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Gakken

For other uses, see Gakken (disambiguation).

Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社学研ホールディングス
Kabushiki gaisha Gakken Hōrudingusu
Company typePublic KK
TYO: 9470
ISINJP3234200008
IndustryPublishing
FoundedMarch 31, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-03-31)
FounderHideto Furuoka
Headquarters
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-8510
,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Hiroaki Miyahara
(President)
Products
Services
  • Education services
  • Childcare services
  • Elderly care
RevenueIncrease JPY 107 billion (FY 2018) (US$ 969 million) (FY 2018)
Decrease JPY 3 billion (FY 2018) (US$ 27 million) (FY 2018)
Number of employees
6,930 (consolidated, June 30, 2018)
WebsiteOfficial website
Footnotes / references
[1][2][3]

Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. (株式会社学研ホールディングス, Kabushiki-gaisha Gakken Hōrudingusu) is a Japanese publishing company founded in 1947 by Hideto Furuoka, which also produces educational toys. Their annual sales are reported at ¥ 90 billion ($789 million US).[4]

Gakken publishes educational books and magazines and produces other education-related products. For nursery school age children and their caretakers, they produce items such as child care and nursing guides. For school children, they publish text books, encyclopedias, and science books. Gakken also publishes educational magazines for high school students, as well as school guides for all levels. Gakken also provides products for playrooms, study rooms, computer rooms and science rooms.

Gakken also publishes general family-oriented and gender-oriented magazines in sports, music, art, history, animation, cooking, and puzzles.

  1. ^ "Overview". Gakken. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "About the company". Financial Times. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "Company Profile". Nikkei Asian Review. Nikkei Inc. Archived from the original on February 28, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "Financial Data". Gakken Holdings. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
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