{"id":24,"date":"2024-01-24T15:31:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T06:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumonshuppan.com\/en\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2024-05-29T02:39:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T06:39:06","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kumonshuppan.com\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"Company History and Chronology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Joy of \"I did it!\" for Everyone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As part of the KUMON Group, Kumon Publishing, which provides publications and educational toys, values 'individual growth' the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This resonates with KUMON's desire to draw out each person's potential through learning, and it will continue to expand in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Kumon Publishing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

KUMON<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1954<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Toru Kumon, a high school math teacher, began providing education based on the concept of self-learning to his son, Takeshi, then a second grader in elementary school. He wrote numerous calculation problems on loose-leaf paper for his son. This was the origin of the Kumon Method.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1955<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The first Math Center using Kumon worksheets is opened in Moriguchi City, Osaka.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1976<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Developed blocks for preschoolers as the first educational tool.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1977<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Kumon begins publishing Preschool Workbooks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1978<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Started publishing playing card-sized cards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1980<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Established as the publishing division of the Kumon Institute of Mathematics, it adopted the external name \"Kumon Publishing.\" It began full-scale deployment to bookstores, with the Preschool Workbooks and cards as the main products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1981<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Developed \"Magnetic Number Playset 30\" and \"Magnetic Number Playset 100\".<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1983<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The company name, Kumon Institute of Mathematics, is changed to Kumon Institute of Education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1984<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Began publishing children's books.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1984<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Released jigsaw puzzles starting with two pieces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1988<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Became an independent entity as Kumon Publishing Co., Ltd.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1989<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Started publishing elementary school study reference books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1989<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Launched \"Spinning Ball Tower \" (first generation).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1993<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Began full-scale publishing of junior high school study reference books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1999<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Inherited the educational toy business from Kumon Institute of Education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2003<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Published the \"Train Your Brain\" series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2004<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Established Kumon Publishing North America, Inc. (KPNA) in New Jersey, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2018<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Kumon celebrates the 60th anniversary of its founding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Joy of “I did it!” for Everyone As part of the KUMON Group, Kumon Publishing, which provides publications and educational toys, values ‘individual growth’ the most. This resonates with KUMON’s desire to draw out each person’s potential through learning, and it will continue to expand in the future. Kumon Publishing KUMON 1954 Toru Kumon, a high school math teacher, began providing education based on the concept of self-learning to his son, Takeshi, then a second grader in elementary school. He wrote numerous calculation problems on loose-leaf paper for his son. This was the origin of the Kumon Method. 1955 The first Math Center using Kumon worksheets is opened in\u2026<\/a>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":500,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"slide-wrapper":"%5B%5D","footnotes":"","wp-seo-meta-description":"","wp-seo-meta-robots":[]},"class_list":["post-24","page","type-page","status-publish","c-entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kumonshuppan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kumonshuppan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kumonshuppan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kumonshuppan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kumonshuppan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.kumonshuppan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":318,"href":"https:\/\/www.kumonshuppan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions\/318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kumonshuppan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}