Business structure reforms to address changes in the higher education market and evolving educational needs
First written in FY2017-Q1. 21 of 29 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-03-13.
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- 2026-03-13AdvancedEarnings
「In the school-education field, in light of the progress of digitalization associated with the GIGA School Initiative and other developments, we will promote the provision of learning opportunities that meet diverse needs by using e-books, digital teaching materials and digital libraries.」
The company outlined specific initiatives to support the introduction of e-books, digital teaching materials and digital libraries, as well as academic information, education and research environments, and training-related content for universities, research institutions and companies. - FY2025RaisedAnnual report
「The Group is working to provide diverse learning opportunities using books and digital tools to schools, research institutions and companies. In response to the digitization progressing in school education, including under the GIGA School Initiative, it is working to provide learning opportunities tailored to individual circumstances and diverse needs using e-books, electronic educational materials and electronic library systems. For higher education institutions, research institutions and companies, the Group is focusing on improving convenient access to academic papers and related information in response to rapidly advancing demand for sophisticated academic and specialized information, supporting the operation and development of education and research institutions, and providing corporate training content in response to the growing emphasis on human capital management.」
In addition to supporting learning for schools, universities and research institutions, the scope has expanded to include companies, access to academic papers, operational support for education and research institutions, and corporate training content addressing human capital management. - FY2024RaisedAnnual report
「As an initiative by business segment, the education and academic market sales business will further promote the development of learning systems suited to a digitized society and continue to focus on introducing e-books, electronic educational materials and electronic library systems, as well as digitizing school education under the GIGA School Initiative. It will also advance initiatives to provide learning opportunities without disparities, including creating an environment in which everyone, regardless of disability, can access written and print culture through reading under the Reading Barrier-Free Act.」
In addition to electronic libraries, electronic educational materials and the GIGA School Initiative, the scope of initiatives has expanded to providing learning opportunities without disparities through barrier-free reading. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「"Initiatives toward a society that lives alongside learning (providing products and services that contribute to improving the quality of education, and developing businesses in recurrent education and education for working adults)"」
The principal strategic theme related to learning, including products and services that contribute to improving the quality of education, recurrent education, and business development in education for working adults, continues. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「"Initiatives toward a society that lives alongside learning (providing products and services that contribute to improving the quality of education, and developing businesses in recurrent education and education for working adults)"」
The principal strategic theme related to learning, including the provision of products and services that contribute to improving the quality of education and business development in recurrent education and education for working adults, continues. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group is working to create new added value that contributes to consumers' intellectual and cultural lives, with "initiatives toward a society that lives alongside learning (providing products and services that contribute to improving the quality of education, and developing businesses in recurrent education and education for working adults)" as a principal strategic theme.」
"Initiatives toward a society that lives alongside learning," including products and services that contribute to improving the quality of education, recurrent education, and business development in education for working adults, continues as a principal strategic theme. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Under its segment-specific strategy, the education and academic market sales business is strengthening the introduction of IT systems, including search systems useful for learning at schools, electronic magazine viewing services for public libraries, and online sales of university textbooks. It is also expanding a hybrid platform system that integrates the purchase and lending of both print and electronic content, while focusing on digitizing valuable materials and developing various digitized database products and electronic educational materials to improve the quality of research and education.」
Measures for the education and academic fields, including GIGA and ICT initiatives, search systems, electronic magazines, online sales of university textbooks, and the hybrid platform, continue for the full fiscal year. - FY2023-Q3RaisedAnnual report
「Under these identified challenges, the education and academic market sales business is responding to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's GIGA School Initiative (Global and Innovation Gateway for All). It is developing book search systems that use ICT to improve the quality of education, strengthening the introduction of IT systems including electronic magazine viewing services for public libraries, and focusing on developing various digitized database products and electronic educational materials. In addition, to create opportunities for recurrent education for working adults in response to technological innovation and work-style reform, the Company is pursuing business development involving the creation of education and training content and the provision of educational information.」
