Tokyo Horei Publishing

Tokyo Horei Publishing Co., Ltd. (東京法令出版株式会社, commonly abbreviated as Tōhō) is a Japanese publishing house with dual head offices in Bunkyo, Tokyo and Nagano, Nagano. The company publishes a broad range of legal and professional materials, including compilations of laws and regulations, books for police officers and firefighters, and educational titles spanning junior high school through high school, with a particular concentration in the social studies field. It also issues authorized textbooks and a wide array of school reference and review workbooks. The company's educational catalogue covers junior high school subjects such as civics, geography, history, science, Japanese language, general study and workbooks, while its high school line includes civics, geography, history, Japanese language and home economics. It also inherited commercial-course books from Ikkyo Publishing (一橋出版). Many of its titles carry the word "Visual" in their names, reflecting an emphasis on illustrated, accessible learning materials. In addition to school books, Tokyo Horei publishes materials for universities, junior colleges and vocational schools. Beyond publishing, the company operates a nationwide sales and distribution network. Its branch and sales office structure includes the Nagano head office, the Tokyo head office, an Osaka branch, and sales offices in Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Shinetsu, Tokai, Kansai, Chugoku and Kyushu, supported by a distribution centre in Nagano. It has a subsidiary, Gakuyusha Co., Ltd. (株式会社学友社), a maker of cram-school teaching materials established in 1986. The company frames its corporate mission around contributing to society through its profession, stating a management philosophy of becoming an indispensable company for the safety, security, education and protection of life in Japan. It has pursued environmental management, obtaining ISO 14001 certification and later registering under the Eco Action 21 programme, and it is registered as a Nagano Prefecture SDGs Promotion Company. It also participates in the Shinshu Value Creation Network, a group of eleven Nagano-based companies. In 2022 it opened the Tokyo Horei CBT Research Institute, and it has developed digital services such as the Support119 fire service information service.

Tokyo Horei Publishing Co., Ltd. is a Japanese publisher with head offices in both Bunkyo, Tokyo and Nagano, Nagano. Its Japanese Wikipedia entry describes it as a publisher of various legal codes, books for police officers and firefighters, and educational books and authorized textbooks mainly for junior high and high school, with a strong concentration in the social studies field. The company is commonly abbreviated as Tōhō. Over time the company built a dual identity: a professional and legal publisher serving police, fire and other public-safety readers, and an educational publisher supplying social studies textbooks, reference books and review workbooks. Its school catalogue spans junior high school civics, geography, history, science, Japanese language, workbooks and general study, and high school civics, geography, history, Japanese language and home economics. It also took over commercial-course books from Ikkyo Publishing. Many of its titles use the word "Visual" in their names, indicating an emphasis on illustrated learning materials. It also publishes books for universities, junior colleges and vocational schools. The company operates a nationwide sales structure. Its offices include the Nagano head office, the Tokyo head office, an Osaka branch, and sales offices in Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Shinetsu, Tokai, Kansai, Chugoku and Kyushu, along with a distribution centre in Nagano. It has a subsidiary, Gakuyusha Co., Ltd., a cram-school teaching materials maker established in 1986. In corporate responsibility and environmental matters, the company states that it has obtained ISO 14001 certification and later switched to Eco Action 21 registration, continuing environmental management activities. It is registered as a Nagano Prefecture SDGs Promotion Company, and it participates in the Shinshu Value Creation Network, a group of eleven Nagano-based companies aiming at economic development and the creation of diverse value in the prefecture. Its stated management philosophy is to become an indispensable company for the safety, security, education and protection of life in Japan, under the corporate motto of contributing to society through its profession. In more recent years the company has expanded into digital services and research. It opened the Tokyo Horei CBT Research Institute in April 2022, and it operates the Support119 fire service information service. Its website regularly announces operational notices such as delivery suspensions, inventory counts and holiday closures, reflecting its role as a distributor as well as a publisher.

• 2026

  Announced participation in the Shinshu Value Creation Network.

• 2024

  Published a new website page on disaster prevention and mitigation services and operational support.

• 2022

  Opened the Tokyo Horei CBT Research Institute.

• 2005

  Switched to Eco Action 21 certification and registration (Heisei 17).

• 2001

  Obtained ISO 14001 certification (Heisei 13).

• 1986

  Subsidiary Gakuyusha Co., Ltd., a cram-school teaching materials maker, was established.

A specialist Japanese publisher combining legal/professional publishing for police and fire services with social studies education materials, positioned around contributing to safety, security and education in Japan.

• New Style Visual Geography

• Visual Civics

• Support119 Fire Service Information Service

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2. 2【SDGs(持続可能な開発目標)】東京法令出版株式会社tokyo-horei.co.jp
3. 3【サイトポリシー】東京法令出版株式会社tokyo-horei.co.jp
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