsugaru City, Aomori TEL:0173-49-2577 / FAX:0173-49-2578
Hachinohe Branch 039-1113 Hachinohe City, Aomori TEL:0178-27-3161 / FAX:0178-27-0403
Towada Branch 034-0001 Towada City, Aomori TEL:0176-22-1811 / FAX:0176-22-1816
Mutsu Office 035-0021 Mutsu City, Aomori TEL:0175-34-9200 / FAX:0175-23-3993

Iwate Business Division

Office Zip Code Address TEL/FAX
Morioka Branch 020-0891 Shiwa District, Iwate TEL:019-638-8711 / FAX:019-638-6194
Kitakami Branch 024-0051 Kitakami City, Iwate TEL:0197-81-5111 / FAX:0197-81-5000
Mizusawa Office 023-0822 Oshu City, Iwate TEL:0197-51-7060 / FAX:0197-25-7051
Ichinoseki Branch 021-0902 Ichinoseki City, Iwate TEL:0191-24-4081 / FAX:0191-24-3982
Ninohe Branch 028-5711 Ninohe City, Iwate TEL:0195-27-3811 / FAX:0195-27-2724
Kuji Branch 028-0082 Kuji City, Iwate TEL:0194-52-3611 / FAX:0194-52-3952
Miyako Branch 027-0096 Miyako City, Iwate TEL:0193-63-5566 / FAX:0193-64-0122
Ohfunato Branch 022-0007 Ohfunato City, Iwate TEL:0192-26-6070 / FAX:0192-26-6080

Akita Business Division

Office Zip Code Address TEL/FAX
Akita Branch 010-0816 Akita City, Akita TEL:018-824-4222 / FAX:018-824-4100
Ohdate Branch 017-0046 Ohdate City, Akita TEL:0186-43-1255 / FAX:0186-49-3004
Ohmagari Branch 014-0067 Daisen City, Akita TEL:0187-62-4311 / FAX:0187-62-4338
Noshiro Branch 016-0014 Noshiro City, Akita TEL:0185-54-3271 / FAX:0185-54-3276
Honjo Branch 015-0051 Yurihonjo City, Akita TEL:0184-23-3371 / FAX:0184-23-3373

Miyagi Business Division

Office Zip Code Address TEL/FAX
Sendai Branch 981-3188 Izumi-ku, Sendai City TEL:022-218-6111 / FAX:022-218-6116
Sendai Central Branch 984-0002 Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai City TEL:022-232-9700 / FAX:022-238-6582
Minami Sendai Branch 981-1298 Natori City, Miyagi TEL:022-384-1120 / FAX:022-383-0686
Furukawa Branch 989-6255 Ohsaki City, Miyagi TEL:0229-28-2271 / FAX:0229-28-3294
Kesennuma Branch 988-0053 Kesennuma City, Miyagi TEL:0226-22-5656 / FAX:0226-24-2678
Ishinomaki Branch 986-0853 Ishinomaki City, Miyagi TEL:0225-23-1271 / FAX:0225-93-3217

Yamagata Business Division

Office Zip Code Address TEL/FAX
Yamagata Branch 990-2338 Yamagata City, Yamagata TEL:023-695-3111 / FAX:023-688-9131
Yonezawa Branch 992-0003 Yonezawa City, Yamagata TEL:0238-37-2511 / FAX:0238-37-2057
Murayama Branch 999-3766 Higashine City, Yamagata TEL:0237-48-2277 / FAX:0237-48-2279
Shinjo Branch 996-0053 Shinjo City, Yamagata TEL:0233-28-0122 / FAX:0233-32-1244
Sakata Branch 998-0831 Sakata City, Yamagata TEL:0234-26-1151 / FAX:0234-26-3846
Tsuruoka Branch 997-0839 Tsuruoka City, Yamagata TEL:0235-25-2311 / FAX:0235-25-2315

