Takanobu Araki

The Asahi Shimbun Co. engages in newspaper and magazine publishing. It operates through the following segments: Media Contents, Real Estate, and Others. The Media Contents segment handles the printing and sales of daily newspapers, weekly and monthly magazines and books. It also provides electronic information services via Asahi Shimbun Digital. The Real Estate segment rents and manages office buildings and commercial facilities. The Others segment covers cultural business, human resources business, insurance agency business. The company was founded by Ryohei Murayama on January 25, 1879 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Kodansha Ltd. provides publishing services. Its business areas include comic publishing, book publishing, magazine publishing and digital content business. The firm’s book publishing business provides paperback series, hardcover and trade non-fiction, hardcover and trade fiction, lifestyle and hobbies, entertainment, children’s books and reference books and its magazine publishing business handles the production of general interest, fashion and beauty, literary, special focus, juvenile and sports and hobby magazines. The company was founded by Seiji Noma in November 1909 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (KBC) operates radio and television broadcasting stations. The company produces programs for its viewers around Japan. The company was established in 1953 and is based in Fukuoka, Japan.

Mynavi Corp. engages in business of newspaper and magazine publishing. Its services include advertising; PR (Public Relations) business; providing employment information magazines; consulting on recruiting and recruiting activities; worker dispatch business; paid employment placement business; planning, and implementation of events such as seminars, lectures, and workshops; human resources development; business management consulting; education and training; providing information on entrance to schools and consulting on recruiting students; operation of various certification tests; provision of bridal information; rental and brokerage of real estate; mediation services; information services on travel and accommodation; planning, development, production and sales of computer software and game software; and others. The company founded on August 15, 1973 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.