Launch of the career education reader for children, “Work Notebook”

「“Oshigoto Note,” a career education supplement for elementary school students launched in the previous fiscal year, had been published in 9 prefectures with total circulation of 160,000 copies, while “Oshigoto Book,” a middle-school supplement launched in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, had been published in 1 prefecture with total circulation of 13,000 copies.」

「“Oshigoto Note,” a career education supplement for elementary school students launched in the previous fiscal year, launched the Maebashi City edition in Gunma Prefecture during the first quarter, followed by the Anjo City edition in Aichi Prefecture, the Hashima City edition in Gifu Prefecture, the Hikone City edition and the Koka City and Konan City edition in Shiga Prefecture, the Uji City edition in Kyoto Prefecture, and, through the subsidiary 株式会社アド通信社西部本社, the Iizuka City edition, the Munakata City and Fukutsu City edition, and the Yukuhashi City and Miyako Town edition in Fukuoka Prefecture. As of the end of September 2021, publication had reached 150,000 copies across 8 prefectures, compared with 5 prefectures and 10,000 copies at the end of the same period of the previous year. To further expand Happy Media(R), the Company also launched the Gifu City edition of “Oshigoto Book,” a career education supplement for middle-school students, in Gifu Prefecture during the first quarter.」

「As part of expanding the Company's proprietary media, following the launch in the previous fiscal year of “Oshigoto Note,” a career education supplement for elementary school students, the Company launched a new middle-school supplement, “Oshigoto Book,” Gifu City edition, with 6,700 copies, in Gifu Prefecture during the first quarter. As of the end of June 2021, “Oshigoto Note” had also launched the Maebashi edition in Gunma Prefecture during the first quarter, bringing publication to 120,000 copies across 7 prefectures, compared with 1 prefecture and 7,000 copies in the same period of the previous year.」

「In the fourth quarter, the Company launched the Nagoya City and Kariya City editions in Aichi Prefecture, the Mizuho City, Motosu City and Kitagata Town edition and the Takayama City edition in Gifu Prefecture, the Iga City edition in Mie Prefecture, the Nagahama City and Maibara City edition in Shiga Prefecture, and the Kasuya District edition and the Nogata City, Miyawaka City and Kurate District edition in Fukuoka Prefecture through Ad Tsushinsha, expanding publication to 120,000 copies across 6 prefectures.」

「After launching the Gifu City edition in Gifu Prefecture in the first quarter, the Company launched the Kuwana City edition in Mie Prefecture, the Omihachiman City edition in Shiga Prefecture, editions for Jingu Town and Koga City in Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture, through its consolidated subsidiary 株式会社アド通信社西部本社 (hereinafter “Ad Tsushinsha”), and the Tosu City edition in Saga Prefecture during the second quarter. In the third quarter, it launched the Tajimi City, Kakamigahara City, Ogaki City, Seki City and Mino City, and Kani City editions in Gifu Prefecture, the Suzuka City edition in Mie Prefecture, the Ritto City and Otsu City editions in Shiga Prefecture, and the Kitakyushu City edition in Fukuoka Prefecture through Ad Tsushinsha, expanding publication to 65,200 copies across 5 prefectures.」

「In addition to the Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture edition launched in the first quarter, the Company launched the Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture edition and the Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture edition in the second quarter. Through its consolidated subsidiary 株式会社アド通信社西部本社, it also launched editions for Jingu Town and Koga City in Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture, and Tosu City, Saga Prefecture, bringing publication to 18,100 copies across 5 prefectures.」

「During the first quarter, the Company launched a new Happy Media(R), the Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture edition of “Oshigoto Note,” a career education guidebook for elementary school students, publishing 7,000 copies in June. “Oshigoto Note” is a “locally focused educational supplement” that explains the industries and occupations of the area where students live, targeting third- and fourth-grade elementary school students. As its first edition, it was published in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, and distributed to public and private elementary schools in the city.」