Jichosha

Jichosha is a Japanese publishing company established in 1932 by Yoshiaki Ouchi. It specializes in academic and professional books, with a history of publishing works in economics and other fields. The company has received awards such as the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award and the Nikkei Economic Book Culture Award. It is currently a limited company (yugen gaisha) headquartered in Itabashi, Tokyo.

Jichosha was founded in 1932 by Yoshiaki Ouchi in Tamura-cho, Shiba-ku, Tokyo (now Minato-ku). It suspended operations during World War II and resumed publishing in 1942. The office moved to Mukogaoka, Bunkyo-ku in 1948, then to Hongo, Bunkyo-ku in 1958, and back to Mukogaoka in 1988. In 2002, the office moved to Shiki City, Saitama Prefecture. In 2004, Keiyuki Sagara became president and the office moved to Maeno-cho, Itabashi-ku. In 2024, Tomoyoshi Sagara became president and the office moved to Shinkawasaki, Itabashi-ku. The company received the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award in 1949 and the Nikkei Economic Book Culture Award in 1987.

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