Japan
· Delayed Price · Currency is JPY Gakken Holdings Company Description
Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. engages in educational, and healthcare and nursing business in Japan and internationally.
It provides learning classes for developing capabilities to think for oneself for preschoolers, elementary, and junior high and high school students; piano courses; operates science classroom Kagaku Plus, and learning centers/cram schools, as well home tutors service; and develops educational materials for learning centers.
The company also operates approximately 400 housing and facilities for the elderly; offers home-based care services, including home-visit nursing and daycare services; conducts food delivery services to prevent nursing care and promotes health; and operates nursery school/children' s daycare center and afterschool children's clubs, as well as developmental support programs.
In addition, it is involved in the publication of children’s books, study-aid books, dictionaries, general books/ technical books, practical books, magazines, and books for libraries; online classes business; developing web services and software to digitalizing contents in the medical field; and designing, developing, and selling of stationeries and miscellaneous goods.
Further, the company offers educational toys/learning materials/ games; school supplies, playground equipment, picture books for pre-school children, kindergarten facilities, and seminar for guardians/toddler classrooms; textbooks/supplemental books/education information contents, educational books/magazines, movies, and welfare/health/special needs education contents for elementary and junior high school; and mock exam/various test materials and essay writing materials.
Additionally, it provides employment support, logistics, and office support services; and operates research institutions.
The company was formerly known as Gakken Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. in October 2009.
Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Shinagawa, Japan.
| Country | Japan |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Industry | Education & Training Services |
| Sector | Consumer Staples |
| Employees | 9,593 |
| CEO | Hiroaki Miyahara |
Contact Details
Address: 2-11-8 Nishigotanda Shinagawa, 141-8510 Japan | |
| Phone | 81 3 6431 1001 |
| Website | gakken.co.jp |
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | 9470 |
| Exchange | Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| Fiscal Year | October - September |
| Reporting Currency | JPY |
| ISIN Number | JP3234200008 |
| SIC Code | 2721 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hiroaki Miyahara | Chief Executive Officer |