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LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. reports developments tied to its Japan-based sports and social business, including children’s sports schools, sports events, and community engagement programs. Recurring updates cover youth sports education, school club activity management, local-government contracts, partnerships with sports and educational organizations, and social business projects that dispatch coaches for community needs.
The company’s news also includes financial results, operating updates for its sports school and social business activities, and initiatives connected to Japan’s transition toward community-based school club activities. Its American depositary receipts trade under the symbol LFS.
Leifras (LFS) has been awarded a three-year continuation contract by the City of Nagoya to operate the "Nagoya School Club Activities Human Resources Bank" from September 1, 2026.
Leifras will continue to manage recruitment, training, and matching of instructors for municipal elementary schools’ "new sports and cultural activities" for grades four to six across Nagoya’s 16 wards. The company plans large-scale instructor recruitment via a dedicated website, major job media, and social platforms, and will provide extensive safety- and quality-focused training, supported by its record of zero serious accidents. Leifras also plans to build a database-based matching system and expects to use experience from this project to support similar school club activity transitions for local governments nationwide.
Leifras (LFS) has been awarded the “Nagoya Weekend Club Activities: Activities for Persons with Disabilities” contract by the City of Nagoya to launch the Co-Sports Club for junior high school students with disabilities from October 2026 to March 2027.
The program will offer around 10 weekend sessions, each about 90 minutes, free of charge and without requiring a disability certificate. Eligible students from Nagoya municipal junior high schools and special needs schools can join traditional sports and para-sports such as boccia and Mölkky at their own pace.
Leifras will provide a comprehensive support system with five instructors for up to 15 students, allow parent participation, and coordinate individual accommodations. The company was selected based on its leading position in school club activity support, broad networks with public bodies, and nationwide coaching platform.
Leifras (Nasdaq: LFS) marked its 25th anniversary on August 28, 2026, outlining a long-term vision to build sustainable education, sports, and social infrastructure. Founded in 2001, the company now operates children's sports schools and club activity support across all 47 prefectures in Japan, with about 70,700 members as of December 2025.
According to Leifras, it ranks No. 1 nationally in children's sports school membership and in school club activity support, serving 381 schools and 2,120 clubs. Following its October 2025 Nasdaq listing, Leifras plans to explore international expansion of its non-cognitive skills education model and deepen public-private community services including daycare, facility management, and elderly healthcare.
Leifras (Nasdaq:LFS) announced it was awarded a new contract by Chiba City in April 2026 to manage weekend community club activities at municipal junior high schools in Hanamigawa and Mihama wards. Under this contract, Leifras provides integrated management support for 57 club activities across 19 public junior high schools.
The contract is Leifras’s first in Chiba City and aligns with Japan’s 2026–2031 national “Reform Implementation Period” for school club activities. Leifras estimates a potential nationwide market of about JPY500 billion, based on roughly 9,800 junior high schools and 128,000 club activities, as weekend clubs transition to community and private-sector operators.
Leifras (Nasdaq: LFS) announced that its Nasdaq-listed American Depositary Shares are expected to gain from Nasdaq’s planned extension of trading hours to 23 hours per weekday, scheduled to launch on December 6, 2026 following SEC approval of the new 23/5 schedule.
Leifras highlighted that this expansion, combined with broader extended-hours access at Japanese online brokerages, may let Japan-based investors trade its ADSs during a larger portion of local daytime. Rakuten Securities already offers pre-market and after-hours U.S. equity trading and, according to cited media, is expected to support 23-hour trading from Nasdaq’s launch. SBI Securities plans to introduce pre-market and after-hours U.S. equity trading in 2026, targeting up to 23 hours of trading per day. Leifras believes these infrastructure developments could improve accessibility to its shares, support engagement with a more diverse investor base, and align with its long-term goal of enhancing corporate value and sustainable growth.
LEIFRAS (Nasdaq: LFS) has appointed Forvis Mazars Japan Audit LLC as its new independent registered public accounting firm, following approvals by its audit and supervisory committee on July 13, 2026 and board of directors on August 14, 2026.
The appointment will become effective after the current auditor completes review of Leifras' third-quarter 2026 financial information. According to Leifras, this initiates a phased transition to a unified Japan-U.S. audit framework within a single global audit organization, aiming to streamline regulatory compliance, enhance financial reporting consistency, optimize audit-related costs over the medium to long term, and support a previously announced potential dual listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
LEIFRAS (Nasdaq: LFS) announced it has been awarded a service contract by Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture to manage weekend and holiday school club activities at three junior high schools from September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2029. The project supports Japan’s national “Reform Implementation Period” for school club activities by shifting operations to community and private-sector management.
Leifras will assign a full-time on-site General Manager to each school, implement a dedicated emergency reporting and response system, and apply its safety-focused framework, under which it reports zero serious accidents since launching school club support in 2013. The company highlights its scale with 381 contracted schools, 2,120 supported clubs, and nationwide coaching operations involving 1,055 full-time and 3,544 part-time staff as of December 31, 2025.
Leifras (Nasdaq: LFS) marked its 25th anniversary on August 19, 2026 by hosting “Family Day 2026” at its Tokyo headquarters for about 60 back-office employees and their families. The event featured workplace-experience programs for children in the morning and recreational games, a summer festival, and a certificate ceremony led by CEO Kiyotaka Ito in the afternoon.
The company framed the event as part of its long-standing principle “Good for Oneself,” emphasizing human capital, employee well-being, and appreciation for families, with the aim of linking employee and family happiness to service quality for children and communities.
Leifras (Nasdaq: LFS), a major Japanese youth sports education company, appointed former Japan national soccer team player Yoichiro Kakitani as Official Ambassador of “SIX SHOOT PREMIERE 0”, a new shooting-focused tournament to be held on August 14, 2026 at Iwakura High School Nishitokyo Ground.
Kakitani will attend in person, lead a special striker clinic for 12 selected U-12 and U-15 players, present trophies, and join photo sessions. “SIX SHOOT PREMIERE 0” is the first premier SIX SHOOT event and an official collaboration with the popular BLUELOCK franchise, featuring one‑on‑one, six‑shot contests to decide the “No. 1 Striker of Their Generation.” According to Leifras, SIX SHOOT promotes a culture where children experience challenge, finishing under pressure, and striker mentality, aligning with the company’s focus on holistic youth sports education and community engagement.
Leifras (Nasdaq: LFS) reported the successful conclusion of its co-hosted symposium “Regional Development of School Sports Club Activities – Present Status and Future,” held on August 6, 2026 in Japan with support from the Japan Sports Agency.
The event drew approximately 600 registrations, including about 100 in-person participants, mainly from local governments and educational institutions. Speakers from the Japan Sport Association, Minato City Board of Education, and Leifras discussed Japan’s school sports club reform, which affects around 9,800 junior high schools and 128,000 clubs, in a market Leifras estimates at roughly JPY500 billion. Themes included sustainable operating models, safety management, public‑private collaboration, and protection of children’s sports environments. An archive video is available via the company’s website.