Hagishima Publishing added to Conceptis website as fifth publisher in Japan

Thursday, April 1, 2004

In July 2003 Hagishima Publishing became a Conceptis partner in Japan, and has been publishing Pic-a-Pix (PAP) and Link-a-Pix (LAP) puzzles in their magazines since then.

Hagishima Publishing is part of Hagishima Shoji Co., a 133-employee trading corporation, which was founded in Tokyo during 1971. In addition to publishing magazines, Hagishima Shoji trades in the woman’s apparel market including design, manufacturing, distribution, retail, fashion shows and brand name licensing.

Hagishima Shoji’s overall sales performance in 2003 was 73 billion Yen (about 600 million USD) with a profit of 5.5 billion Yen (about 45 million USD).

Hagishima Publishing focuses on puzzle magazine titles such as Pakurosu, Nampre and Paint-Logic. These puzzle magazines contain various types of puzzles, which are based on seasonal content and various other themes. Besides puzzles, the readers can enjoy essays, psychological tests, reader's pages and more.

Related resources

• Conceptis Pic-a-Pix