DATABANK: SOCIETY
DATABANK SOCIETY
Reporting Period
January 1 to December 31 of the applicable year (the results are current as of December 31)
Reflecting Customer Opitions
Employee* Composition: By Position
Employees here includes outside directors and members of the Audit & Supervisory Board
| Subject | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Number of Executives and Directors | Inside | Non-consolidated | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Outside | Non-consolidated | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Total | Non-consolidated | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| Number of Members of the Audit & Supervisory Board | Inside | Non-consolidated | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Outside | Non-consolidated | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | Non-consolidated | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Number of employees | Male | Non-consolidated | 1,631 | 1,634 | 1,601 | 1,452 | 1,480 |
| Female | Non-consolidated | 583 | 607 | 606 | 610 | 662 | |
| Total | Non-consolidated | 2,214 | 2,241 | 2,207 | 2,062 | 2,142 | |
Employee Composition: By Gender
| Subject | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Number of employees (KOKUYO Group) | Male | Consolidated | 4,946 | 4,899 | 4,915 | 4,645 | 4,624 |
| Female | Consolidated | 2,015 | 1,983 | 1,910 | 2,219 | 2,307 | |
| Total | Consolidated | 6,961 | 6,882 | 6,825 | 6,864 | 6,931 | |
Employee Composition: By Contract type and by Gender
| Subject | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Total number of employees※1 | Consolidated | 6,961 | 6,882 | 6,825 | 6,864 | 6,931 | |
| Non-regular employees※1 | Consolidated | 1,832 | 2,333 | 2,711 | 4,097 | 3,785 | |
| Percentage of non-regular employees※1 | Consolidated | 20.83 | 25.31 | 28.43 | 37.38 | 35.32 | |
| Regular employees | Male | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 2,494 | 2,511 | 2,511 | 2,480 | 2,473 |
| Female | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 829 | 888 | 928 | 960 | 1,029 | |
| Total | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 3,323 | 3,399 | 3,439 | 3,440 | 3,502 | |
| Senior employees | Male | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 253 | 268 | 256 | 263 | 239 |
| Female | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 19 | |
| Total | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 263 | 276 | 267 | 277 | 258 | |
| Contracted employees | Male | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 135 | 105 | 83 | 60 | 58 |
| Female | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 95 | 102 | 101 | 91 | 88 | |
| Total | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 230 | 207 | 184 | 151 | 146 | |
| Part-time/casual employees | Male | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 111 | 118 | 112 | 133 | 123 |
| Female | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 163 | 180 | 188 | 195 | 188 | |
| Total | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 274 | 298 | 300 | 328 | 311 | |
| Temporary employees | Male | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 186 | 142 | 128 | 183 | 203 |
| Female | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 347 | 167 | 146 | 199 | 261 | |
| Total | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 533 | 309 | 274 | 382 | 464 | |
The five main group companies are KOKUYO Co., Ltd., Kaunet Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Marketing Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Supply Logistics Co., Ltd., and KOKUYO Logitem Co., Ltd.
In 2022, we changed the definitions of regular and non-regular employees. “Regular employees” now includes only managing officers and non-managerial regular employees, whereas before it also included senior employees. “Non-regular employees” now includes senior employees alongside contracted employees, and part-time or casual employees, whereas before senior employees were not included.
