1984

September

Sunlight Corporation is founded with the aim of establishing a nationwide franchise chain of individual tutoring cram school for all school ages. The Meiko Gijuku franchise and directly managed schools begin operations. (Location: Nishi-Shinjuku 6-chome, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo; registered Head Office address: Nokata 4-chome, Nakano Ward, Tokyo)

1985

May

Corporate name is changed to Meiko Gijuku Corporation.

1986

April

Head Office moves to 1-33-14 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.

December

Corporate name is changed to MEIKO NETWORK JAPAN CO., LTD. (current name)

1989

August

Head Office moves to 2-43-1 Ikebukuro, Toshima Ward, Tokyo.

1993

February

Number of Meiko Gijuku schools reaches 500.

1997

April

Company shares are registered for OTC trading with the Japan Securities Dealers Association (current JASDAQ)

2002

February

Number of Meiko Gijuku schools reaches 1,000.

2003

August

Company is listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

2004

August

Company is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

2006

March

Number of Meiko Gijuku schools reaches 1,500.

2010

February

Head Office moves to 7-20-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.

2011

January

NEXCUBE Corporation, Inc. (Korean) became our consolidated associated company.

August

Number of Meiko Gijuku schools reaches 2,000.

2014

September

MAXIS Education Inc. (formerly MAXIS Holdings Co., Ltd.)(became our consolidated subsidiary company. (Operation of the MEIKOGIJUKU which is franchised class rooms)

Octover

Waseda EDU Co., LTD. became our consolidated subsidiary company. (Operation of the Japanese school)

2015

November

Establish Meiko Bunkyo as a joint venture company in Taiwan.

2016

March

Kokusai Jinzai Kaihatsu Co., LTD. became our consolidated subsidiary company. (Operation of JCLI Japanese language school)

Kotoh Jimusho Co., LTD. became our consolidated subsidiary company. (Surveying questions for the entrance examination of universities / Making sample questions of the entrance examination for universities)

2018

April

K.LINE Co.,Ltd. became our consolidated subsidiary company. (Operation of the MEIKOGIJUKU which is franchised class rooms)

December

TOMONI Co., Ltd. (formerly K.M.G CORPORATION Co., Ltd.) became our consolidated subsidiary company. (Operation of the MEIKOGIJUKU which is franchised class rooms)

2020

September

One link Co.,Ltd. became our consolidated subsidiary company. (Operation of the MEIKOGIJUKU which is franchised class rooms)(Simple Incorporation-type Company Split)

2021

December

COOTH Co.,Ltd. became our consolidated subsidiary company. (Operation of the MEIKOGIJUKU which is franchised class rooms)

2022

April

Simple Inc. became our consolidated subsidiary company. (Operation of childcare and nutrition staffing services)

June

Established Go Good Co., Ltd. which is a digital marketing & DX business. (Consolidated subsidiary.)

August

Established MEIKO NETWORK VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED to provide foreign language education in Vietnam. (Consolidated subsidiary.)

September

Established MEIKO Career Partners Co., Ltd. which is  provide career change support and training services. (Subsidiary)

2023

February

MEIKO Career Partners Co., Ltd. acquires all shares of Reverse Inc.

2024

March

Runwellness Co., LTD. became our subsidiary company which provides after-school daycare services and child development support services.