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Tohan Corporation
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 PROFILE
Tohan is one of Japan's top two book wholesalers (Nippon Shuppan Hanbai is the other). Established in 1947, Tohan distributes a wide variety of books and magazines to more about 23,000 bookstores. In addition, the company publishes a CD-ROM database of about 600,000 bibliographic records of Japanese publications (used primarily by bookstores), sells a variety of computer software (in conjunction with SOFTBANK), and markets music CDs and related products through its new media division. The firm is affiliated with Book 1, a Japanese online bookseller launching in July 2000.

 COMPETITION
Nippon Shuppan Hanbai, Inc. (dossier)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: March
2000 Sales (mil.): 6,482.50
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 10.4%
Employees: 2,782
Revenue per employee: $2,330,158.16

 KEY PEOPLE
• Hirotada Kodaki
    CEO
• Hirotada Kodaki
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
6-24 Higashigoken-cho, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 162-0813, Japan
Phone: 81-3-3269-6111
Fax: 81-3-3235-1337

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