Effective use of management resources and productivity improvement
First written in FY2016. 17 of 32 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
31 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, the Group invested ¥1,460,230 thousand in capital expenditures, excluding goodwill, primarily for store facilities.」
The company invested ¥1,460.23 million in capital expenditures, primarily for store facilities. Investment was allocated to refurbishing existing stores, equipping new stores, and designing and constructing the Adachi-Kohoku location. - 2026-06-04Cited as achievedGeneral Meetings of Shareholders
「当連結会計年度の業績は、前連結会計年度を上回る増収増益となり、上場以来の最高益を達成した前期実績をさらに上回り、過去最高益を更新いたしました。」
2026年3月期の増収増益と過去最高益更新を実績として引用している。 - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Although the company opened several new stores, a review of its store-opening methods, including the use of existing commercial properties, reduced cash used in investing activities by ¥98 million from the previous fiscal year to ¥1,205 million.」
The company reviewed its store-opening methods and reduced spending on investing activities by ¥98 million year on year through measures including the use of existing commercial properties. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「On the cost side, subsidies for electricity and gas charges continued, and the company worked to reduce costs through electricity conservation at all stores. As a result, revenue and profit increased substantially, and the Japan segment achieved record-high profit.」
The Japan segment used subsidy programs and implemented electricity conservation at all stores, achieving record-high operating profit of ¥1,261 million, up 115.9% from the previous fiscal year. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In Japan, during the nine months ended the third quarter, performance benefited significantly from the recovery in customer traffic, strong collaborations with popular content such as Opanchu Usagi, Lycoris Recoil and Nijisanji, and increases in admission fees and ticket-book prices and the introduction of seasonal pricing at directly operated stores. The company also worked to revitalize local communities through collaboration events with agricultural cooperatives and actively conducted promotional activities, including sauna events. On the cost side, subsidies for electricity and gas charges continued, and the company worked to reduce costs through electricity conservation at all stores, resulting in substantial increases in both revenue and profit.」
The Japan segment conducted collaborations, price revisions, events, and other initiatives, including subsidies and electricity conservation at all stores, and recorded revenue of ¥9,659 million and segment profit of ¥841 million. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In Japan, during the six months ended the second quarter, performance benefited significantly from strong collaborations with popular content such as Hololive and Haikyu!!, as well as efforts to revitalize local communities through collaboration events with Minamitane Town and agricultural cooperatives (JA). Revenue also benefited significantly from higher admission fees and the introduction of seasonal pricing at directly operated stores, along with the active organization of sauna events. On the cost side, the company benefited from subsidies for electricity and gas charges and worked to conserve electricity at all stores, resulting in substantial increases in both revenue and profit.」
The Japan segment recorded revenue of ¥6,410 million and operating profit of ¥606 million, with profit increasing from operating profit of ¥293 million in the same period of the previous year. Collaborations, price revisions, sauna events, subsidies and electricity conservation at all stores contributed to the improvement in performance. - FY2024-Q1Japan profit widens; China loss narrowsAnnual report
「For this segment, revenue was ¥3,099 million, up 16.0% year on year, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥234 million, up 30.0% year on year. / For this segment, revenue was ¥306 million, compared with ¥24 million in the same period of the previous year, and segment loss (operating loss) was ¥181 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥244 million in the same period of the previous year.」
In the first quarter, operating profit in the Japan segment increased from ¥180 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥234 million, while the China segment's operating loss narrowed from ¥244 million to ¥181 million. Although a gap in regional performance remains, earnings improved year on year in both segments. - FY2023Japan turns profitable; China turns loss-makingAnnual report
「<Japan> For this segment, revenue was ¥11,667 million, up 38.8% year on year, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥584 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥476 million in the previous fiscal year. <China> For this segment, revenue was ¥1,101 million, down 33.7% year on year, and segment loss (operating loss) was ¥393 million, compared with segment profit of ¥45 million in the previous fiscal year.」
For the full fiscal year, Japan swung from an operating loss to operating profit of ¥584 million, while China swung from profit of ¥45 million to a loss of ¥393 million, making the gap in regional performance clear. - FY2023-Q3Japan remains profitable; China loss widensAnnual report
「For this segment, revenue was ¥8,375 million, up 38.6% year on year, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥266 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥475 million in the same period of the previous year. / For this segment, revenue was ¥561 million, down 49.8% year on year, and segment loss (operating loss) was ¥413 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥40 million in the same period of the previous year.」
For the nine months ended the third quarter, Japan improved to operating profit of ¥266 million, while China recorded an operating loss of ¥413 million, making the gap in regional performance even more pronounced. - FY2023-Q2Japan turns profitable; China loss widensAnnual report
「For this segment, revenue was ¥5,433 million, up 48.7% year on year, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥293 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥483 million in the same period of the previous year.」
