Corporate Data
| Company Name | Kinokuniya Company Ltd. |
| Founded | January 1927 |
| Incorporated | January 1946 |
| Chairman | Masashi Takai |
| President | Yukio Fujinori |
| Number of Employees | 5,000 |
| Line of Business | Sales of Japanese / foreign books, journals (including electronic journals), magazines, CD-ROMs, audio-visual software, stationery, and educational and library equipment / systems; electronic information services; publishing; production of audio-visual software; production of bibliographic databases; management of theaters and an art gallery |
| Stores and Sales offices | [Domestic] 70 stores, 7 sales divisions (30 sales offices) [Overseas] 43stores, 6 sales offices, and 3 export & liaison offices |
Topics
- 2023.4.17 Kinokuniya to open first Georgia store in Atlanta, the 21st store in the USA
- 2022.10.19 Kinokuniya to open first Philippine store, partnering with Fully Booked to offer Japanese books
- 2021.6.17 NII and Kinokuniya to build a New NACSIS-CAT/ILL System for Digitization of Academic Resources and Provision of World Class Service
- 2021.2.17 Taisei High School Becomes the First User of JapanKnowledge School
- 2020.12.3 KinoDen Now Offers a Read-Aloud Feature
- 2020.11.6 Kinokuniya Named as an Exclusive Agent for Academic Institutional Customers in Japan for F1000Research
- 2020.11.4 Ex Libris and Kinokuniya Join Forces to Deliver campusM Mobile App and Web Portal for Higher-Ed Institutions in Japan
- 2020.10.14 Kinokuniya Named as an Exclusive Agent for University of Toronto Press
- 2020.8.19 Books Kinokuniya Tokyo to Sell Taiwanese Books
- 2020.8.3 Kinokuniya to Become the Sales Agent of JapanKnowledge School
- 2020.7.1 Kinokuniya Ario Otori Store Opening in October 2020
- 2020.6.18 Kinokuniya Amu Plaza Miyazaki Store Opening in Fall 2020
- 2020.5.18 Kinokuniya Sydney Wins ABIA 2020 Bookshop of the Year
- 2020.5.11 Kinokuniya offers expansion of KinoDen access through July
- 2020.4.6 NetAdvance to Release JapanKnowledge “Dai Kanwa Jiten” in Spring 2021
- 2020.3.4 Kinokuniya CRED Okayama Store to Reopen after Relocation
- 2020.2.26 Cancellation of the 2020 Awards Ceremony
- 2020.02.18 Kinokuniya To Open A Bookstore In Seibu Higashitotsuka Shopping Center
- 2020.2.3 The Kinokuniya Bestselling Author & Publisher Awards 2019
- 2020.1.9 Kinokuniya to Relocate Torrance Store in California to Del Amo Fashion Center
- 2019.12.26 The Kinokuniya Humanities Books of the Year 2020
- 2019.12.26 Kinokuniya announces Kino Best! 2020
- 2019.8.28 Kinokuniya named as exclusive agent for The Bone & Joint Journal
- 2019.7.1 Kinokuniya to become the exclusive agent of JapanKnowledge
- 2019.6.25 Kinokuniya Book Stores of America merges with NBC Stationery & Gifts Inc.
