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History

Corporate information

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January 2023

Established Techno Smile Co., Ltd. (capital: 30 million yen) in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City for the purpose of automobile manufacturing business (manufacturing process contract business). Opened Miyata Office (currently Miyawaka Office) in Miyata-cho, Kurate-gun, Fukuoka Prefecture (currently Miyawaka City).

Opened Toyota Sales Office (now Toyota Office) in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture.

Obtained permission for general labor dispatch business

Acquisition of license for fee-charging employment placement business

Acquired FAS Co., Ltd. (sold in April 2015) for the purpose of acquiring Japanese language education know-how and excellent foreign human resources

Established Tianjin Yufeng Human Resources Training Center Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, China, for the purpose of providing comprehensive human resources services to Japanese companies in the People's Republic of China.

(The company name was changed to Tianjin Yufeng Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd. in November 2019, and liquidation was completed in June 2021.)

Opened Wakamiya Factory in Miyawaka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Opened Kitakyushu Branch in Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu City (renamed Kitakyushu Office in July 2018, closed in March 2022)

Opened Tokyo sales office (current Tokyo office) in Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Established Tsuiki Training Center (currently Kitakyushu Training Center) in Tsuiki-cho, Tsukijo-gun, Fukuoka Prefecture (currently Tsukijo-cho) for the purpose of technical training for new employees.

Opened Osaka Branch (now Osaka Office) in Kita Ward, Osaka City

Moved head office to Miyawaka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Acquired all shares of TEPS Co., Ltd. (currently POH Co., Ltd.) and made it a group company with the aim of strengthening our Asian human resources network.

Opened Tochigi Branch (now Kanto Office) in Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture

Established Aichi Head Office in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture

Recognized as an excellent manufacturing contractor

In order to strengthen its education and consulting business, group company TEPS Co., Ltd. changed its name to JPA Co., Ltd. (now POH Co., Ltd.) and moved its head office to Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture.

JPA Co., Ltd., a group company, established JPA RECRUITMENT (THAILAND) Co., Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand as a training base for Thai people.

Established JPA (MYANMAR) COMPANY LIMITED (now POH (MYANMAR) COMPANY LIMITED) in Yangon, Republic of the Union of Myanmar as a training base for Myanmar people through joint investment with group company JPA Co., Ltd. (now POH Co., Ltd.)

Kumamoto office opened

JPA Co., Ltd. opened Tokai Training Center Chita in Minamichita-cho, Chita-gun, Aichi Prefecture.

Established Fukuoka Head Office in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City

Obtaining permission as a specific skills registration support organization

Moved Tokyo office to Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Established JTR Co., Ltd. in Anjo City, Aichi Prefecture for the purpose of developing and implementing advanced Japanese language education for foreign workers.

Acquired all shares of ATEX Co., Ltd., which specializes in automobile development and design, and made it a group company

T-SMILE CLUB platform completed

Opened "T-SMILE CLUB", a job-seeker-first job-seeker registration site

Japanese language learning program "J-HOL" released

Acquired all shares of Cloud Nine Co., Ltd., which conducts planning, development, operation, and personnel business in the IT/AI field, and made it a group company

Group company JPA Co., Ltd. changed its name to POH Co., Ltd.

Group company JTR Co., Ltd. changed its name to J-HOL Co., Ltd.

Changed company name from JPA RECRUITMENT (THAILAND) Co., Ltd. to POH RECRUITMENT (THAILAND) CO., LTD.

Changed company name from JPA (MYANMAR) COMPANY LIMITED to POH (MYANMAR) COMPANY LIMITED

Integrated Miyawaka head office and Kitakyushu office to strengthen recruitment capabilities

Established TECHNOSMILE (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED in Tamil Nadu, India, where high-level education for excellent engineers including IT is available, in order to expand the "technology business" and "overseas human resources support business" and secure competitiveness.

Relocated Aichi head office to Sakaimatsu, Midori-ku, Nagoya

​Kumamoto office relocation

Formed a capital and business alliance with Crowd Staffing Co., Ltd. for the purpose of jointly developing a temporary staff management system

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