about TOHAN

Tohan has supported the maintenance and development of the Japanese publishing industry as a leading company in the distribution of publications that connects nationwide bookstores and publishers since our establishment in 1949.

Sales companies (dealers) connect a large number of publishers and retail stores (e.g. bookstores and convenience stores) in the publishing industry in Japan. Approximately 78,000 new books and 3,300 periodicals are released onto the market every year. Combined with the already published stock, a huge volume of products are in circulation. In this high-mix low-volume market, Tohan is continually striving to streamline distribution and build an efficient sales system.

Moreover, the Tohan Group sensitively perceives the intellectual curiosity of people to work toward achieving customer satisfaction by expanding our areas of business with the distribution of publications at the core. For example, in addition to books, magazines and comics, we have expanded to handle and sell a wide variety of products such as CDs, DVDs, stationery and miscellaneous goods.

 

Corporate Data

corporate name	TOHAN CORPORATION
head office	6-24 HIGASHIGOKEN-CHO SHINJUKU-KU TOKYO 162-8710
date of foundation	19 September 1949
capital	45 hundred million yen
President Vice President	Toshitaka Kondo Hiroaki Kawakami
description of business	(1)Sales as a dealer of books, magazines, textbooks and other publications, as well as the logistical operations relating to this (2)Sales as a dealer of music/video software, game software, toys, miscellaneous goods, office supplies, educational supplies, music supplies, audiovisual aids and fixtures/fittings, as well as the logistical operations relating to this (3)Development/sale of SA systems and the provision of a variety of information
amount of sales	383,489million yen (data of March 2020)