| 1946-04 |
The late Hideto Furuoka founded Gakusyu Kenkyusha with the conviction that education is the key to Japan's postwar reconstruction |
| 1947-03 |
Gakusyu Kenkyusha was reorganized and incorporated as Gakken Co., Ltd. |
| 1947-09 |
Started direct distribution; initiated direct-to-school sales system |
| 1962-04 |
New Gakken company headquarters was built at Kami-ikedai, Ota-ku, Tokyo |
| 1964-12 |
Gakken 2nd building was built at Naka-ikegami, Ota-ku, Tokyo |
| 1966-11 |
Rippu Shobo Publishing Co., Ltd. was established to handle publishing business |
| 1971-07 |
Bookshop sales promotion team (Selector System) was established |
| 1972-10 |
Shift to direct in-home sales system using educational companions |
| 1975-09 |
Shujunsha Co., Ltd. (now Gakken Medical Shujunsha Co., Ltd.) was established to publish medical materials |
| 1979-05 |
Gakken educational magazines; Gakusyu (Learning) and Kagaku (Science) circulation reached 6.7 million copies |
| 1982-08 |
Gakken Co., Ltd. was listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange with a capital of 2.0 billion yen |
| 1984-02 |
Gakken Co., Ltd. was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange with a capital of 5.6 billion yen |
| 1985-02 |
Gakken Medicom Co., Ltd. (now Gakken E-Mirai Co., Ltd.) was established to handle online information services |
| 1986-05 |
Gakken 3rd building was built in Nishi-gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo |
| 1987-03 |
Trading company Gakken (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. was established |
| 1988-05 |
PlatzArtist Co., Ltd. was established to create audio products and manage copyrights |
| 1992-10 |
Gakken Logistics Co., Ltd. was established to handle logistics systems |
| 1994-04 |
Gakken Toy Hobby Co., Ltd. (now Gakken Sta:Ful Co., Ltd.) was established to produce and sell stationery |
| 2004-07 |
Gakken Cocofump Co.,Ltd. (now Gakken Cocofump Holdings Co., Ltd.) was established to handle nursing care |
| 2004-07 |
Acquisition of Rippu Shobo Publishing Co., Ltd. |
| 2005-02 |
Gakken R&C Co., Ltd. (now GAKKEN DATA SERVICE Co., Ltd.) was established to handle third-party evaluations |
| 2005-11 |
Gakken Method Co., Ltd. was established as a cram school management company |
| 2006-11 |
Gakken Area Market Co., Ltd. was established to handle the sales of picture books and preschool products for kindergartens and nursery schools |
| 2006-12 |
The cram school management company Tohoku Best Study Co., Ltd. (now Gakken Study et Co., Ltd.) became a subsidiary of Gakken by M&A |
| 2007-03 |
The cram school management company Turtle Study Staff Co., Ltd. (now Gakken L Staffing Co., Ltd.), a major player in the private tutor business became a subsidiary of Gakken by M&A |
| 2007-03 |
Turtle Study Staff Co., Ltd. (now Gakken L Staffing Co., Ltd.), a major player in the private tutor business, became a subsidiary of Gakken through M&A. |
| 2007-12 |
The cram school management company Hotline Co., Ltd. (now Gakken AIZ Co., Ltd.) became a subsidiary of Gakken by M&A |
| 2008-02 |
The cram school management company Shubunsha Co., Ltd. (now Gakken Study et Co., Ltd.) and WASEDA SINGAPORE PTE.LTD. became a subsidiary of Gakken by M&A |
| 2008-05 |
Gakken Cocofump Co.,Ltd., Gakken Cocofump Nursery Co.,Ltd. and Gakken Cocofump Staff Co.,Ltd. were established |
| 2008-08 |
All Gakken offices were moved to Nishi-gotanda Shinagawa-ku in Tokyo to consolidate all businesses |
| 2008-09 |
JV publishing Company Beijing Zhongqing Gakken Jiaoyu Keji Fazhan Co., Ltd. was established in China |
| 2009-01 |
The cram school management company Waseda School Co., Ltd. became a subsidiary of Gakken by M&A |
| 2009-01 |
The cram school management company Sozogakuen Co., Ltd. became a subsidiary of Gakken by M&A |
| 2009-01 |
Nursery and school business company Gakken E-mirai Co., Ltd. was established |
| 2009-02 |
Gakken inherited business from Aim Co., Ltd. and established new company called Fukushima best study Co., Ltd. |
| 2009-10 |
Gakken Co., Ltd. became a holding company and changed name to Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. Then, Gakken Educational Co., Ltd., Gakken Publishing Co., Ltd., Gakken Education Publishing Co., Ltd., Gakken Marketing Co., Ltd., Gakken Shuppan Service Co., Ltd. and Gakken Products Support Co., Ltd. were established through incorporation-type company split. In the same time, Gakken E-mirai Co., Ltd., Gakken Next Co., Ltd. and Gakken Medical Shujunsha Co., Ltd. became successor companies in absorption-type company split |
