Benesse
Headquarters in Okayama | |
Native name | 株式会社ベネッセホールディングス |
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| Formerly | Fukutake Publishing (1955-1987) Fukutake Shoten (1987-1995) Benesse Corporation (1995-2009) |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Educational Services |
| Founded | January 28, 1955 |
| Headquarters | Okayama, Japan |
Key people | Eikoh Harada (president) |
| Revenue | JPY 430.064 billion (2017) |
| JPY 7.685 billion (2017) | |
| JPY 3.557 billion (2017) | |
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Number of employees | 21,022 (consolidated) (2017) |
| Subsidiaries | Berlitz Language Schools |
| Website | benesse |
Benesse Corporation (ベネッセコーポレーション, Benesse Kōporēshon) is a Japanese company which focuses on correspondence education and publishing. Based in Okayama, it is the parent company of Berlitz Language Schools, which in turn is the parent company of ELS Language Centers. Benesse is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (listing code 9783).
The company name is derived from the Latin words "bene" (well) and "esse" (being).