Gakken
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 ($789 million US).
Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan | |
Native name | 株式会社学研ホールディングス |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Gakken Hōrudingusu |
| Company type | Public KK |
Traded as | TYO: 9470 |
| ISIN | JP3234200008 |
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | March 31, 1947 |
| Founder | Hideto Furuoka |
| Headquarters | Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-8510 , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Hiroaki Miyahara (President) |
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| Revenue | JPY 107 billion (FY 2018) (US$ 969 million) (FY 2018) |
Net income | JPY 3 billion (FY 2018) (US$ 27 million) (FY 2018) |
Number of employees | 6,930 (consolidated, June 30, 2018) |
| Website | Official website |
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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.