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2000

September 2000

Techno Smile Co., Ltd. (capital: 30,000,000 yen) was established in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City for the purpose of automobile manufacturing business (manufacturing process contract business).

Opened the Miyata Office (now Miyawaka Office) in Miyata-cho, Kurate-gun, Fukuoka Prefecture (now Miyawaka City).

2002

August 2002

Toyota Sales Office (now Toyota Office) opened in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture

October 2002

Obtained permission for general worker dispatch business

2003

February 2003

Obtained permission for fee-charging employment placement business

2004

April 2004

Obtained permission for fee-charging employment placement business

November 2004

Tianjin Yufeng Human Resources Training Center Co., Ltd. was established in Tianjin, China, with the aim of providing comprehensive human resources services to Japanese companies in the People's Republic of China.

(The company name was changed to Tianjin Yufeng Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd. in November 2019, and liquidation was completed in June 2021.)

2005

April 2005

Chikujo Research Institute (now Kitakyushu Training Center) opened in Chikujo-cho, Chikujo-gun, Fukuoka Prefecture (now Chikujo-cho) for the purpose of providing technical training to new employees.

2006

April 2006

Wakamiya Factory opened in Miyawaka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

August 2006

Opened Kitakyushu Branch in Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu City (renamed Kitakyushu Office in July 2018, closed in March 2022)

October 2006

Opened Tokyo Sales Office (now Tokyo Office) in Chuo-ku, Tokyo

The Tsuiki Training Center (now the Kitakyushu Training Center) was opened in Tsuiki Town, Tsuiki County, Fukuoka Prefecture (now Tsuiki Town) for the purpose of providing technical training to new employees.

2008

2008年10月

Osaka Branch (now Osaka Office) opened in Kita-ku, Osaka City

2009

February 2009

Osaka Branch (now Osaka Office) opened in Kita-ku, Osaka City

May 2009

With the aim of strengthening our Asian human resources network, we acquired all shares of TEPS Co., Ltd. (now POH Co., Ltd.) and made it a group company.

2015

May 2015

Tochigi Branch (now Tochigi Office) opened in Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture

2016

April 2016

Aichi Head Office established in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture

April 2016

Certified as a manufacturing contract excellent business operator by the Japan BPO Association (expires in March 2025)

October 2016

With the aim of strengthening its education and consulting business, group company TEPS Co., Ltd. was renamed JPA Co., Ltd. (now POH Co., Ltd.) and its head office was relocated to Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture.

October 2016

Group company JPA Co., Ltd. (now POH Co., Ltd.) established JPA RECRUITMENT (THAILAND) Co., Ltd. (now POH RECRUITMENT (THAILAND) Co., Ltd.) in Bangkok, Thailand as a training base for Thai personnel (dissolved in February 2025 and currently undergoing liquidation).

2017

June 2017

Established JPA (MYANMAR) COMPANY LIMITED (currently POH (MYANMAR) COMPANY LIMITED) in Yangon, Republic of the Union of Myanmar as a training base for Myanmar people, jointly with group company JPA Co., Ltd. (currently POH Co., Ltd.)

2018

April 2018

Opened Kumamoto office in Higashi-ku, Kumamoto city

August 2018

JPA Co., Ltd. (now POH Co., Ltd.) opens the Tokai Training Center Chita in Minamichita-cho, Chita-gun, Aichi Prefecture

2019

April 2019

Fukuoka Head Office established in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City

May 2019

Obtaining permission as a specific skills registration support organization

July 2019

Tokyo office relocated to Minato-ku, Tokyo

2020

March 2020

JTR Corporation (now J-HOL Corporation) is established in Anjo City, Aichi Prefecture, with the aim of developing and implementing advanced Japanese language education for foreign personnel.

April 2020

Acquired all shares of ATEX Co., Ltd., a company specializing in automotive development and design, and made it a group company.

August 2020

"T-SMILE CLUB" platform completed

2021

March 2021

Launch of job seeker-first job registration site "T-SMILE CLUB"

March 2021

Japanese language learning program "J-HOL" released

June 2021

Acquired all shares of Cloud Nine Inc., which is engaged in planning, development, management and human resources business in the IT and AI fields, and made it a group company

2022

January 2022

Group company JPA Co., Ltd. changes name to POH Co., Ltd.

January 2022

Group company JTR Corporation changes name to J-HOL Corporation

January 2022

Group company JPA RECRUITMENT (THAILAND) Co., Ltd. changed its name to POH RECRUITMENT (THAILAND) CO., LTD.

February 2022

Group company JPA (MYANMAR) COMPANY LIMITED changes its name to POH (MYANMAR) COMPANY LIMITED

April 2022

In order to strengthen recruitment capabilities, Kitakyushu office was integrated into Miyawaka headquarters.

May 2022

In order to expand and secure competitiveness in the "technology business" and "global human resources business," Technosmile (India) Private Limited was established in Tamil Nadu, a state in the Republic of India that has a rich selection of IT and other high-level education programs for excellent engineers.

July 2022

Aichi Head Office relocated to Midori-ku, Nagoya

December 2022

Kumamoto office relocated to Kikuyo-machi, Kikuchi-gun, Kumamoto Prefecture

2023

January 2023

Formed a capital and business alliance with Crowd Staffing Co., Ltd. for the purpose of jointly developing a temporary staff management system

2024

July 2024

POH Co., Ltd. relocated its head office to Buzen City, Fukuoka Prefecture.

2025

January 2025

Osaka office relocated to Sonezaki, Kita-ku, Osaka

March 2025

Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange TOKYO PRO Market

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