TOP > Corporate and Group Information > Group History
| 1955 | Founded as Fukutake Publishing Co.,Ltd., in Minamigata, Okayama-shi. Starts publication of educational marterials and student handbooks for junior high school students. |
|---|---|
| 1962 | Launches kansai Simulated Exams for senior high school students(expanded nationwide in 1973 under new name, shinken Simulated Exams) |
| 1969 | Creates Correspondence Education Seminar for senior high school students. |
| 1972 | Launches Correspondence Education Seminar Junior for junior high school students. |
| 1980 | Announces "enculturation, computerization, and globalization" as corporate identity (CI) at first CI review. Creates Shinkenzemi Elementary School Courses. |
| 1988 | Creates Shinkenzemi Preschool Courses(later renamed Kodomo Challenge) Establishes Taipei Office |
| 1990 | Announces "Benesse"as corporate philosophy at second CI review. |
| 1991 | Completes construction of Benesse Logistics Center (Setouchi-shi,Okayama) |
| 1992 | Establishes Telemarketing Japan,Inc. as wholly owned subsidiary |
| 1993 | Berlitz International ,Inc(US), world's largest language services company, becom subsidiary |
| 1994 | Tokyo Office (now Tokyo Head Office) relocated to Tama-shi,Tokyo |
| 1995 | Company renamed Benesse Corporation. Listed on Second Section of Osaka Securities Exchange(OSE) and Hiroshima Stock Exchange. |
| 1997 | Benesse stock listing moved to First Section of OSE |
| 1998 | Acquires business rights to Simul International, Inc |
| 2000 | Listed on First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange. Establishes Benesse Care Corporation, provider of nursing care services. Acquires business rights to Shinkoukai Co.,Ltd.,provider of residential-care services. |
| 2001 | Berlitz International ,Inc become wholly owned subsidiary. Establishes Learn-S Co.,Ltd., publisher of high school teaching materials |
| 2003 | Introduces corporate executive officer system and group executive officer system. Consolidates its three nursing care-related companies to form Benesse Style Care CO.,Ltd. Shinken-AD Co., Ltd. becoms consolidated subsidiary. Establishes Benesse Hong Kong Co.,Ltd. |
| 2004 | Establishes Benesse Korea Co.,Ltd. |
| 2005 | Establishes Benesse Educational Reserch and Development Center Acquires controlling stake in AVIVA Co.,Ltd |
| 2006 | Ochanomizu Seminer Co.,Ltd becoms wholly owned subsidiary |
| 2007 | Tokyo Individualized Educational Institute ,Inc becomes subsidiary |
| 2009 | Established Tokyo Educational Institute Co., Ltd. Changed name to Benesse Holdings, Inc. when the former Benesse Corporation became the holding company for the Benesse Group. At the same time, a new Benesse Corporation was established via a corporate spin-off. |
