- Business
- TBS Holdings, Inc. (9401.T) operates as a holding company primarily engaged in broadcasting, media content production, lifestyle services, and real estate activities in Japan. Established on May 10, 1951 and headquartered at 5-3-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, the company oversees subsidiaries including TBS Television (JORX-DTV Channel 22), BS-TBS (Channel 161), and TBS Radio (JOKR AM 954 kHz/FM 90.5 MHz); it plans, produces, distributes, and sells video, audio, music software, and related content through its Media and Content segment. The Lifestyle segment provides retailing of general merchandise, manufacturing and sales of cosmetic products, and mail-order services, while the Real Estate and Other segment handles leasing, maintenance, and servicing of properties, parking lot and studio management, air conditioning services, staffing, accounting, land rental, heat supply, equipment leasing, and non-life insurance agency operations.
The company maintains a nationwide presence through its 28-affiliate Japan News Network (JNN) television network and focuses on target markets including broadcasters, content distributors, retailers, consumers, and real estate tenants primarily within Japan.
In recent developments, TBS Holdings entered a capital and business alliance with Shochiku Co., Ltd. in January 2024 to collaborate on content production; it completed the acquisition of WACUL, Inc. via tender offer for ¥3.91 billion on July 4, 2025 to bolster its EDGE strategy in digital marketing, global expansion, and experiential content using WACUL's digital transformation expertise and TBS ID data synergies.