Employee Composition: By Contract Type and by Region
| Subject | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Regular employees | Within Japan | Consolidated | 4,090 | 4,145 | 4,183 | 4,218 | 4,294 |
| Overseas | Consolidated | 2,475 | 2,347 | 2,308 | 2,646 | 2,637 | |
| Total | Consolidated | 6,565 | 6,492 | 6,491 | 6,864 | 6,931 | |
| Senior employees | Within Japan | Consolidated | 300 | 322 | 308 | 328 | 315 |
| Overseas | Consolidated | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 19 | |
| Total | Consolidated | 304 | 326 | 310 | 346 | 334 | |
| Contracted employees | Within Japan | Consolidated | 594 | 564 | 598 | 631 | 654 |
| Overseas | Consolidated | 45 | 36 | 70 | 533 | 512 | |
| Total | Consolidated | 639 | 600 | 668 | 1,164 | 1,166 | |
| Part-time/casual employees | Within Japan | Consolidated | 584 | 553 | 571 | 575 | 542 |
| Overseas | Consolidated | 37 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 4 | |
| Total | Consolidated | 621 | 557 | 573 | 596 | 546 | |
| Temporary employees | Within Japan | Consolidated | 589 | 379 | 331 | 434 | 511 |
| Overseas | Consolidated | 1,401 | 974 | 1,162 | 1,557 | 1,228 | |
| Total | Consolidated | 1,990 | 1,353 | 1,493 | 1,991 | 1,739 | |
Employee Composition: By Age, Average Ages of Male and Female Employees, Average Tenure
| Subject | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Number of employees by age group | Under 30 | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 423 | 470 | 469 | 465 | 506 |
| 30s | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 579 | 591 | 595 | 619 | 665 | |
| 40s | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 1,233 | 1,150 | 1,076 | 965 | 894 | |
| 50s | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 1,086 | 1,188 | 1,299 | 1,379 | 1,439 | |
| 60s or older | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 265 | 276 | 267 | 0 | 1 | |
| Average tenure (years) | Male | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 46.57 | 46.8 | 47.22 | 45.8 | 45.77 |
| Female | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 39.33 | 39.32 | 39.79 | 40.05 | 39.97 | |
| Average | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 44.87 | 44.98 | 45.34 | 44.21 | 44.07 | |
| Average length of continuous service (years) | Male | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 20.7 | 20.9 | 21.31 | 19.94 | 19.78 |
| Female | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 14.06 | 13.83 | 14.05 | 14.16 | 13.7 | |
| Average | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 19.14 | 19.18 | 19.47 | 18.34 | 18 | |
The five main group companies are KOKUYO Co., Ltd., Kaunet Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Marketing Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Supply Logistics Co., Ltd., and KOKUYO Logitem Co., Ltd.
Employee Composition: By Nationality
| Subject | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Number of employees | Non-Japanese employees in the KOKUYO Group | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 28 |
| Non-Japanese employees at KOKUYO | Non-consolidated | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 25 | |
The five main group companies are KOKUYO Co., Ltd., Kaunet Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Marketing Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Supply Logistics Co., Ltd., and KOKUYO Logitem Co., Ltd.
Employees Composition: Employees with Disabilities
| Subject | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| Number of employees with disabilities | Group companies dedicated to employing people with disabilities | 128 | 129 | 134 | 134 | 137.5 |
| Percentage of employees with disabilities | Group companies dedicated to employing people with disabilities | 2.31 | 2.3 | 2.37 | 2.33 | 2.38 |
Breakdown of New Hires
| Subject | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Number of fresh graduate hires | Male | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 33 | 40 | 28 | 35 | 42 |
| Female | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 37 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 29 | |
| Total | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 70 | 80 | 46 | 53 | 71 | |
| Number of mid-career hires | Male | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 32 | 28 | 23 | 47 | 81 |
| Female | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 59 | |
| Total | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 53 | 51 | 47 | 73 | 140 | |
| Percentage of mid-career hires (%) | KOKUYO | 25 | 22 | 29 | 43 | ー | |
| Turnover rate | Male | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 1.60 | 1.96 | 1.39 | 1.91 | 2.59 |
| Female | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 2.95 | 1.81 | 1.56 | 2.65 | 1.87 | |
| Total | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 1.92 | 1.93 | 1.44 | 2.11 | 2.4 | |
The five main group companies are KOKUYO Co., Ltd., Kaunet Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Marketing Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Supply Logistics Co., Ltd., and KOKUYO Logitem Co., Ltd.
Managerial Appointments: By Gender
| Subject | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |||
| Number of managerial appointments | Executives and higher | Male | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
| Female | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Department heads | Male | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 63 | 65 | 77 | 95 | 198 | |
| Female | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Section chiefs | Male | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 750 | 732 | 768 | 808 | 668 | |
| Female | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 54 | 55 | 69 | 78 | 85 | ||
| Sub-section chiefs | Male | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 1,118 | 1,066 | 1,034 | 1,009 | 1,016 | |
| Female | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 273 | 288 | 314 | 337 | 361 | ||
| Total | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 2,283 | 2,234 | 2,286 | 2,349 | 2,354 | ||
The five main group companies are KOKUYO Co., Ltd., Kaunet Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Marketing Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Supply Logistics Co., Ltd., and KOKUYO Logitem Co., Ltd.
