Japan Publications Trading Co., Ltd. engages in the export, import and domestic sales of general and academic books and periodicals, language learning textbooks and materials, audio/visual discs and other general merchandise. It operates through the following segments: Publication and Miscellaneous Goods Export, Western Books, Media, Real Estate Leasing, and Others. The Publication and Miscellaneous Goods Export segment sells Japanese books, English books, magazines and general merchandise. The Western Books segment handles western books and magazines. The Media segment involves compact discs, digital video discs, stationery and ceramics. The Real Estate Leasing segment offers office building leasing services. The Others segment includes the retail of the affiliated companies. The company was founded on January 28, 1942 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.