Before 2000
1946 Apr. | The late Hideto Furuoka found Gakusyu Kenkyusha with the conviction that education is the key to Japan's postwar reconstruction |
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1947 Mar. | Gakusyu Kenkyusha is reorganized and incorporated as Gakken Co., Ltd. |
1947 Sep. | Direct distribution began; direct-to-school sales system initiated |
1962 Apr. | New Gakken company headquarters was built at Kami-ikedai, Ota-ku, Tokyo |
1964 Dec. | Gakken 2nd building was built at Naka-ikegami, Ota-ku, Tokyo |
1966 Nov. | Rippu Shobo Publishing Co., Ltd. was established to handle publishing business |
1971 Jul. | Bookshop sales promotion team (Selector System) was established |
1972 Oct. | Shift to direct in home sales system using educational companions |
1975 Sep. | Shujunsha Co., Ltd. (now Gakken Medical Shujunsha Co., Ltd.) was established to publish medical materials |
1979 May. | Gakken educational magazines‘; Gakusyu (Learning)' and‘ Kagaku (Science)' circulation reached 6.7 million copies |
1982 Aug. | Gakken Co., Ltd. was listed in the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange with capital of 2.0 billion yen |
1984 Feb. | Gakken Co., Ltd. was listed in the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange with capital of 5.6 billion yen |
1985 Feb. | Gakken Medicom Co., Ltd. (now Gakken E-Mirai Co., Ltd.) was established to handle online information services |
1986 May. | Gakken 3rd building was built in Nishi-gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo |
1987 Mar. | Trading company Gakken (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. was established |
1988 May. | PlatzArtist Co., Ltd. was established to create audio products and manage copyrights |
1992 Oct. | Gakken Logistics Co., Ltd. was established to handle logistics systems |
1994 Apr. | Gakken Toy Hobby Co., Ltd. (now Gakken Sta:Ful Co., Ltd.) was established to produce and sell stationery |