In addition to the previous focus on the GIGA School Initiative, book search systems and electronic magazines, the scope of education-related business development has expanded to include electronic databases and educational materials, recurrent education for working adults, the development of education and training content, and the provision of educational information. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Under these identified challenges, the education and academic market sales business is responding to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's GIGA School Initiative (Global and Innovation Gateway for All). It is developing book search systems that use ICT to improve the quality of education, strengthening the introduction of IT systems including electronic magazine viewing services for public libraries and online sales of university textbooks, and further expanding a hybrid platform system that integrates the purchase and lending of both print and electronic content.」
The Company continues to advance its response to the GIGA School Initiative, book search systems, electronic magazines for public libraries, online sales of university textbooks, and expansion of its hybrid platform. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Under these identified challenges, the education and academic market sales business is responding to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's GIGA School Initiative (Global and Innovation Gateway for All). It is developing book search systems that use ICT to improve the quality of education, strengthening the introduction of IT systems including electronic magazine viewing services for public libraries and online sales of university textbooks, and further expanding a hybrid platform system that integrates the purchase and lending of both print and electronic content.」
The Company continues to focus on responding to the GIGA School Initiative, book search systems, electronic magazines for public libraries, online sales of university textbooks, and expansion of its hybrid platform. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「Under these identified challenges, the strategy for the education and academic market sales business is to further expand the introduction of IT systems, including search systems useful for learning at schools, electronic magazine viewing services for public libraries, and online sales of university textbooks, as well as a hybrid platform system that integrates the purchase and lending of both print and electronic content.」
The Company continues to focus on search systems, electronic magazines for public libraries, online sales of university textbooks, and expansion of its hybrid platform as measures for the education and academic fields. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Accordingly, the Group believes it remains important to continue focusing on expanding the implementation of electronic library systems, e-books and electronic educational materials; strengthening efforts to create safe and secure environments at libraries it operates under contract; promoting the introduction of online sales systems for university textbooks; expanding online content distribution businesses distinctive to bookstores, such as lectures by authors; and undertaking store closures and openings.」
As part of its response to the education and academic fields, the Group has indicated a policy of continuing to advance measures including electronic libraries, e-books and electronic educational materials, online sales of university textbooks, and online content distribution. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the previous fiscal year, in response to the spread of COVID-19, the Group placed greater emphasis on expanding the implementation of electronic library systems, e-books and electronic educational materials; strengthening efforts to create safe and secure environments at libraries it operates under contract; promoting the introduction of online sales systems for university textbooks; and expanding online content distribution businesses distinctive to bookstores, such as lectures by authors. The Group recognizes that continuing to advance these measures remains important from the cumulative first quarter of the current fiscal year onward.」
The Group has indicated a policy of continuing to advance structural reform measures in the education and academic fields from the first quarter onward, including electronic libraries, e-books and electronic educational materials, online sales of university textbooks, and online content distribution. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Under these identified challenges, the strategy for the education and academic market sales business is to further expand IT systems, including search and ordering systems for libraries and online sales of university textbooks, as well as a hybrid platform system that integrates the purchase and lending of both print and electronic content.」
The response to the education and academic fields continues, accompanied by specific measures including search and ordering systems for libraries, online sales of university textbooks, and expansion of a platform integrating print and electronic content. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「In the education and academic market sales business, the Company is expanding sales of a hybrid platform system for universities, public libraries and other institutions, as well as researchers, that integrates the purchase and lending of both print and electronic content, in addition to its existing sales network. The Company is also focusing on digitizing valuable materials and developing various digitized database products and electronic educational materials to support more efficient research and improve the quality of education.」
The Company continues to present its hybrid platform for universities, public libraries and researchers, the digitization of valuable materials, and the development of database products and electronic educational materials. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group is pursuing the following principal strategic themes: "initiatives toward a society that lives alongside learning" by providing content and systems required for higher and lifelong education; "contributing to regional revitalization" by using digital libraries and supporting the revitalization of local communities; and "creating new bookstore revenue models" by strengthening alliances with other industries and its ability to propose product assortments and events.」
