Why Did a Cutting Edge Cloud Company Create Japan’s Best Employee Cafeteria?

Japan Business Systems, Inc. (Headquarters: Minato Ward, Tokyo; President: Yukihiro Makita; hereinafter, “JBS” securities code: 5036) has released a book today from Kodansha documenting JBS’s human capital management, something which JBS President Makita has been committed to practicing since the establishment of the company. This is a book aimed at those who are currently job-hunting and wish to work at a company where they can fully draw out their value, as well as all business people who are thinking about the best ways to implement human capital management.

At JBS, from more than 20 years ago, when the term “human capital management” did not yet exist, Makita himself was making efforts to develop employees’ work environment with a unique management style that cannot simply be characterized as employee benefits, such as opening a first-class dining restaurant, called Lucy’s. Lucy’s exceeds any employee cafeteria, creating company housing in a prime location in the city for young employees. JBS’s sales are currently 4.8 times what they were at the time Lucy’s started operating and human capital management can be seen contributing to the company’s growth.

This book centers on Lucy’s, and in it, Makita reflects on his thoughts on caring for employees and people, which he has been committed to since the establishment of the company, from first-year employees and veteran employees to the staff at Lucy’s, mixing in interviews with numerous JBS stakeholders and specific episodes about Makita and the history of JBS.