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History

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Established Techno Smile Co., Ltd. (capital: 30,000,000 yen) in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City for the purpose of automobile manufacturing business (manufacturing process contract business). Opened Miyawaka Office (now Kyushu Office) in Miyata-cho, Kurate-gun, Fukuoka Prefecture (now Miyawaka City)

Opened Toyota Sales Office (now Tokai Office) in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture

Acquisition of license for general worker dispatch business

Acquisition of license for fee-charging employment placement business

Acquired FAS Co., Ltd. (sold in April 2015) for the purpose of acquiring Japanese language education know-how and excellent foreign human resources

Established Tianjin Ikufeng Human Resources Training Center Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, China for the purpose of providing comprehensive human resource services for Japanese companies in the People's Republic of China.

Established Tsuiki Training Center (currently Kitakyushu Training Center) in Tsuiki-cho, Tsukijo-gun, Fukuoka Prefecture (currently Tsukijo-cho) for the purpose of technical training for new employees.

Opened Wakamiya Factory in Miyawaka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Opened Kitakyushu Branch (now Kitakyushu Office) in Yahatanishi Ward, Kitakyushu City

Opened Tokyo sales office (current Tokyo office) in Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Opened Osaka Branch (now Osaka Office) in Kita Ward, Osaka City

Relocated head office to Miyawaka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Acquired TEPS Co., Ltd. as a group company for the purpose of strengthening the human resource network in Asia.

Opened Tochigi Branch (now Kanto Office) in Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture

Established Aichi Head Office in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture

Recognized as an excellent manufacturing contractor

Renamed group company TEPS Co., Ltd. to JPA Co., Ltd. and relocated head office to Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture for the purpose of strengthening the education and consulting business.

JPA Co., Ltd., a group company, established JPA RECRUITMENT (THAILAND) Co., Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand as a training base for Thai people.

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

Kumamoto office opened

JPA Co., Ltd. opened Tokai Training Center Chita in Minamichita-cho, Chita-gun, Aichi Prefecture.

Established Fukuoka Head Office in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City

Moved Tokyo office to Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Established JTR Co., Ltd. in Anjo City, Aichi Prefecture for the purpose of developing and implementing advanced Japanese language education for foreign workers.

Acquired all shares of ATEX Co., Ltd., which specializes in automobile development and design, and made it a group company

T-SMILE CLUB platform completed

Opened "T-SMILE CLUB", a job-seeker-first job-seeker registration site

Japanese language learning program "J-HOL" released

Acquired all shares of Cloud Nine Co., Ltd., which conducts planning, development, operation, and personnel business in the IT/AI field, and made it a group company

Group company JPA Co., Ltd. changed its name to POH Co., Ltd.

Group company JTR Co., Ltd. changed its name to J-HOL Co., Ltd.

Changed company name from JPA RECRUITMENT (THAILAND) Co., Ltd. to POH RECRUITMENT (THAILAND) CO., LTD.

Changed company name from JPA (MYANMAR) COMPANY LIMITED to POH (MYANMAR) COMPANY LIMITED

Integrated Miyawaka head office and Kitakyushu office to strengthen recruitment capabilities

Established TECHNOSMILE (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED in Tamil Nadu, India, where high-level education for excellent engineers including IT is available, in order to expand the "technology business" and "overseas human resources support business" and secure competitiveness.

Relocated Aichi head office to Sakaimatsu, Midori-ku, Nagoya

​Kumamoto office relocation

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

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