Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd

Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. engages in educational, and healthcare and nursing business in Japan and internationally. It operates classrooms for a range of children including preschoolers to junior high school students; learning centers for elementary school students to senior high school students; e-learning for training programs for nurses; experience-based English learning facilities. The company also publish and sell learning materials for learning centers, assessment, and other materials, as well as publications through distributors and bookstores; provides online English conversation services; and sells corporate training contents and services. In addition, it is involved procurement, planning, production, and sale of publications, child-care products, equipment, and playground equipment for kindergartens and nursery schools, as well as apparel items for teachers; and textbooks, instruction guides for teachers, supplemental, digital learning materials, special needs education materials, and short essay tutoring services. Further, the company plans, develops, and operates serviced apartments for the elderly care services; group homes for the elderly with dementia; and nursery schools, daycare centers, afterschool children's clubs, etc. Additionally, it engages in Planning, contract work, and implementation of ODA business; Planning and development of digital products; Logistics business; operation of relevant systems; undertaking of contract work, etc. 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 founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Shinagawa, Japan.