| Chronology of events from the establishment of a joint-stock company to the present |
| Date |
Corporate event |
| June 1981 |
Studio Ray is established in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, with a paid-in capital of 1 million yen to carry out a laser display business. |
| August 1990 |
MC Visions Co., Ltd. is established under a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation to carry out a video image business. |
| October 1991 |
The trade name is changed to Ray Corporation, and the company makes a full-scale entry into the digital video sector. |
| October 1992 |
The Keihinjima business office is established in Ota-ku, Tokyo, and visual equipment rental operations are launched (presently the Heiwajima business office). |
| March 1993 |
The head office is relocated to Minato-ku, Tokyo. |
| February 1996 |
Craft K.K. is established to carry out a digital business (presently Digital Site Corporation CM). |
| March 1998 |
Digital Site Corporation (presently a consolidated subsidiary) is established after a merger with Sumitomo Corporation and Sumisho Electronics Co., Ltd. to carry out a computer graphics business. |
| March 1998 |
The Gotanda business office is established in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, to carry out the business of putting contents into DVDs. |
| March 2000 |
Digital Site Corporation is turned into a 100% subsidiary following a simplified stock exchange. Plays Unit is launched, and a full-scale entry is made into the planning and production sector. |
| May 2000 |
Shares of WE'S BRAIN (presently a consolidated subsidiary), a planning and production company, are purchased to make it a subsidiary. |
| October 2001 |
Shares are registered on the Japan Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (JASDAQ) to become an OTC company. |
| March 2002 |
Presentation support business begins under the Prent brand. |
| June 2003 |
Part of the operations of Plays Unit is transferred to WE'S BRAIN. |
| October 2003 |
A mobile service business is launched, using the Sokucha brand. |
| September 2004 |
Equipment sales business is transferred to Digital Site Corporation, and the System Business Department is launched. The planning/production business, visual production business and visual editing business are spun off into separate business entities, and Plays Corporation, Prent Corporation and McRAY Corporation
are launched. |
| November 2004 |
To expand the studio business, Video Editing Studio No. 3 is established in Tennozu. |
