Firm History of PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan LLC

June 2006	Establishment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata as a member firm in Japan of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
July 2006	PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata, Commencement of operations
August 2006	PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata, Opening of Nagoya Office
September 2006	PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata, Opening of Osaka Office
March 2007	Establishment of Kyoto Audit Corporation
June 2007	Kyoto Audit Corporation, Opening of Tokyo Office
July 2007	Kyoto Audit Corporation, Commencement of operations
July 2007	PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata, Establishment of Aarata Institute
November 2009	PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata, Relocation of Tokyo Office to Shiodome, Tokyo
July 2011	PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata, Establishment of Integrated Financial Services Promotion Division
October 2013	PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata, Opening of Fukuoka Liaison Office
July 2015	PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata, Changed the corporate name in Japanese from "Aarata Kansa Hojin" to "PwC Aarata Kansa Hojin". Renamed PwC Aarata institution.
July 2016	PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata, Converted to a limited liability audit corporation. Changed the corporate name to "PwC Aarata Yugen Sekinin Kansa Hojin" (English name : PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC)
August 2016	PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LCC, Establishment of Public Interest Body（PIB）
October 2016	PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LCC, Opening of Fukuoka Office Establishment of AI Audit Lab
December 2016	Kyoto Audit Corporation, Changed the corporate name to "PricewaterhouseCoopers Kyoto"
May 2017	PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LCC, Opening of Tokyo Otemachi Office
December 2023	PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC and PricewaterhouseCoopers Kyoto were merged Commencement of operations "PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan LLC"

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