Company History
| 1965 |
Foundation |
| 1975 |
Conversion to joint-stock company |
| 1996 |
Company equity is publicly offered on the OTC market |
| 2004 |
Listed on the JASDAQ Stock Exchange (currently Osaka Securities Exchange) |
| 2007 |
Started general franchising of individualized teaching Kotaro Jyuku
Started the external sales of video-delivery type of classes Wingnet |
| 2010 |
Transferred to a holding company system
Acquired the video production company JAPAN LAIM CO.,LTD. to be in the Ichishin Group
Formed a business alliance with the Gakken Group |
| 2011 |
Acquired EDO CULTURAL CENTER CO.,LTD. which runs a Japanese language school, to be in the Ichishin Group |
Summary of Account Settlement/Scale of Operation
(Consolidated as of February, 2011)
| Sales Volume: 18,874 million yen |
Total Assets: 11,350 million yen |
| Current Profit: 455 million yen |
Net Assets: 5,371 million yen |
| Current Net Income: 160 million yen |
| Number of Students: 46,146 (including 1,871 students in the general franchises of Kotaro Jyuku and 7,284 students in the Wingnet affiliated schools) |
| Number of Locations: 363 (including 43 locations of the general franchises of Kotaro Jyuku) |
| Number of Staff Members: 5,886 (3,886 in the instruction section and 2,000 in the administrative section; including temporary workers) |
Organization
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