| 2010-04 |
Intermediate holding company Gakken Juku Holdings Co., Ltd. was established |
| 2010-07 |
Intermediate holding company Gakken Shuppan Holdings Co., Ltd. was established |
| 2010-10 |
Gakken R&C Co., Ltd. acquired Gakken Data Service Co., Ltd. and changed name to Gakken Data Service Co., Ltd. |
| 2011-04 |
Gakken Nursing Support Co., Ltd. was established to distribute medical and nursing care contents |
| 2012-06 |
Gakken SmileHeart Co., Ltd. was established to promote employment of persons with disabilities |
| 2012-09 |
Advertising company Shanghai Gakken Advertising Co., Ltd. was established in China |
| 2012-09 |
You-Me-Care Co., Ltd., a company which operates elderly care facilities, became a subsidiary of Gakken by M&A |
| 2012-10 |
Fukuoka Yoikono Gakushusha Co., Ltd., a company which sells learning materials, became a subsidiary of Gakken by M&A |
| 2013-01 |
ING Co., Ltd., a cram school management company, became a subsidiary of Gakken by M&A |
| 2013-01 |
ING Co., Ltd., a cram school management company, became a subsidiary of Gakken through M&A. |
| 2013-05 |
Gakken Juku Holdings Co., Ltd., made joint venture with ICHISHIN HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. and established GI Village Co., Ltd. to manage children’s day care center. |
| 2013-06 |
Gakken representative offices were established in Singapore and Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) |
| 2013-08 |
The cram school management company ZENKYOKEN Co., Ltd. became a subsidiary of Gakken by M&A |
| 2013-10 |
Digital publishing business company BOOK BEYOND Co., Ltd. was established |
| 2014-10 |
Facility design and development company SPA Co., Ltd. (now SYSCARE Co., Ltd.) became a subsidiary of Gakken by M&A |
| 2014-10 |
ICT education business company Gakken Educational ICT Co., Ltd. was established |
| 2014-10 |
Gakken Nursing Support Co., Ltd. changed name to Gakken Medical Support Co., Ltd. |
| 2015-03 |
Study-aid books publishing and selling company BUNRI Co., Ltd. became a subsidiary of Gakken by M&A |
| 2015-05 |
SYSCARE Co., Ltd. acquired SPA Co., Ltd. |
| 2015-07 |
Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. made joint venture with A.C.E Group of Companies, a Myanmar IT business group, and established Gakken Ace Education Co., Ltd., a classroom business company in Myanmar |
| 2015-07 |
Gakken Medical Shujunsha Co., Ltd. made joint venture with PT.EDUHEALTH TEKNOLOGI INDONESIA and established PT.GAKKEN HEALTH AND EDUCATION INDONESIA, a company for medical promotion business in Indonesia |
| 2015-10 |
Gakken Marketing Co., Ltd. merged with Gakken Education Publishing Co., Ltd. and Gakken Publishing Co., Ltd. then changed name to Gakken Plus Co., Ltd. |
| 2015-10 |
Gakken Medicom Co., Ltd. merged with Gakken Next Co., Ltd. , inherited educational development business from Gakken E-mirai Co., Ltd. and Gakken Education Publishing Co., Ltd., then changed name to Gakken Associe Co., Ltd. |
| 2015-10 |
A business incubator company, Gakken Innovation Co., Ltd. was established |
| 2015-10 |
Gakken Asia Pacific Pte.Ltd. was established as headquarters in Singapore, in order to integrate Gakken’s businesses in Asia. |
| 2015-10 |
Gakken Cocofump Co.,Ltd. acquired You-Me-Care Co., Ltd. |
| 2015-10 |
Gakken Cocofump Holdings Co., Ltd. made joint venture with Human Life Management Co., Ltd., and established Gakken Cocofump Nursing Co., Ltd. , a home-visit nursing business company |
| 2015-10 |
Turtle Study Staff Co., Ltd. changed name to Gakken L Staffing Co., Ltd. |
| 2015-12 |
Gakken Education Malaysia Sdn.Bhd., a company for classroom business in Malaysia was established |
| 2016-02 |
Shubunsha Co. , Ltd. changed name to Gakken Study et Co., Ltd. |
| 2016-04 |
Gakken Study et Co., Ltd. acquired Tohoku Best Study Co., Ltd. |
| 2016-06 |
Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. made joint venture with Nanmee Group, and established Gakken Nanmeebooks Education Co., Ltd., a classroom business company in Thailand |
| 2016-10 |
Gakken Study et Co., Ltd. established SIGN -1 Co., Ltd., a learning center business company in Saitama prefecture |