"Initiatives toward a society that lives alongside learning," including the provision of content and systems for higher and lifelong education, continues as a principal strategic theme. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group is pursuing the following principal strategic themes: "initiatives toward a society that lives alongside learning" by providing content and systems required for higher and lifelong education; "contributing to regional revitalization" by using digital libraries and supporting the revitalization of local communities; and "creating new bookstore revenue models" by strengthening alliances with other industries and its ability to propose product assortments and events.」
The three principal strategic themes, including "initiatives toward a society that lives alongside learning," continue under the same wording as in the previous quarter. The means of providing content and systems for higher and lifelong education are also specified. - FY2020-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group is pursuing the following principal strategic themes: "initiatives toward a society that lives alongside learning," "contributing to regional revitalization," and "creating new bookstore revenue models."」
The wording of the learning-related strategy has been revised from the previous "creating learning businesses for the era of 100-year lifespans" and other expressions to "initiatives toward a society that lives alongside learning." - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group is working to create new added value and new business models under the themes of promoting structural reform in book distribution, improving bookstore profitability, and creating learning businesses for the era of 100-year lifespans.」
The creation of learning businesses for the era of 100-year lifespans continues under the same wording as in the previous quarter as a priority theme related to education and learning. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group is working to create new added value and new business models under the themes of promoting structural reform in book distribution, improving bookstore profitability, and creating learning businesses for the era of 100-year lifespans.」
The education-related priority themes presented in the previous quarter, including the creation of learning businesses for the era of 100-year lifespans, continue under the same wording. - FY2019-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group is working to create new added value and new business models under the themes of promoting structural reform in book distribution, improving bookstore profitability, and creating learning businesses for the era of 100-year lifespans.」
The wording of the education-related strategy has been revised from the previous "structural reform of businesses responding to changes in the university market and social needs in education" and "learning and regional revitalization" to creating learning businesses for the era of 100-year lifespans. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In the education and academic market sales business, the Company is expanding sales of a hybrid platform system for universities, public libraries and other institutions, as well as researchers, that integrates the purchase and lending of both print and electronic content, in addition to its existing sales network.」
The Company continues to focus on expanding its hybrid platform integrating print and electronic content for universities, public libraries and researchers. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group is working to improve bookstore profitability, develop markets through learning and regional revitalisation, and create content using books, thereby creating new value and business models.」
As a theme related to structural reform in education and academia, the Group continues to focus on developing markets through learning and regional revitalization. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group is working to improve bookstore profitability, develop markets through learning and regional revitalisation, and create content using books, thereby creating new value and business models.」
Market development through learning and regional revitalisation continues to be cited as a theme related to structural reform in the education and academic fields. - FY2018-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group is working to improve bookstore profitability, develop markets through learning and regional revitalisation, and create content using books, thereby creating new value and business models.」
The education-related strategic description has broadened from the previous expression, “business structural reform in response to changes in the university market and society's educational needs,” to “market development through learning and regional revitalisation.” - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In the institutional sales business, we are expanding a hybrid platform system for universities, public libraries and other institutions, as well as researchers, which integrates the purchase and lending of both print and electronic content, in addition to our existing sales network of personnel and systems. We are also focusing on digitising valuable materials and developing various digitised database products and electronic teaching materials to support more efficient research and improve the quality of education.」
Specific structural reforms are described for universities and research institutions, including a hybrid platform integrating print and electronic content, the digitisation of valuable materials, and the development of database products and electronic teaching materials. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Business structural reform in response to changes in the university market and society's educational needs」
Business structural reform aimed at responding to changes in the university market and educational needs continues to be described. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Business structural reform in response to changes in the university market and society's educational needs」
Business structural reform aimed at responding to the university market and educational needs continues to be cited. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Business structural reform in response to changes in the university market and society's educational needs」
Responding to changes in the university market and society's educational needs is identified as a theme of business structural reform.