With Us

Basic Information

Stock Code
9696
Industry
Service Industry
Category Detail
Education
Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture
Establishment Year
July 1976
Listing Year
October 1990
Official Website
https://www.with-us.co.jp/
TSE Information
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Overview

With Us is a comprehensive education services company founded in 1976, centering on tutoring schools and correspondence high schools while developing a wide range of educational support businesses.

Current Situation

With Us recorded net sales of approximately 16.2 billion yen in the fiscal year ending March 2018, growing centered on tutoring school operations for children from preschool to high school and correspondence high school management. It has strengths in operating wide-area correspondence unit-based high schools and high school equivalency exam support, and is promoting diversification in the education sector. Through numerous affiliated organizations, it has expanded into a wide range of areas including Japanese language education, ICT education, corporate training, language services, and healthcare. Leveraging long years of educational expertise and a diverse group company network, it provides differentiated services from competitors. In the 2020s, riding the tailwind of expanding demand for ICT and correspondence high schools, it is focusing on strengthening its business revenue base and developing new markets. In the most recent period, movements such as TOB proposals indicate capital policy activities, with expectations for reorganization and strengthening of its management foundation. Socially, it plays a role in equalizing educational opportunities and promoting community-based education services.

Trivia

Interesting Facts

  • One of the pioneers in nationwide correspondence high school deployment
  • Osaka-origin with strong community-based education
  • Deploys diverse education brands as a group
  • Proven track record of many passers in high school equivalency exams
  • High expertise in Japanese language education
  • Early entry into ICT education with numerous achievements
  • Unique education company advancing into nursing sector
  • Holding company structure with diverse education-related subsidiaries
  • Extremely high ICT adoption rate in education business
  • TOB going-private proposal attracting attention

Hidden Connections

  • Has education contracts with many local governments, contributing to regional education promotion.
  • Involved in multicultural coexistence through Japanese schools and foreign talent introduction.
  • Contributes to elderly social participation by operating both nursing and education businesses.
  • Integrates IT promotion and talent development in education industry for strong synergies.
  • Correspondence high school operation know-how expanding into special needs education.
  • Multi-brand deployment strengthens ties with small tutoring school management support.
  • Utilizing local tutoring operation experience for regional education digitalization.
  • Paid job placement business specialized in education industry with high reliability.

Future Outlook

Growth Drivers

  • Increasing and diversifying needs for correspondence education
  • Ongoing ICT utilization and education efficiency
  • Changing education service demands despite declining birthrate
  • Expansion of global Japanese language education market
  • Diversification of education-related B2B services
  • New market development through synergies with nursing sector
  • Policy support for correspondence high school incentives
  • Market expansion with online education普及
  • Absorption of diverse customer needs
  • Growth in corporate training market

Strategic Goals

  • Achieve top domestic share in correspondence high schools
  • Expand ICT education business sales ratio to over 50%
  • Reach annual group sales of 40 billion yen
  • Contribute to diverse and inclusive education
  • Expand integrated nursing and education businesses
  • Strengthen international Japanese language education expansion
  • Innovate online learning content
  • Build sustainable local education support system
  • Revenue growth through strengthened HR business collaboration
  • Accelerate growth via aggressive M&A of education-related companies

Business Segments

Tutoring and Preparatory School Operation Support

Overview
Provides tutoring school operation support and instructional content planning to achieve efficient education.
Competitiveness
Operational know-how linked with a wide range of tutoring brands
Customers
  • Local tutoring schools
  • Individual guidance tutoring schools
  • School corporations
  • Education-related companies
  • Exam prep prep schools
Products
  • Curriculum development
  • Education consulting
  • Material provision
  • Instructor training services
  • Online guidance platform

Correspondence High School Operation Support

Overview
Efficiently manages correspondence school operations, learning, and career support using IT.
Competitiveness
Multi-location deployment and comprehensive support system
Customers
  • Correspondence high school students
  • Parents
  • Boards of education
  • Career guidance teachers
Products
  • School operations
  • Learning management system
  • Further education and employment support
  • Career counseling
  • Online classes

Japanese Language Education Services

Overview
Supports foreign learners through Japanese language education and teacher training.
Competitiveness
Proven language education and cultural promotion expertise
Customers
  • Foreign students
  • Japanese language teachers
  • Corporate training managers
  • International student support groups
Products
  • Japanese language school operations
  • Teacher training courses
  • Material development
  • Online classes
  • Cultural exchange programs

ICT Education Solutions

Overview
Education support and talent development solutions utilizing ICT.
Competitiveness
Integration of latest technology and educational expertise
Customers
  • School corporations
  • Corporate training departments
  • Government agencies
  • EdTech ventures
Products
  • Online education platform
  • ICT materials
  • Skill development programs
  • Training management system
  • Data analysis services

Corporate Training and Material Delivery

Overview
Planning and operation of corporate training and educational content.
Competitiveness
Customizable service deployment
Customers
  • Corporate HR departments
  • Training companies
  • Education outsourcing firms
  • System implementation companies
Products
  • Education content production
  • Training portal provision
  • e-Learning system
  • Employee education programs
  • Effectiveness measurement tools