| 2016-11 |
College preparatory school management company Koshinsha Co., Ltd. and Koto Shingakujuku became a subsidiary of Gakken by M&A. |
| 2016-11 |
Gakken Plus Co., Ltd. invested in the online English business company Glats. Co., Ltd. |
| 2017-02 |
TOKYO GLOBAL GATEWAY Co., Ltd., a company for planning, developing and managing education center for nurturing global human resources was established |
| 2017-05 |
Gakken acquired additional shares of Ichishin Holdings. Ichishin Holdings becomes an affiliate accounted for the equity method. |
| 2017-10 |
Gakken Plus co.,Ltd. merged with BOOK BEYOND Co., Ltd. and Gakken Educational ICT Co., Ltd. |
| 2017-11 |
Cram school management company, Bunri Gakuin Co., Ltd. became a subsidiary of Gakken by M&A. |
| 2017-11 |
Beacon Co., Ltd. established for planning and producing various assessments |
| 2017-11 |
JTEX Management Center Co., Ltd., a company for dispatching instructors to client companies, became a subsidiary of Gakken by M&A. |
| 2018-09 |
Elderly care service company, Medical Care Service Co., Ltd., became a subsidiary of Gakken by M&A. |
| 2018-10 |
Gakken E-Mirai Co., Ltd. merged with Gakken Innovation Co., Ltd. and transferred the recruitment support operations from Gakken Associe Co., Ltd. |
| 2018-10 |
Koto Shingakujuku Co., Ltd. acquired Koshin Co., Ltd. |
| 2018-10 |
The company Gakken Education Mirai absorbed Gakken Innovation and transferred the recruitment support business from Gakken Association. |
| 2018-10 |
The company High School Advancement School merged with Koshin. |
| 2018-12 |
Hisho Bunkyo Co., Ltd.,a learning center in Taiwan became a subsidiary of Gakken Study et by M&A. |
| 2018-12 |
Gakken Studyie made the Taiwanese cram school Flying Education Co., Ltd. a subsidiary through M&A. |
| 2019-01 |
Gakken Plus Co., Ltd. acquired Gakken Shuppan Holdings Co., Ltd. |
| 2019-01 |
Gakken Plus absorbed Gakken Publishing Holdings. |
| 2019-04 |
Gakken Study et Vietnam Co., Ltd. established in Vietnam by Gakken Study et Co., Ltd. for Japanese students living in Vietnam. |
| 2019-09 |
IC Net Co., Ltd, a company implements official development assistance projects became a subsidiary of Gakken by M&A. |
| 2019-09 |
The consulting business I.C. Net Co., Ltd. was made a subsidiary through M&A. |
| 2019-10 |
Gakken E-Mirai Co., Ltd. acquired Gakken Associe Co., Ltd. |
| 2019-10 |
Gakken Education Mirai absorbed Gakken Association. |
| 2020-10 |
Gakken Area Market Co., Ltd. acquired Fukuoka Yoikono Gakushusha Co., Ltd. |
| 2020-12 |
Arukikata. Co., Ltd. was established. |
| 2021-12 |
Establishment of Gakken LEAP Co., Ltd. |
| 2022-04 |
Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. listed as one of the Prime Market Companies of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2022-04 |
Transitioned to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange new market segment. |
| 2022-10 |
Gakken E-Mirai Co., Ltd. merged with Gakken Plus Co., Ltd., Gakken Medical Shujunsha Co., Ltd., and Gakken Shuppan Service Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Gakken Inc. |
| 2022-10 |
Gakken Education Mirai merged with Gakken Plus, Gakken Medical Shujunsha, and Gakken Publishing Service, and changed the trade name to Gakken Co., Ltd. |
| 2023-04 |
Acquisition of shares of DTP Education Solutions JSC. |
| 2023-04 |
Acquired shares of DTP Education Solutions JSC (currently an associated company under the equity method). |
| 2023-05 |
NE Holdings Co., Ltd. joined as Gakken Group affiliates. |
| 2023-05 |
Acquired N.E. Holdings Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary). |
| 2023-07 |
ICHISHIN HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. joined as Gakken Group affiliates. |
| 2023-07 |
Made Ichishin Holdings a consolidated subsidiary. |
| 2023-11 |
Grand Uni Life Care Service Co., Ltd. joined as Gakken Group affiliates. |
| 2023-11 |
Acquired Gran Unlife Care Service Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary). |
| 2024-09 |
Kirihara Shoten K.K. joined as Gakken Group affiliates. |
| 2024-09 |
Acquired Kirihara Bookstore Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary). |
| 2024-10 |
Gakken Area Market absorbed part of Gakken's business and changed the trade name to Gakken SEED Co., Ltd. |
