Shogakukan

Shogakukan (株式会社小学館, Shogakukan Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan. It is a subsidiary of the Hitotsubashi Group (which also owns Hakusensha and Shueisha).

Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan. Shogakukan is located in the Shogakukan Building in Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and the other two companies are located in the same ward.