Managerial Appointments: Percentage of Managerial Posts Occupied by Women
| Subject | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Percentage of middle management posts (department heads, section chiefs) occupied by women | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 6.66 | 6.89 | 7.75 | 8.14 | 9.41 | |
| managerial posts (sub-section chief or higher) occupied by women | Executives and higher | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 4.76 | 8.33 | 9.09 | 10 | 9.52 |
| Department heads | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 5.97 | 5.80 | 2.53 | 2.06 | 2.46 | |
| Section chiefs | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 6.72 | 6.99 | 8.24 | 8.8 | 11.29 | |
| Sub-section chiefs | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 19.63 | 21.27 | 23.29 | 25.04 | 26.22 | |
| Total | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 14.54 | 15.62 | 16.93 | 17.84 | 19.24 | |
The five main group companies are KOKUYO Co., Ltd., Kaunet Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Marketing Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Supply Logistics Co., Ltd., and KOKUYO Logitem Co., Ltd.
Managerial Appointments: (Number of Non-Japanese Employees)
| Subject | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Managerial appointments: Non-Japanese managers | Executives and higher | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Department heads | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Section chiefs | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Sub-section chiefs | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Total | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
The five main group companies are KOKUYO Co., Ltd., Kaunet Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Marketing Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Supply Logistics Co., Ltd., and KOKUYO Logitem Co., Ltd.
Managerial Appointments: Percentage of Managerial Posts Occupied by Non-Japanese Staff
| Subject | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Percentage of managerial posts occupied by non-Japanese employees | Executives and higher | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Department heads | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Section chiefs | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.45 | |
| Sub-section chiefs | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 0.50 | 0.44 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | |
| Total | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.38 | |
The five main group companies are KOKUYO Co., Ltd., Kaunet Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Marketing Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Supply Logistics Co., Ltd., and KOKUYO Logitem Co., Ltd.
Working Hours, Paid Leave Takeup Rate
| Subject | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| Total working hours per year | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 2060.6 | 2056.7 | 2092.5 | 2087.7 | 2023.2 |
| Non-prescribed working hours per year | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 256.3 | 226.9 | 260.3 | 269.1 | 237.2 |
| Long-time worker rate (over 360 hours of total annual overtime) | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 23.5 | 17.4 | 24.0 | 25.2 | 19.0 |
| Paid leave uptake rate (%) | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 61.40 | 48.9 | 48.4 | 54.3 | 61.7 |
| Yearly education and training costs per employee (yen) | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 37,408 | 35,562 | 39,107 | 42,955 | 54,554 |
The five main group companies are KOKUYO Co., Ltd., Kaunet Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Marketing Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Supply Logistics Co., Ltd., and KOKUYO Logitem Co., Ltd.
Number of Employees on Childcare Leave
| Subject | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Employees on childcare leave | Male | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 6 | 12 | 26 | 35 | 44 |
| Female | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 60 | 58 | 72 | 70 | 66 | |
| Total | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 66 | 70 | 98 | 105 | 110 | |
The five main group companies are KOKUYO Co., Ltd., Kaunet Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Marketing Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Supply Logistics Co., Ltd., and KOKUYO Logitem Co., Ltd.
Employees on Long-Term-Care Leave
| Subject | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Employees taking time off for long-term care | Male | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Female | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | Five main group companies of KOKUYO | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
The five main group companies are KOKUYO Co., Ltd., Kaunet Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Marketing Co., Ltd., KOKUYO Supply Logistics Co., Ltd., and KOKUYO Logitem Co., Ltd.
