Tohan has supported the maintenance and development of the Japanese publishing industry as a leading company in the distribution of publications that connects nationwide bookstores and publishers since our establishment in 1949.

Sales companies (dealers) connect a large number of publishers and retail stores (e.g. bookstores and convenience stores) in the publishing industry in Japan. Approximately 78,000 new books and 3,300 periodicals are released onto the market every year. Combined with the already published stock, a huge volume of products are in circulation. In this high-mix low-volume market, Tohan is continually striving to streamline distribution and build an efficient sales system.

Moreover, the Tohan Group sensitively perceives the intellectual curiosity of people to work toward achieving customer satisfaction by expanding our areas of business with the distribution of publications at the core. For example, in addition to books, magazines and comics, we have expanded to handle and sell a wide variety of products such as CDs, DVDs, stationery and miscellaneous goods.