Kokuyo Group was founded in 1905, it started as a store producing covers of accounting ledgers for general use in Japan. After the mid- 20th Century, the company extended its business scope from paper products to all writing materials, office supplies and store furniture. Since then the company has grown into the largest and most comprehensive office supplier in Japan.
With a history of over 100 years, Kokuyo’s quest and perseverance on high-quality established its leading position in the office furniture market in Japan. The founder's philosophy of contributing to the society and pursuing a sustainable future has driven Kokuyo into a renowned brand with high degree of environmental awareness. The design philosophy of ‘People + Design’ stresses the balance between product design and functionality- where design is concerned, the human prospect has to be taken into consideration.
In addition to office space solutions, Kokuyo offers a wide range of solutions to public/ government areas, schools and clinics. To generate innovative ideas and creativity among the public, Kokuyo has been holding ‘Kokuyo Design Award’ annually to encourage public participation in product and furniture design. Publishing teams were set up for research of new concept of work place around the world. The publication ‘Work Sight’ magazine covers insights from numerous innovative global corporations.

The KOKUYO Group was established in 1905, which was only a store producing covers of account books (Japanese books) for general use in Japan at that time. Later, KOKUYO Group was engaged in the production of Japanese account books, western account books and memo pad.

A solid foundation for the enterprise was laid based on the paper manufacturing industry. After the middle period of 20th Century, the business scope of the company was expanded from paper products to all writing materials, office supplies and store furniture and the company has grown up into the largest supplier of comprehensive office supplies in Japan.