Encouraging autonomous work styles unrestricted by time and place

KADOKAWA encourages the development of infrastructure through expansion and improvement of personnel systems and cross-sectoral DX, and has thereby established a workstyle where each employee autonomously chooses when and where to work in accordance with the nature of employee's job and lifestyle.

Develop an environment that facilitates creativity

“Workplace choice” system

Introduced in 2023, the “workplace choice” system allows employees to choose between mainly working in the office and mainly working remotely in accordance with the employee's workstyle.

Instead of forcing employees to choose between working in the office and at home, the “workplace choice” system allows employees, including those who have chosen to mainly work remotely, to use the hot desking desks in the office and also allows employees mainly working in the office to flexibly choose to work remotely if it is more convenient for them at the time.

KADOKAWA will continue to improve its work environment by, for example, keeping the office and corporate systems up to date and streamlining work using technology.

Comic about “Workplace choice” system

The following comic in Japanese explains the new system so that our colleagues can understand it easily.

Employees' choice of “workplace choice” (%) *as of November, 2023

Mainly working in the office

KADOKAWA CRAFT coffee makers available at TOKOROZAWA SAKURA TOWN and Kabukiza Tower
Conference space, like CUBE, are allocated to individuals
Comfortable lounges including Kitanomaru Square

Equipments around the desks in the office are also convenient

Mainly working remotely

Employee residence distribution map (number of employees)
*as of December, 2023

KADOKAWA pays a credit to help employees establish an at-home work environment.
20,000 yen/month is available to eligible employees

Introduce and enhance a range of leave systems and benefits for creative ideas and diverse work styles

The subscription allowance

3,000 yen/month

KADOKAWA provides benefits to employees who subscribe to one or more entertainment services (over 50 eligible services including video, game, music, comic and magazine services) which make a broad range of content available at home.

HR Project Focusing on Childcare Support

The project was set up by employees in pursuit of a good workplace environment and a future where everyone could shine irrespective of whether they are raising children. We have revised company rules on childcare and introduced new welfare services.

Example 1: FanFun Ehon (FanFun Picture Book) initiative for presenting books

Children of KADOKAWA’s employees who are 18 years old or younger may choose one of the books published by KADOKAWA to receive as a present at Christmas every year.

Pan Dorobo — ⒸKeiko Shibata 2020　ⒸKADOKAWA CORPORATION 2020

Example 2: Organization of social events

We hold welfare events at entertainment facilities in Tokyo, something that has become less common due to the increase in working remotely. The goal of this is to stimulate genuine friendships between employees beyond their age and job type differences while helping them set aside time for their families. Thirty-six companies of the KADOKAWA Group participate in social events held on days we have recommended that people take paid leave, in an effort to create an environment where it is easy for employees to take leave and attend the social events.

Achieve in-depth business reform through DX

Introducing Slack to revolutionize communication

Business chat tool Slack has been introduced company-wide. It speeds up in-house communication. Slack enables you to communicate with anyone at any time and makes it easier to send and gather information. We are structurally ready to quickly and spontaneously set up project teams across departmental barriers.

[Streamlining work through digital transformation]

Use digital tools and AI to support production work
Details are available here.
Shift advertising plan data to a dashboard
Centralize license management systems

[Improve skills in the area of technology]

Organize a hackathon focused on the latest technologies
Open the programming programs of N High School/S High School to employees
Organize training sessions, seminars and workshops in the area of technology tailored to the specific businesses