- Business
- Sophia Holdings Co., Ltd. (TSE:6942) is a Japan-based holding company engaged in internet-related services, telecommunications, and health and medical care information services. The company plans, designs, develops, and provides consulting for web services; offers solutions in data centers, hardware, software, contents, and business categories; operates as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) providing Smobi SIM data services with voice options for corporations and organizations, along with fixed virtual network operator (FVNO) services, cloud Wi-Fi, smartphone sales, ISP, and IP phone systems; and delivers drug history management systems, medication instruction support, and medical information software for hospitals and dispensing pharmacies, including support for startup operations, management services, real estate information management via the cloud-based RIMS system, hosting services, security software, and recruitment placement. Sophia Holdings operates primarily in Japan, with headquarters in Yokohama, where it was founded in 1975 and formerly known as Sophia Systems Co., Ltd. prior to its name change in 2007. Recent developments include a business alliance with Kiei Co., Ltd. announced in October 2025, the acquisition of shares in a subsidiary to create a new grandchild company in September 2025, and a headquarters relocation in September 2025.