Hisashi Inoue

EnglishCentral, Inc. develops and delivers online English conversation solutions. It provides solutions for users to record videos in their own voice, compare their speech to native speakers and get pronunciation feedback. The company was founded by Alan Schwartz in 2008 and is headquartered in Arlington, MA.

hitomedia, Inc. (hitomedia) is an incubator subsidiary of GOOYA Holdings Co. Ltd. founded in 2006 by Morita Masayasu. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

PayPay Corp. engages in the development and provision of electronic payment services that include mobile payment. The company was founded on June 15, 2018 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of SoftBank Corp., Line Mobile Corp. is a mobile virtual network operator founded in 2016. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. Line Mobile offers cheap smartphones and SIM cards, including a popular data-free option for Line and other major social media platforms. The reason for their affordability is unclear.

Part of EQT AB, Ochanomizu Seminar Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that operates preparatory schools for senior high school students. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. Ochanomizu Seminar Co. was acquired by UP, Inc., a subsidiary of EQT AB from Benesse Holdings, Inc. on May 31, 2010 for $2.57 million.

UP, Inc. engages in the operation of cram schools and provision of educational services. It include services for young child, elementary, middle school, high school and college students. The company was founded on March 1, 1976 and is headquartered in Nishinomiya, Japan.

Benesse Corp. provides correspondence courses for preschool, elementary, junior, and senior high school students. It also offers teacher support services and operates cram and preparatory schools. The firm's business areas include education, lifestyle, senior and nursing care, and language and global leadership training. It also publishes simulated exams, student pocketbooks, magazines, and general publications. The company was founded by Tetsuhiko Fukutake on January 28, 1955 and is headquartered in Okayama, Japan.

Hitotoki Incubator, Inc. (Hitotoki Incubator) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

ALC Press, Inc. engages in the language education business. It deals with the planning, production and provision of language-related publications, e-learning materials, corporate language training, web services, and digital contents. It also holds seminars and diagnostic exams. The company was founded by Terumaro Hiramoto in April 1969 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

MINAMI INCUBATE KK (MINAMI INCUBATE) is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Minami Holdings KK founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in Onojo, Japan.

OPEN8 Inc. provides motion picture advertisement network businesses. It offers VIDEO TAP, video advertising in smart phone, and Wanpick, a news application for mobile devices. The company was founded on April 10, 2015 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

EnglishCentral KK provides online English tutorials through its Langrich services. It offers English learning platform that integrates interactive video learning with one-on-one online tutoring. The company was founded in April 2010 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

POLYGLOTS, Inc. develops and manages language education mobile applications. Its applications include POLYGOTS, an English learning application, MONDO, a Japanese learning application, and Bigo, an English learning application specializing in finance and accounting. The company was founded by Junya Yamaguchi on May 28, 2014 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.