Gakken Group was established in 1946 just after World War 2 based on the belief of founder Hideto Furuoka, "There is nothing more important than education for post-war reconstruction."
In line with this belief, we have been delivering a variety of learning materials mainly "Kagaku (science）" and "Gakusyu (learning)" to many families all over Japan. As a result, we pride ourselves to have raised the education level in Japan starting from post-war restoration age to present and contributed in producing talented persons who bolster the basis of our nation.
We are always embracing Furuoka's belief; in addition to publishing, we are now developing and offering educational opportunities as well as excellent learning materials. Our activities include expansion into school education and learning center business.
In recent years, we have been going into elderly care sector which is also one of Japan's social issues; we provide an integrated service handling from personnel training to operation of elderly care facilities. We also are operating nursery schools and after-school children’s clubs; we provide a wide variety of services that covers from children to the elderly.
Furthermore, we are taking part in the sustainable urban development that are being implemented around Japan; we are actively working on "Realizing a sustainable society," an objective of SDGs.
In our new medium-term management plan 【Gakken2025～SHIFT～】, we have set forth our newly established Group Aspiration, "To be a company that endlessly pursues human potential," and are working on innovation to realize this aspiration toward 2030. In the Educational Domain, we will "Reinforce our priority areas and take on the challenge of new businesses," and in the Healthcare and nursing Domain, we will "Deepen our healthcare and nursing business and pursue sustainability to become a top company " as the themes for the two periods that will give momentum to the next stage after 2025.
In order to achieve our business plan, we will clearly shift strategies and resource allocation in each business, speed up decision making, and build up our business portfolio with an eye to changes in the business environment. We, the Gakken Group, will continue to aim to be a leading company in " Educational, Healthcare and nursing Sector" and will continue to provide high quality "Learning" and "Healthcare" and We will continue to contribute not only to Japan but also to the international community through the our business.
December 2023
Hiroaki Miyahara
President, Representative Director
Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd.