Sun Licensing Group
Sun Licensing Group is a comprehensive licensing master agency which provides representation services for brand owners. We can also provide excellent proficiencies in content development and brand acquisition services for licensees who wish to acquire the rights to use licensed properties.
With a solid record of leading thriving businesses, we provide programs for well-known licensors.
We have an especially strong focus on the development of niche and growing market categories in Japan and South-eastern Asian markets.
Our services include, but are not limited to;
- Grouping of entities (Business partners) that we have special knowledge/expertise about
- High-density planning and implementation of licensing programs using our strong capabilities in content development
Details of twenty (20) Business partners in niche markets:
- Guest Houses, Japanese-style Inns and Traditional Japanese Fork Houses
- Hotels
- Restaurant Chains
- Co-working Offices, Shared Houses and Shared Offices
- Theme Parks, Leisure Facilities
- Bridal
- Merchandise (miscellaneous goods / commodities), Apparels
- Publishing
- Licensed Professionals' Offices and Consultant Firms including;
Law firms, accounting firms, real-estate offices, architect offices, civil engineering (construction) offices, medical institutions and welfare offices. - Education (Vocational schools, Culture schools etc.)
- Entertainment
- Animation
- Musicals and Plays
- Video Pictures
- Beauty-related (Aesthetic salons, Nail care salons)
- Leisure, Sports
- Japanese pachinko business
- Game Arcades
- Internet Sales (Electric commerce sites) and promotion
- Small and medium-sized businesses, retail & service industries
We have our own network database and highly experienced team members to lead your licensing business to success. Utilizing our extraordinary skills, experience, passion and vision, we are committed to achieving the goals of your licensing programs.
Corporate Information
- Registered Name
- Sun Licensing Group Inc. (SLG)
- Date of Establishment
- September 1, 2015
- Head Office Location
- 2-21 Temma, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0043, Japan
- Board Member
- Yoshiyuki Iwatani
Yohji Yamanaka
History of SLG Property Business
- March 1976
- Sun World Co., Ltd. founded.
Started business as a company planning and selling varied commodity goods.
Entered into business with LG Electronics Inc. in Korea and launched exclusive distribution of small-sized home appliances in Japan. - October 1988
- Entered into a license agreement with Curtis Management Group in the U.S. to license James Dean.
- January 1991
- Entered into a license agreement with PepsiCo, Inc. in the U.S. for the PEPSI brand and was granted the master license in Japan. Launched a licensing business.
- May 1991
- Entered into a license agreement with EDWIN Co., Ltd. for the EDWIN brand.
- May 1994
- Entered into an agent agreement with Paramount Pictures in the U.S.
- January 1995
- Entered into an agreement with New Balance Japan, Inc. for manufacturing and selling of New Balance apparels and accessories and commenced development and distribution of products in those categories.
- June 1996
- Entered into an agent agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment in the U.S.
- March 2000
- Sun World Co., Ltd. divided its business into 5 industrial firms in the following business categories; real estate business, licensing business (both domestic and international), logistics and investments.
SUN R & P Co., Ltd. became independent as a result of an MBO and launched a licensing business focusing on foreign films. - January 2001
- SUN R & P Co., Ltd. entered into an agent agreement with DreamWorks SKG in the U.S.
- September 2001
- SUN R & P Co., Ltd. entered into an agent agreement with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. in the U.S.
- January 2005
- SUN R & P Co., Ltd. entered into an agent agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in the U.S.
- January 2014
- New project on the licensing business related to foreign films kicked off.
The project inaugurated with Mr. Masayasu Yoshida, the founder of Sun World Co., Ltd, at the center. - September 2015
- Sun Licensing Group Inc. (SLG) founded.