Our history
SUCRECUBE Japon was established in Tokyo in 2018. The following year, the company placed its first solar power unit in a Senegalese health post without electricity. Over seven years, each order completed in the field has led to the next.
Key dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| April 2018 | SUCRECUBE Japon Inc. established in Tokyo |
| May 2019 | Memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Health and Social Action of Senegal |
| 2019 | 10 health posts without electricity equipped with the TUMIQUI Smart Kit under the memorandum |
| December 2019 | Memorandum of understanding with the Municipality of Sandiara |
| January 2020 | Wholly owned subsidiary TUMIQUI JAPON SASU established in Sandiara, Senegal |
| February 2020 | Excellence Award, 3rd Nikkei Social Business Contest (Nikkei Inc.) |
| October 2021 | Tripartite memorandum with the Ministry of National Education and the Municipality of Sandiara |
| December 2021 | Special Award, 5th Japan SDGs Award |
| June 2022 | Investment from K4 Ventures, the corporate venture fund of the Kansai Electric Power group |
| October 2024 | Order for 45 TUMIQUI Smart Kits from IOM Gambia |
| April 2025 | Selected for the Global South co-creation subsidy programme of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) |
| 25 August 2025 | Memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Senegal, signed at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai |
| September 2025 | Order for 147 TUMIQUI Smart Kits from UNICEF Gambia |
| 2026 | Site A and Site B in Sandiara (solar cold storage and processing) start operation |
| May 2026 | Delivery to 122 schools for UNICEF Gambia completed |
| October 2026 | Selected in the ESG and Impact category of Toyo Keizai’s Sugoi Venture 100, 2026 |
The full list is available in Japanese on the Japanese version of this page.