- 2019.6.5 Kinokuniya to launch Abu Dhabi Bookstore in 2020
- 2019.4.11 Kinokuniya to Open a New Store in Katy, Texas in June 2019
- 2019.4.5 Kinokuniya to start selling Penguin Random House consumer eBooks
- 2019.2.4 The Kinokuniya Bestselling Author & Publisher Awards 2018
- 2019.1.23 Kinokuniya to open ‘Tennoji MIO’ Mall Store in March 2019
- 2018.12.26 The Kinokuniya Humanities Books of the Year 2019
- 2018.12.26 Kinokuniya announces Kino Best! 2019
- 2018.12.5 Kinokuniya to Open a New Store in Portland, Oregon
- 2018.11.15 Kinokuniya to exclusively sell the Japanese version of Sheikh Mohammed’s book
- 2018.11.8 Malaysian Book Fair held at Kinokuniya Shinjuku Main Store
- 2018.7.18 Kinokuniya to enter partnership with Kyobo Book Centre
- 2018.7.11 Kinokuniya to start selling Vietnamese language books
- 2018.6.5 Kinokuniya Phnom Penh Store opens in Cambodia
- 2018.5.25 Kinokuniya acts as exclusive agent for Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
- 2018.2.16 Kinokuniya to Open a New Store in Austin, Texas
- 2018.2.8 Kinokuniya to open AEON MALL Zama Store in March 2018
- 2018.2.5 The Kinokuniya Bestselling Author & Publisher Awards 2017
- 2017.12.26 Kinokuniya announces Kino Best! 2018
- 2017.12.26 The Kinokuniya Humanities Books of the Year 2018
- 2017.12.4 Shinjuku Main Store to be renovated
- 2017.11.8 Limited number of ‘The Heroic Legend of Arslan Complete Box Set’ to go on sale
- 2017.8.31 Primetree Akaike Store to open at the end of November 2017
- 2017.8.30 Ito-Yokado Kawasaki Store to open in October 2017
- 2017.8.10 Kinokuniya to represent SPIE in Japan
- 2017.6.7 Kinokuniya to distribute Haruki Murakami’s comic adaptation to brick-and-mortar bookstores in Japan
- 2017.5.8 Kinokuniya to represent Annual Reviews in Japan
- 2017.4.25 Kinokuniya signs agreement with ProQuest to sell academic ebooks
- 2017.3.23 The Kinokuniya Building selected as Tokyo Historic Building
- 2017.3.1 Kinokuniya Webstore set to sell foreign language ebooks for researchers
- 2017.2.17 Kinokuniya to open four stores in spring 2017
- 2017.2.8 The Kinokuniya Bestselling Author & Publisher Awards 2016
- 2017.2.3 ‘Kinochaya’ to open in Niigata Store (LoveLa Bandai)
- 2017.1.13 The Kinokuniya Humanities Books of the Year 2017
- 2017.1.10 Kinokuniya hosts Masao Maruyama events
- 2017.1.10 ‘Kinochaya’ opens in Otemachi
- 2016.12.27 Kinokuniya to begin publishing and selling an Arabic language version of Captain Tsubasa
- 2016.12.19 Kinokuniya announces Kino Best! 2017
- 2016.11.7 Kinokuniya to Open Two New Stores in Texas
- 2016.9.26 Kinokuniya receives the Publishing Cultural Award in Japanese Translation
- 2016.9.12 Kinokuniya to sell English-language titles at Yangon International Airport, Myanmar
- 2016.8.4 Reopening of Books Kinokuniya Tokyo and cooperation with Takashimaya in the management of Kinokuniya Southern Theatre
- 2016.8.2 Kinokuniya collaborates with Tohan Logitecs to streamline direct order logistics
- 2016.8.1 Shinjuku Main Store and Books Kinokuniya Tokyo to be renovated this summer
- 2016.7.25 Kinokuniya named as exclusive representative of American Society of Hematology’s “Blood” journal in Japan
- 2016.7.19 ‘Flat Spot Finals’ and Various Events at Kinokuniya Shinjuku South Store
- 2016.7.15 Kinokuniya and Panasonic Open Collaborative Store
- 2016.7.1 Kinokuniya represents CSHL Press journals in Japan
- 2016.6.24 Kinokuniya represents SIAM journals in Japan
- 2016.6.21 SPUR August Special Edition featuring ‘Osomatsu-san’ to go on sale
- 2016.6.9 Guided Tour and Seminar on Book Production aimed at University Students and Libraries
- 2016.5.9 Kinokuniya and FAHASA to Launch Partnership
- 2016.3.25 Grand Opening of Kinokuniya Seven Park Ario Store in April 2016
- 2016.3.18 Award Ceremony for Kinokuniya Bestseller Grand Prize, Kinobest! 2016, Kinokuniya Humanities Grand Prize 2016
- 2016.2.16 Grand Store Opening of Kinokuniya Sogo Kawaguchi Store