For the six months ended the second quarter, the Japan segment improved to operating profit of ¥293 million, while the China segment recorded revenue of ¥285 million, down 56.7% year on year, and an operating loss of ¥323 million. The gap in regional performance is widening. - FY2023-Q1Japan turns profitable; China turns loss-makingAnnual report
「For this segment, revenue was ¥2,672 million, up 43.4% year on year, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥180 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥241 million in the same period of the previous year.」
In the first quarter, the Japan segment improved from an operating loss in the same period of the previous year to operating profit of ¥180 million. Meanwhile, the China segment recorded an operating loss of ¥244 million, with regional performance diverging. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「The company invested ¥243.016 million in property, plant and equipment in Japan and ¥228.286 million in China.」
The company made investments in store equipment, while performance improved as Japan's operating loss narrowed from ¥1,153 million to ¥476 million and China improved from an operating loss of ¥217 million to operating profit of ¥45 million. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the group recorded consolidated revenue of ¥7,141 million, up 16.1% year on year, an operating loss of ¥625 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥1,417 million in the same period of the previous year, ordinary profit of ¥275 million, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥1,084 million, and profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥305 million, compared with a loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥1,394 million.」
During the cumulative third-quarter period, consolidated revenue increased, the operating loss narrowed from ¥1,417 million to ¥625 million year on year, and ordinary profit and profit attributable to owners of the parent both improved from losses to profits. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In both Japan and China, we reduced fixed costs by lowering executive compensation and salaries, optimizing employee allocation, seeking reductions in rent and other payments, and reviewing general expenses, while working to cut costs.」
The company continued measures to reduce fixed costs, narrowing the Japan segment loss from ¥820 million to ¥483 million and the China segment loss from ¥303 million to ¥55 million year on year. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「For this segment, revenue was ¥360 million, up 727.9% year on year, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥33 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥187 million in the previous fiscal year. In China, during the first quarter of the consolidated cumulative period, the 2 directly operated stores in Shanghai that had been temporarily closed in the same period of the previous year to prevent the spread of COVID-19 resumed operations. In addition, as the number of infections across China declined, the economic environment began to normalize, including leisure consumption, resulting in a substantial year-on-year increase in revenue. Segment performance also improved from a loss to profit as revenue recovered following the reopening of directly operated stores and costs declined following the conversion of the Wuhan store to a franchise operation in the previous fiscal year.」
In China, the segment improved from a loss to segment profit of ¥33 million due to the resumption of operations and cost reductions associated with converting the Wuhan store to a franchise operation. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「However, the segment loss (operating loss) declined year on year due to efforts to minimize utility, personnel and other costs, negotiations to reduce land and building rents, and a substantial decrease in depreciation and amortization following the recognition of impairment losses at the end of the previous fiscal year. In the third quarter of the consolidated fiscal period (October–December), as the spread of infections subsided and public reluctance to go out eased, sales at the 3 directly operated stores, excluding Gokurakuyu Jinyin Tan Hot Spring Center in Wuhan, Hubei Province, whose management rights had been transferred, recovered to approximately the level recorded in the same period before COVID-19, resulting in segment profit (operating profit).」
In China, the company continued to control utility and personnel costs and negotiate rent reductions, and the 3 directly operated stores excluding the Wuhan store returned to segment profitability from October through December. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The segment loss (operating loss) declined year on year, helped by efforts to minimize utility and personnel costs, negotiations to reduce land and building rents, and a substantial decrease in depreciation and amortization following the recognition of impairment losses at the end of the previous fiscal year.」
In China, the operating loss narrowed from ¥399 million to ¥303 million year on year due to lower utility and personnel costs, negotiations to reduce land and building rents, and lower depreciation and amortization. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In both Japan and China, we reduced fixed costs by lowering executive compensation and salaries, optimizing employee allocation, seeking reductions in rent and other payments, and reviewing general expenses, while working to cut costs.」
As measures to address the deterioration in performance caused by infectious disease, the company is implementing specific actions including cuts to compensation and salaries, workforce allocation, use of subsidies, requests for rent reductions, and reviews of general expenses. - FY2020-Q3Improved performance in Japan; deteriorating performance in ChinaAnnual report
「For this segment, revenue was ¥9,458 million, up 13.1% year on year, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥272 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥28 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Japan segment profit improved due to an increase in stores and promotional initiatives. In China, despite reviewing costs including personnel and utility expenses, the segment recorded revenue of ¥1,666 million, down 48.5% year on year, and an operating loss of ¥435 million due to the impact of competing stores and other factors. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the second quarter of the consolidated fiscal period (July–September), some stores operated on reduced hours due to the impact of a major typhoon. However, revenue increased year on year as sales from RAKU SPA GARDEN Nagoya, which opened last year (June 2018), and RAKU SPA 1010 Kanda (March 2019) contributed, and promotional measures such as collaborations performed effectively. In addition, segment profit (operating profit) improved because few of the start-up costs associated with opening new stores in the previous year were incurred in the current quarter.」
