Education business

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.

Life & Culture business

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.

New business

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.

Corporate profile

Corporate name U-CAN, Inc.
Location 4-2-38, Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0075 Japan
President Taiichi Shinagawa
Founded June 1954
Capital 90 million yen
Business
Division
  • Life & Culture Department
  • Japan Calligraphy Association
  • Lifelong Education Bureau
  • Learning Publications Department
  • Corporate Sales Department
  • Qualification Career Bureau
  • Japan Go Federation
  • Entertainment Department
Affiliated
company
  • U-CAN Holdings Company, Inc.
  • U-CAN LIFE PARTNER Inc.
  • U-CAN Ad., Inc.
  • U-CANLOGI, Inc.
  • Okuchi no Kenkou Co., Ltd.
  • JIYU KOKUMINSHA Co., Ltd.
  • HUG Inc.
  • RUH Inc.
Business
Partners
  • DENTSU INC.
  • Hakuhodo Incorporated
  • Kyoubashi Agency., Ltd.
  • Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
  • TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
  • TOPPAN FORMS CO., LTD.
  • KOKUSAI PULP&PAPER CO., LTD.
  • UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
  • JAPAN POST Co., Ltd.
  • TO-ON MUSIC PUBLISHING CO., LTD
  • etc…
Main banks
  • Mizuho Bank, Ltd.,TAKATANOBABA Branch
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Takadanobaba Branch
  • The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., Takadanobaba Branch
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, Ikebukuro Branch
Membership
in these
organizations
  • Japan Direct Marketing Association
  • Japan Consumer Credit Association
  • Japan Association of Personnel Ability Development

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