Health management
| Subject | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| Regular health checkup attendance rate (%) | ー | 99.6 | 98.6 | 99.4 | 99.6 | 99.5 |
| Voluntary checkup attendance number (breast cancer, colorectal cancer checkups) | ー | 1,222 | 1,551 | 3,482 | 4,871 | 5,226 |
| Regular health checkup finding rate (%) | ー | 27.5 | 19.8 | 29.5 | 29.0 | 19.6 |
| Percentage of employees receiving full medical checkup (%) | ー | 87.3 | 70.5 | 75.8 | 78.0 | ー |
| Lifestyle-related disease occurrence/specific health checkup attendance rate (%) | ー | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
| Lifestyle-related disease occurrence/specific health guidance rate (proactive support) (%) | ー | 34 | 39 | 47 | 42 | 46 |
| Lifestyle-related disease occurrence/lifestyle-related disease medical costs (including health insurance dependents) (million yen) | ー | 139 | 161 | 144 | 149 | 142 |
| Response rate for stress check survey (%) | Employees of companies that conduct a stress check survey | 94.8 | 96.4 | 95.9 | 94.1 | 95.6 |
| Stretch check score (deviation value)※4 | Employees of companies that conduct a stress check survey | 54 | 55 | 54 | 49 | 55 |
| Percentage of employees with poor mental health(with severe stress) (%)※4 | Employees of companies that conduct a stress check survey | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 9.3 | 11.9 |
| Number of employees who took leave due to poor mental health | ※5 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 25 |
| Number of employees who took leave due to other illnesses | ※5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Number of employees who retired due to poor mental health | ※5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Number of employees who left due to other health issues | ※5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| Absenteeism: Annual working days per employee lost due to injury or disease※1 | Kokuyo (including what was once Ket), Kaunet | ー | 2.27 | 1.38 | 1.09 | 1.57 |
| Presenteeism: Score for productivity lost because of illness, injury, or other conditions in employees attending work※2 | Kokuyo (including what was once Ket), Kaunet | ー | ー | ー | 21 | 21.5 |
| Employee engagement score (deviation value)※3 | Employees of companies that conduct a stress check survey | 49 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 51 |
| Percentage of participants in health activity(walking campaign) (%) | Kokuyo (including what was once Ket), Kaunet | 23.8 | 25.3 | ー | 33 | 30.5 |
| Percentage of participants in health activity(walking campaign) satisfied by activity (%) | Kokuyo (including what was once Ket), Kaunet | ー | ー | ー | 90 | ー |
| Smoking rate (%) | Kokuyo (including what was once Ket), Kaunet | ー | ー | ー | 17.2 | 17.4 |
Absenteeism is calculated as follows: Annual working days lost due to injury or disease divided by total working days for all employees.
The presenteeism score represents the difference between maximum productivity (scaled at 100) and employees’ actual productivity rate (according to survey findings).
The employee engagement score describes the extent to which employees identify with and actively commit themselves to the organization’s strategy and goals.
The vendor estimation method was changed in 2023.
Kokuyo (including what was once Ket), Kaunet, Kokuyo Logitem, Kokuyo Supplies Logitem, Kokuyo Marketing.
Occupational Health and Safety
Coverage: KOKUYO Co., Ltd. Mie Factory and Shibayama Factory, KOKUYO Product Shiga Co., Ltd., KOKUYO MVP Co., Ltd., IWAMI Paper Industry Co., Ltd.
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Number of work-related accidents | Consolidated factories | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Mie Factory | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Shibayama Factory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| KOKUYO Product Shiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KOKUYO MVP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| IWAMI Paper Industry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Work-related accident frequency rate(%)※1 | Consolidated factories | 0.85 | 2.33 | 0.44 | 2.61 | 2.69 |
| Mie Factory | 2.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.04 | |
| Shibayama Factory | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 1.43 | 4.53 | |
| KOKUYO Product Shiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KOKUYO MVP | 2.16 | 6.79 | 2.14 | 11.19 | 0 | |
| IWAMI Paper Industry | 0 | 6.67 | 0 | 0 | 7.78 | |
| Severity rate for work-related accidents(%)※2 ※3 | Consolidated factories | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| Mie Factory | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | |
| Shibayama Factory | 0 | 1.83 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | |
| KOKUYO Product Shiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KOKUYO MVP | 0 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| IWAMI Paper Industry | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 | |
| Workdays lost due to work-related accidents | Consolidated factories | 132 | 63.5 | 8 | 32 | 192 |
| Mie Factory | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | |
| Shibayama Factory | 0 | 12 | 0 | 26 | 82 | |
| KOKUYO Product Shiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KOKUYO MVP | 2 | 46.5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | |
| IWAMI Paper Industry | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
Number of work-related accidents includes only accidents that resulted in at least one full workday of leave. It excludes accidents that employees suffered when commuting.
Work-related accident rate is calculated as follows: Number of employees who experienced a work-related accident × 1,000,000 / Total person-hours
Work-related accident severity rate is calculated as follows: Number of lost workdays / Total person-hours × 1,000
The work-related accident rate is shown with the third decimal place rounded off
A score of “0” indicates that absolutely no fatal work-related accidents occurred.
On the other hand, a score of “0.00” would indicate a fatality rate higher than 0 but less than 0.005.