Translation and Interpretation Services

Overview
Provides multilingual interpretation and specialized translation to support international communication.
Competitiveness
Extensive field coverage and network of interpreters
Customers
  • International companies
  • Event organizers
  • Broadcast stations
  • Law firms
Products
  • Simultaneous interpretation
  • Consecutive interpretation
  • Document translation
  • Video subtitling production
  • Language training

Talent Introduction and Recruitment Support

Overview
Comprehensive support for talent matching and recruitment strategy formulation.
Competitiveness
Extensive industry network
Customers
  • Staffing agencies
  • Small and medium enterprises
  • HR consultants
  • Recruitment managers
Products
  • Job placement services
  • Recruitment consulting
  • Job advertisements
  • Talent education training
  • Recruitment event planning

Nursing and Welfare Services

Overview
Supports welfare through day-care nursing, caregiver training, and foreign talent introduction.
Competitiveness
High-quality services leveraging education network
Customers
  • Elderly individuals
  • Nursing facilities
  • Municipalities
  • Welfare providers
Products
  • Day-care nursing
  • Nursing prevention
  • Welfare service management
  • Staff education
  • Foreign talent introduction

Global Education Support

Overview
Provides education programs aimed at developing global talent.
Competitiveness
Multilingual and multicultural response expertise
Customers
  • Corporate training clients
  • Educational institutions
  • Training planning companies
  • Foreign students
Products
  • Overseas training programs
  • Language education
  • Cross-cultural understanding training
  • Online classes
  • Skill assessment tools

Education-Related Publishing

Overview
Supports tutoring schools and schools through publication of learning books and educational materials.
Competitiveness
High-quality materials reflecting on-site needs
Customers
  • Tutoring schools
  • Schools
  • Individual learners
  • Boards of education
Products
  • Textbook publishing
  • Workbooks
  • Instructor guides
  • Digital materials
  • Learning magazines

Education Event Operations

Overview
Handles planning and operation of educational events for tutoring schools and schools.
Competitiveness
High local engagement planning capabilities
Customers
  • Education professionals
  • Parents
  • Students
  • Education-related companies
Products
  • Exam information sessions
  • Education seminars
  • Online events
  • Networking events
  • Aptitude diagnostic events

Education IT System Development

Overview
Develops systems and tools to support IT integration in education settings.
Competitiveness
Practical design through collaboration with education sites
Customers
  • Educational institutions
  • Corporate training departments
  • Correspondence high schools
  • Education service companies
Products
  • Learning management system
  • Material delivery platform
  • Attendance history management system
  • Customized materials
  • Operational AI tools

Competitive Advantage

Strengths

  • Broad education service deployment
  • Diverse group company network
  • Track record in correspondence high school operations
  • Instructional strength from extensive expertise
  • Regional focus based in Osaka
  • ICT-utilizing education solutions
  • Adaptability to diverse customer segments
  • Strong brand portfolio
  • High exam preparation capabilities
  • Multifaceted educational support services

Competitive Advantages

  • Wide-area correspondence high school operations and support system
  • Multi-store deployment and brand strength in tutoring school market
  • Advanced services in ICT education and skill development
  • Synergy with global Japanese language education business
  • Implementation of regionally specialized education services
  • Customized education for broad customer base
  • Comprehensive further education and career support
  • Ownership of education content and portal business
  • Business diversification into nursing and welfare
  • Synergy effects across multiple businesses

Threats

  • Increasing entry of new education service companies
  • Market shrinkage risk due to declining birthrate
  • Decrease in education spending due to economic conditions
  • Intensifying competition in online education
  • Impacts from policy and regulatory changes
  • Operational constraints from COVID-19 and other infectious diseases
  • Challenges in talent acquisition
  • Delays in responding to diversifying education needs
  • IT security risks
  • Management risks of contract schools

Innovations

2023: Strengthening Online Learning for Correspondence High Schools

Overview
Enhanced support for high school equivalency and graduation qualifications using IT, providing diverse learning environments.
Impact
Reduced commuting burden and increased enrollment.

2022: Development of ICT Skill Development Programs

Overview
Introduced new education programs aimed at digital skill improvement and expanded to corporate training.
Impact
Contributed to expansion of corporate clients.

2021: Expansion of Japanese Teacher Training Business

Overview
Strengthened language education bases and improved teacher training course quality to accelerate international expansion.
Impact
Achieved increased enrollment and improved overseas reputation.

2020: Renewal of Education Portal System

Overview
Overhauled learning management system for corporate training, improving usability and data analysis functions.
Impact
Led to improved user satisfaction and increased contracting companies.

Sustainability

  • Active participation in local education support activities
  • Operation of scholarship system for underprivileged students
  • Promotion of digital materials to reduce environmental impact
  • Promotion of women's empowerment and diversity
  • Expansion of correspondence high schools for educational equity