19901Fontworks International, Ltd. established.
12Releases Postscript Japanese font Rodin-DB.
19938Fontworks Japan, Inc. established.
19948Fontworks Friendship inaugurated.
12Releases the ATM font package Shinmojidensetsu.
199511
  • Releases the mid-low resolution font package Miraimojikobo.
  • Adds 718 Fontworks nonstandard characters (gaiji) to each Rodin, Matisse, Seurat, Cezanne, and Greco font, creating the “Plus” character set.
19975Sets up the Fontworks website.
19984
  • The number of Fontworks Friendship shops increases to 83.
  • Reorganizes the product lineup and releases a specially-priced value pack.
19997Releases Fontworks ATM Font Classic Set 25, a special package to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of Rodin.
20002
  • Releases the Fontworks Collection as CID formatted fonts (CD-ROM Volume 5.0).
  • Releases Fontworks GaijiMaster 1.0.
7Switches to producing Fontworks Collection products in the OCF format on a made-to-order basis.
12
  • Drops support for older OCF products such as printer fonts with installers earlier than version 3.3 and Shinmojidensetsu version 1.
  • Terminates upgrade service from older OCF products to Plus fonts (version 4.5).
20013Discontinues production of the Fontworks Collection OCF font products.
6Redesigns the Fontworks website.
7Releases Fontworks CID Classic Set 26 for ATM/Mid-Low Resolution.
10Releases Fontworks CID Additional Classic Font Pack including Seurat CID-L/LB and Klee CID-DB.
11Releases Fontworks GaijiMaster NEO (GaijiMaster 1.0 is discontinued).
20025Starts accepting advance orders for Pre-LETS, part of comprehensive font environment support program LETS.
6
  • Releases a special package LETS Entry Pack CID for ATM, including exemption from LETS enrollment fee.
  • Starts shipping Pre-LETS (advance delivery of OpenType fonts to LETS members starts).
9LETS officially goes into service.
10
  • Releases packaged OpenType font products (29 Classic Series fonts for Mac and Windows).
  • Fontworks Japan and IWATA Corporation announce an agreement to work closely to expand font sales and provide technical cooperation.
12Releases 12 CID fonts including 6 New Rodin family fonts for Fontworks LETS members.
20033Releases 110 OpenType fonts, excluding the 29 Classic, for Fontworks LETS members.
20041
  • Releases 6 new fonts (TsukushiMincho-L/LB, TsukushiAHeadlineMincho-E, TsukushiBHeadlineMincho-E, Skip-B, and Humming-B) for Fontworks LETS members, as 2003 LETS new fonts.
  • Terminates sale of fonts by FBF (Font By Phone) service.
3Terminates sale of special discount OpenType font packages.
10Macromedia, Inc. and Fontworks Japan agree to improve their cooperative stance to improve the convenience of Japanese font users.
11Launches ASP Server LETS.
12
  • IWATA Corporation participates in the LETS business,
  • IWATA and Fontworks Japan agree to form business tie-up for the LETS business.
20052Launches Mac OS X Server LETS.
3
  • Launches Iwata LETS.
  • Terminates support for OCF font packages.
9Releases LETS Power Up Tool Kit 2005 for LETS members.
11Releases MyJiKei glyph substitution tool.
20061Releases 4 new fonts (TsukushiGothic-L/R/M/D) for Fontworks LETS members, as 2005 LETS new fonts.
4Launches JIKJI LETS for Korean fonts.
9Releases LETS Power Up Tool Kit 2006 for LETS members.
12Releases 7 new fonts (TsukushiGothic-B/E/H, two types of DotMincho, and two types of DotGocthic) for LETS members.
20073Releases 5 new fonts including IwataOldMinchoExtrabold and IwataNewspaperGothicMedium for Iwata LETS members.
5Releases MyJiKei glyph substitution tool for Windows.
9Releases LETS Power Up Tool Kit 2007 for LETS members.
12Releases 7 new fonts (TsukushiMincho-B/E/H, ManyoGyosho, ManyoSosho, and two types of NewCinema and TsukushiMincho Pr5-L/R/M/D/LB/RB) for Fontworks LETS members.
20083Terminates upgrade service from packaged OCF fonts to CID fonts.
7Changes the corporate name to “Fontworks Inc.” from “Fontworks Japan, Inc.” and relocates to Kamikawabata-machi in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka from Tenjin in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka.
10Releases LETS Power Up Tool Kit 2008 for LETS members.
12Releases 8 new fonts (TsukushiOldMincho-R, two types of TsukushiRoundGothic, two types of ManyoKoin, Kurokane-EB, ComicReggae-B and ComicMystery-DB), and also 38 extended fonts supporting JIS 2004, for Fontworks LETS members.
20091Scaleform Corporation and Fontworks agree to cooperate in introducing vector graphic fonts to Japanese game developers.
2Launches TypeBank LETS.
3
  • Discontinues manufacture and shipping of floppy disc versions of CID fonts.
  • Releases 13 Gakusan fonts supporting AJ1-4 (Pro) for Iwata LETS members.
6Launches Housei LETS.
7Releases LETS Power Up Tool Kit 2009 for LETS members.
8Releases LETS FontACE Lite, free font management tool, and makes it available for downloading.
10Releases a total of 20 fonts, including 15 Iwata UD fonts, for Iwata LETS members.
12
  • TsukushiOldMincho and TsukushiRoundGothic win the “2010 Tokyo Type Directors Club Award” (TDC award).
  • Releases 11 new fonts (TsukushiGothic-U, Oedokanteiryu-E, Humming-L/M/D/E, Kakurei-L, Lyra-DB, Stick-B, Rampart TL-EB and Shadow TL-B) for Fontworks LETS members.
20102Launches Hakusyu LETS.
3
  • Releases 7 IwataUDMincho fonts and Hitsujun fonts for Iwata LETS members.
  • Discontinues manufacture and shipping of the GaijiMaster NEO gaiji (end-user-defined character) creation tool package.
8Releases LETS Power Up Tool Kit 2010 for LETS members.
12Releases a total of 24 fonts including 10 new fonts (TsukushiARoundGothic-L/R/M/D/E, ModeMinchoA-B, ModeMinchoB-B, Kakurei-M, Comet-B, and Carat-UB), and also 14 extended fonts (TsukushiMincho-B/E/H and TsukushiGothic-L/R/M/D) to support AJ1-5 (Pr5) and JIS 2004 (Pr5N), for Fontworks LETS members.
20113
  • Releases the second new font collection (a total of 16 fonts including 7 Design Fudemoji Series fonts) for Hakusyu LETS members.
  • Releases new fonts for 2011 (a total of 59 fonts such as IwataUDNewspaper) for Iwata LETS members.
5Releases new fonts for 2011 (a total of 18 fonts such as ChibiRoundGothic) for TypeBank LETS members.
7Releases LETS Power Up Tool Kit 2011 for LETS members.
12Releases a total of 67 fonts including 11 new fonts (TsukushiBRoundGothic-L/R/M/D/E, Pearl-L, RaglanPunch-UB, KafuPenji-L/M, KafuMarker-B, KafuNagomi-B), 26 Korean fonts, 18 Chinese fonts, 12 extended fonts (TsukushiMincho-L/R/M/D/LB/RB) to support AJ1-6 (Pr6) and JIS 2004 (Pr6N), for Fontworks LETS members.
20123Releases new fonts for 2012 (a total of 30 fonts such as Iwata AJ1-6 Series of IwataUDGothic fonts) for Iwata LETS members.