- Business
- Kawase Computer Supplies Co., Ltd. provides print communication products and services in Japan, specializing in data print services, variable printing, cloud-based data processing, business forms, and web-to-print solutions. The company manufactures and sells commercial forms and bill books; operates an information processing segment encompassing data editing, processing, inkjet printing, high-speed full-color printing, mailing, and soft application services; and supports business process outsourcing through print communications. It serves customers requiring customized printing and data management solutions across business forms and information processing segments, with operations centered in Japan including branches in Tokyo, Osaka (Kansai Branch), and historical facilities in Kyoto, Kobe, and Yokohama. Founded on May 21, 1955, as Kawase Shiko and renamed Kawase Computer Supplies Co., Ltd. in 1976, the company is headquartered at Ginza East Bldg., 4F, 7-16-14 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan, and employs 98 people with annual sales of 2,831.27 million yen as of March 2025. Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section (code 7851) and Fukuoka Stock Exchange Main Market, it recently executed equity buybacks, completing a purchase of 15,000 shares (0.32%) in 2024 and 67,600 shares (1.44%) announced in April 2025; relocated its Tokyo headquarters to Ginza 7-chome in December 2020 and transferred registered headquarters to Tokyo in August 2022 while renaming the Osaka office as Kansai Branch; reduced capital to 100 million yen in July 2022; transitioned to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market in April 2022; introduced full-color inkjet printers and personal print solutions around 2019; and added a duplicate listing on the Fukuoka Stock Exchange Main Market in August 2025.