In Japan, sales contributions from existing facilities and promotional measures, together with lower new-store start-up costs, resulted in revenue of ¥6,225 million and segment profit of ¥194 million, an improvement from the ¥28 million loss in the same period of the previous year. In contrast, the China segment posted an operating loss of ¥399 million. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to higher revenue, the absence of the start-up costs incurred when opening new stores in the previous fiscal year improved the segment loss (operating loss), which narrowed to ¥17 million.」
The Japan segment improved from an operating loss of ¥159 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥17 million. The China segment also improved its loss year on year by reducing operating costs at existing stores. - FY2019-Q3Japan loss due to new-store start-up costs and major renovations; China loss narrowedAnnual report
「However, the segment posted a loss due to the recognition of start-up costs for new stores and repair expenses incurred from major renovations at multiple stores aimed at improving customer satisfaction.」
The Japan segment posted an operating loss of ¥28 million on revenue of ¥8,339 million, deteriorating from operating profit of ¥222 million in the same period of the previous year. In contrast, although the China segment incurred new-store costs, its operating loss narrowed from ¥171 million to ¥21 million year on year. - FY2019-Q1Profit decline due to new-store costs and the off-peak seasonAnnual report
「The segment posted a loss because costs temporarily increased when opening a new store.」
The Japan segment posted an operating loss of ¥159 million due to one-time costs associated with opening RAKU SPA GARDEN Nagoya. In China, new-store costs and the off-peak period from April to June also reduced profit. - FY2018Earnings deterioration due to higher expenses and renovations in ChinaAnnual report
「On the earnings side, segment profit (operating profit) declined from the previous fiscal year due to higher utility expenses associated with rising crude oil prices, higher personnel and recruitment costs associated with increases in staff minimum wages, and an overall increase in general expenses.」
Despite initiatives focused on cost awareness and productivity improvement, Japan segment profit declined, while the China segment posted an operating loss of ¥16 million. - FY2018-Q3Profit decline due to higher expensesAnnual report
「For this segment, revenue was ¥8,002 million, up 0.6% year on year, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥222 million, down 41.4% year on year.」
Utilities costs associated with higher crude oil prices, personnel costs associated with higher minimum wages, and repair expenses related to renewal investments, among other general expenses, increased, resulting in a 41.4% year-on-year decline in Japan segment profit. In China, the segment posted a loss because facilities were closed and services suspended for renovations at existing stores. - FY2018-Q2Profit decline due to repairs and personnel costsAnnual report
「However, segment profit (operating profit) declined year on year due to repairs and equipment replacements aimed at improving customer satisfaction, as well as increases in personnel costs and utility expenses.」
While advancing repairs and equipment replacement to improve customer satisfaction, Japan segment profit declined 51.1% year on year amid increases in personnel costs and utility expenses. - FY2018-Q1Profit decline due to reforms and repairsAnnual report
「However, in addition to various costs incurred in connection with organizational reforms for the new management structure, segment profit (operating profit) declined year on year as we actively carried out repairs, replaced equipment and conducted promotional activities to improve customer satisfaction.」
While advancing organizational reforms, repairs, equipment replacement and promotional activities, Japan segment profit declined from ¥104 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥7 million. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「On the earnings side, energy costs remained stable at low levels, and efforts to improve productivity through rigorous cost awareness resulted in a 48.3% year-on-year increase in segment profit (operating profit).」
The full-year results showed a 48.3% year-on-year increase in Japan segment profit, supported by low and stable energy costs and rigorous cost awareness. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「On the cost side, energy costs have remained stable at low levels, and efforts to improve productivity through rigorous cost awareness resulted in a year-on-year increase in segment profit (operating profit).」
The company continues to improve productivity through low and stable energy costs and rigorous cost awareness. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「On the cost side, energy costs have remained stable at low levels, and efforts to improve productivity through rigorous cost awareness resulted in a substantial year-on-year improvement in segment profit (operating profit).」
Continued low and stable energy costs and rigorous cost awareness resulted in Japan segment profit of ¥303 million and China segment profit of ¥266 million, both improving year on year. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to the continued stability of energy costs at low levels, efforts to improve productivity through rigorous cost awareness resulted in a substantial improvement in segment profit (operating profit).」
The company reported that its efforts to improve productivity through rigorous cost awareness resulted in Japan segment profit of ¥104 million in the first quarter, compared with a ¥9 million loss in the same period of the previous year. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「In Japan, we transferred stores, carried out extensions and renovations, and reformed our personnel systems to make effective use of and energize management resources and improve productivity.」
The company states that it transferred stores, carried out extensions and renovations, and reformed its personnel systems during the fiscal year.