| 1946-04 |
The late Hideto Furuoka found Gakusyu Kenkyusha with the conviction that education is the key to Japan's postwar reconstruction |
| 1947-03 |
Gakusyu Kenkyusha is reorganized and incorporated as Gakken Co., Ltd. |
| 1947-09 |
Direct distribution began; direct-to-school sales system initiated |
| 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 in the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange with capital of 2.0 billion yen |
| 1984-02 |
Gakken Co., Ltd. was listed in the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange with 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 |
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 |
| 2007-12 |
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 |
| 2013-05 |
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. |
| 2018-12 |
Hisho Bunkyo Co., Ltd.,a learning center in Taiwan became a subsidiary of Gakken Study et by M&A. |
| 2019-01 |
Gakken Plus Co., Ltd. acquired Gakken Shuppan Holdings Co., Ltd. |
| 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. |
| 2019-10 |
Gakken E-Mirai Co., Ltd. acquired Gakken Associe Co., Ltd. |
| 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. |
| 2022-10 |
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. |
| 2023-04 |
Acquisition of shares of DTP Education Solutions JSC. |
| 2023-05 |
NE Holdings Co., Ltd. joined as Gakken Group affiliates. |
| 2024-09 |
Kirihara Shoten K.K. joined as Gakken Group affiliates. |
