EduLab, Inc.
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UnclaimedJapanese education-technology holding company providing testing, measurement, and EdTech solutions, known for operating Eiken test centers and developing assessment platforms.
Last updated September 26, 2026
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Overview
EduLab, Inc. is a Japanese education-technology company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. It was established in March 2015 through a share transfer that created a holding-company structure over the education measurement business originally founded as Kyōiku Sokutei Kenkyūjo (Japan Institute for Educational Measurement) in 2001. The group traces its roots to Evidus Corporation, founded in 2000 by Junichi Takamura and Hiroshi Matsuda, which merged into the measurement institute in 2002. EduLab's business spans the development of academic-ability measurement technologies and testing methods, the creation, administration, and analysis of aptitude and examination tests, and the provision of educational services and EdTech solutions. It also invests in and develops new businesses in the EdTech field and manages group strategy. The company operates globally with offices in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Bellevue, Boston, Dublin, and Pune. Its subsidiaries include Japan Institute for Educational Measurement (Jiem), EdTech RISE, Success Space, System Support and Consulting, Edutech Lab, Inc. (US), EduLab Capital Management (US), JIEM India, and DoubleYard Europe. EduLab is known for operating Eiken (English proficiency test) test centers and for platforms such as "Eiken Navi" and "Stagia." It has received contracts from Japan's Ministry of Education for national academic achievement surveys and OECD-PISA support work. EduLab listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market in December 2018 and moved to the First Section in October 2020. However, accounting fraud and false statements in listing and market-change applications led to a re-move to Mothers in February 2022, designation as a special attention stock in April 2022, and a recommendation for an administrative monetary penalty of about ¥237 million by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission in October 2023. The special attention designation was lifted in May 2023. After a capital and business alliance with Zoshinkai Holdings in July 2022, ZE1 became the largest shareholder. The company discontinued its education platform business (including "Eiken Navi!" and "Stagia") as of March 31, 2024. It returned to net profit in the fiscal year ending September 2025 for the first time in five years.
History
EduLab's history begins with the founding of Evidus Corporation in 2000 by Junichi Takamura and Hiroshi Matsuda, who were associated with Obunsha at the time. In August 2001, Evidus launched CASEC, an online English communication ability test. In October 2001, Japan Institute for Educational Measurement (Kyōiku Sokutei Kenkyūjo) was established in Yokoteramachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo. The two companies merged in May 2002, with the measurement institute as the surviving entity. In July 2006, the institute was re-contracted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to conduct the National Assessment of Academic Ability (for junior high schools), covering about 1.2 million test-takers. In May 2007, it was contracted to support the OECD-PISA 2009 survey. International expansion followed: EDUTECH LAB AP LIMITED was established in Hong Kong in November 2009, and Jie Ai Meng Technology (Beijing) was established in June 2010. In December 2010, the institute was contracted to conduct the Osaka Prefecture Academic Ability and Learning Situation Survey. In November 2011, the web platform "Eiken Navi" was released in joint operation with the Japan English Language Testing Association (Eiken Foundation). In March 2011, EDUTECH LAB AP PTE. LTD. was established in Singapore. In September 2012, JIEM India Pvt. Ltd. was established in India to begin software development, and ASAP Tutor Pvt Ltd., which operated tutor-style cram schools for K-12, was acquired. In September 2013, the company invested in Jiangsu Miguo Education Technology Co., Ltd., which operated a cram school in China. In August 2014, it was contracted to conduct the Saitama Prefecture Academic Ability and Learning Situation Survey. In September 2014, JIEM India Cram School Pvt Ltd. was established in India to start a university entrance prep school specializing in IIT (Indian Institutes of Technology). In March 2015, EduLab, Inc. was established through a share transfer, transitioning to a holding company structure. In April 2015, Edutech Lab Inc. in the US was acquired. In June 2015, a third-party allotment of new shares was conducted with Obunsha Capital as the subscriber. In June 2017, a third-party allotment was conducted with NTT Docomo as the subscriber, and in October 2017, another with Obunsha. In April 2018, DoubleYard Inc. was established to commercialize AI-based handwriting recognition technology, and EduLab Capital Management Company, LLC was established to make early-stage venture investments in EdTech. In June 2019, the headquarters moved from Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku to Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku. In December 2023, Success Space Co., Ltd. and System Support and Consulting Co., Ltd. were acquired as subsidiaries. In February 2024, the headquarters moved from Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku to Konan, Minato-ku. In July 2024, EdTech RISE Co., Ltd. was established through a company split of the consolidated subsidiary Japan Institute for Educational Measurement. In April 2026, the headquarters moved from Konan, Minato-ku to Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku. EduLab listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market in December 2018. In October 2020, its market classification changed to the First Section of the TSE. However, due to accounting fraud and false statements in new listing and market change application documents, it was re-moved to Mothers in February 2022. On April 1, 2022, the TSE designated EduLab as a special attention stock due to problems with its internal control system. In July 2022, EduLab signed a capital and business alliance with Zoshinkai Holdings. In August 2022, ZE1, a subsidiary of Zoshinkai Holdings, acquired shares from Takamura, Matsuda, and others, becoming the largest shareholder. In August 2022, EduLab and Obunsha announced the dissolution of their joint venture Obunsha EduLab EDGe School, which was liquidated on June 9, 2023. The TSE lifted the special attention designation on May 20, 2023. In October 2023, the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission recommended that the Financial Services Agency impose an administrative monetary penalty of about ¥237.05 million on EduLab for suspected violations of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. The company discontinued its education platform business (including "Eiken Navi!" and "Stagia") as of March 31, 2024. After four consecutive years of net losses from the fiscal year ended September 2021 to the fiscal year ended September 2024, EduLab returned to net profit in the fiscal year ended September 2025, the first time since the fiscal year ended September 2020.
Junichi Takamura and Hiroshi Matsuda join Evidus Corporation
Evidus launches CASEC online English communication ability test
Japan Institute for Educational Measurement established in Shinjuku, Tokyo
Evidus merges into Japan Institute for Educational Measurement
Re-contracted for MEXT National Assessment of Academic Ability (junior high school, approx. 1.2 million test-takers)
Contracted for OECD-PISA 2009 survey support
EDUTECH LAB AP LIMITED established in Hong Kong
Jie Ai Meng Technology (Beijing) established
Contracted for Osaka Prefecture Academic Ability and Learning Situation Survey
EDUTECH LAB AP PTE. LTD. established in Singapore
Products and positioning
A Japanese EdTech holding company focused on educational measurement, testing, and AI-driven learning solutions, with a global platform across Japan, the US, India, and Europe.
CASEC
Online English communication ability test launched in 2001
Eiken Navi
Web platform for English learners, jointly operated with Eiken Foundation
Stagia
Education platform (discontinued March 2024)
UGUIS.AI
AI-powered English speaking assessment platform
Ugu-tan
AI vocabulary learning app
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