Providing approximately 140 courses with a focus on correspondence courses for some 300,000 customers a year. We are always evolving and are starting to undertake business in such areas as classroom management and recruiting services, and making the most of web and mobile technologies, and expanding to follow-up services after course completion.
We offer a wide variety of products through our mail-order sales to enrich your life. With books, DVDs, CDs, and audio equipment filled with inspiration, we bring 'excitement' to your heart. Additionally, with devices and items designed to enhance your daily life, we deliver 'vitality' to your living.
In 2010 we established our New Business Division with a focus on providing career improvement support services for corporate staff. We have various surveys and research aimed at overseas expansion also in progress. We aim to increase the activity channel of U-CAN and further expand the two existing-businesses.
At U-CAN we want to be able to hand over our forest resources to the next generation in a healthy state, so we engage in tree-planting activities to regenerate the forests. We understand the role of forests, and protect and nurture the natural environment passed down from our predecessors because these are treasures for all of humankind that we have inherited over the generations.
Our sixth annual tree planting activity was held in late October. This event was held about a month later than last year, so we were able to avoid this year’s intensely hot summer heat and enjoyed the activity in very pleasant weather.
During the forest bathing experience, the participants listened to the sounds of leaves rustling, the wind, and birds chirping, and enjoyed a relaxing time that was different from their daily lives.
It was a good activity to rediscover the importance of forests.
This year’s tree planting activity, which had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was held in late September. Since it was the first time that we held it in about four years, many participants came to join in the event.
For the first time, children also participated in the activity. They seemed a little shy at first, but soon became comfortable and enjoyed the tree-planting activity together with everyone.We were able to confirm that the saplings we planted in 2016 had grown well over the past seven years, and we were once again reminded of the significance of our tree-planting activities.
The first tree-planting activity since the Reiwa era has begun in the Japanese calendar was held on a day in late September. We were blessed with even sunnier weather than our past activities and the ten-minute hike to reach the planting area made everyone drip with sweat. When we paused in our work, the breeze through the branches felt very refreshing. As there were many of us who had experiences in tree-planting activities, the work went smoothly.
Note: the last activity scheduled in September 2018 was cancelled due to a typhoon.
On a hot day of bright sunshine, the third tree planting activity was held at Mt. Tsukuba. Having become comfortable with the work and taking advantage of the softer soil from the rain a few days before, we worked with brisk efficiency. It was most encouraging to see the young trees which we had planted on our first activity were thriving.
Continuing on from our beginning efforts of last year, we held our second tree planting activity at Mt. Tsukuba. The number of participants more than doubled that of last year, and we worked on a broader planting area this time. Individuals who also participated in last year’s activity remembered the routine and took to their work with an experienced approach. We fervently hope these seedlings will grow into a fine forest and we are committed to planting more trees in the future.
This month we engaged in our first tree planting activity at Mt. Tsukuba. Our U-CAN employees and their family members as well as our instructors took part. Although it was our first attempt at an unfamiliar task, we thinned the sloping land to allow enough sunlight and space, and gently planted the seedlings.