Fukushima Business Division

Office Zip Code Address TEL/FAX
Koriyama Branch 963-0547 Koriyama City, Fukushima TEL:024-983-7200 / FAX:024-983-7277
Fukushima Branch 960-8073 Fukushima City, Fukushima TEL:024-526-6861 / FAX:024-535-2105
Shirakawa Branch 961-0844 Shirakawa City, Fukushima TEL:0248-23-2811 / FAX:0248-23-2231
Haramachi Branch 975-0024 Minamisouma City, Fukushima TEL:0244-26-2860 / FAX:0244-24-1444
Iwaki Branch 970-8021 Iwaki City, Fukushima TEL:0246-34-5171 / FAX:0246-34-7633
Aizu Branch 965-0005 Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima TEL:0242-25-4455 / FAX:0242-25-2681

Niigata Business Division

Office Zip Code Address TEL/FAX
Niigata First Branch 950-2023 Niigata City, Niigata TEL:025-234-1111 / FAX:025-231-5040
Sado Office 952-1211 Sado City, Niigata TEL:0259-63-2251 / FAX:0259-63-4606
Niigata Second Branch 950-2023 Niigata City, Niigata TEL:025-234-1111 / FAX:025-231-5040
Shibata Branch 957-0017 Shibata City Niigata TEL:0254-24-2151 / FAX:0254-24-9701
Nagaoka Branch 940-2127 Nagaoka City, Niigata TEL:0258-46-9911 / FAX:0258-46-7249
Joetsu Branch 943-0165 Joetsu City, Niigata TEL:0255-24-6161 / FAX:0255-24-6168

North-Kanto Business Division

Office Zip Code Address TEL/FAX
Utsunomiya Branch 321-0905 Utsunomiya, Tochigi TEL:028-689-0161 / FAX:028-689-0167
Nasu Office 324-0037 Otawara City, Tochigi TEL:0287-26-1288 / FAX:0287-29-0676
Sano Branchi 327-0844 Sano City,Tochigi TEL:0283-20-5454 / FAX:0283-20-5606

Capital Region Business Division

Office Zip Code Address TEL/FAX
Tokyo Branch 154-0016 Setagaya-ku, Tokyo TEL:03-5433-4511 / FAX:03-5433-4520
Hachiouji Office 192-0024 Hachioji City, Tokyo TEL:042-696-3722 / FAX:042-691-8740
Haneda Office 144-0041 Ota-ku, Tokyo TEL:03-5708-7377 / FAX:03-5708-7366
Tokyo Central Branch 174-0055 Itabashi-ku, Tokyo TEL:03-5916-1800 / FAX:03-5994-1175
Jouto Office 132-0011 Edogawa-ku, Tokyo TEL:03-5664-0733 / FAX:03-5664-0966
Tokorozawa Office 359-1142 Tokorozawa City, Saitama TEL:04-2926-7400 / FAX:04-2926-7402

Affiliated Firms

VITAL-GREEN, Inc.

Business Agricultural Chemicals Wholesaler
Representative Takashi Hara
Headquarters 365-1 Sawada,Sowa Nishi-ku Niigata
Zip Code 950-2144

AGRO-JAPAN, Inc.

Business Pharmaceuticals for Animal Wholesaler
Representative Takeshi Asami
Headquarters 5-1-3 Akebonocho Konan-ku Niigata
Zip Code 950-0134

VITAL-EXPRESS, Inc.

Business Transporter
Representative Akira Nagasawa
Headquarters 10 Kashima Shimoyoden Natori-City, Miyagi
Zip Code 981-1298

VITAL-CARE, Inc.

Business Caremanagement service、Day care
Representative Nobuyasu Koizumi
Headquarters 10 Kashima Shimoyoden Natori-City, Miyagi
Zip Code 981-1298

PLEARC, Inc.

Business Agent of property and casualty insurance company and resal estate
Representative Akira Ogata
Headquarters 2-6-18 Omachi Aoba-ku Sendai city, Miyagi
Zip Code 980-0804

SHIOGAMA SAFURANTOU, Inc.

Business Pharmaceutical Maker, Mail-order house of health care product
Representative Takeo Shoji
Headquarters 10 Kashima Shimoyoden Natori-City ,Miyagi
Zip Code 981-1298