Kenji Yamakawa

Benesse Corp. provides correspondence courses for preschool, elementary, junior, and senior high school students. It also offers teacher support services and operates cram and preparatory schools. The firm's business areas include education, lifestyle, senior and nursing care, and language and global leadership training. It also publishes simulated exams, student pocketbooks, magazines, and general publications. The company was founded by Tetsuhiko Fukutake on January 28, 1955 and is headquartered in Okayama, Japan.

UP, Inc. engages in the operation of cram schools and provision of educational services. It include services for young child, elementary, middle school, high school and college students. The company was founded on March 1, 1976 and is headquartered in Nishinomiya, Japan.

Part of EQT AB, Ochanomizu Seminar Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that operates preparatory schools for senior high school students. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. Ochanomizu Seminar Co. was acquired by UP, Inc., a subsidiary of EQT AB from Benesse Holdings, Inc. on May 31, 2010 for $2.57 million.

Classi Corp. engages in the development and operation of education platform. The company was founded on April 4, 2014 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.