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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 (Nasdaq: LFS) was awarded the "FY2026 Shingu Town Public Junior High School Weekend Club Activity Management and Operation Contract" by Shingu Town, Fukuoka Prefecture. The contract runs from March 13, 2026 to March 31, 2027 and covers weekend club instruction, supervision, and stakeholder coordination at Shingu Town Junior High School.
Leifras will provide certified instructors, safety oversight, parent-school-community coordination, and aims to reduce teacher workloads while supporting Japan's national shift to community-based club activities. Fiscal 2025 social business sales were JPY 3,168.3 million (+32.8% YoY) with 360 schools contracted (+9.8% YoY).
LEIFRAS (Nasdaq: LFS) signed an Agreement on Training Dispatch with Kamikawa Town, Hokkaido, to dispatch specialized personnel for a sports-driven regional revitalization project from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027.
The one-year Project places staff in the town's Future Design Division to run four initiatives: supporting club activities, gym training support, adult exercise programming, and event planning (including Baseball 5), aiming to boost resident health, expand the related population, and create a model for regional revitalization across Hokkaido and Japan.
LEIFRAS (Nasdaq: LFS) will launch "L-Spo", a multi-sport school for preschool and early elementary children, opening its 14th sports school on April 23, 2026. The program sets a low monthly fee of JPY4,800, removes mandatory uniform purchases, uses partner facilities, and emphasizes safety with 2–3 instructors per class.
The School aims to lower enrollment barriers, broaden youth participation, and feed LEIFRAS's long-term growth pipeline while offering transition benefits to the company's existing sports schools.
Leifras (Nasdaq: LFS) reported record fiscal 2025 results with revenue JPY11.7B ($74.8M), operating income JPY627.4M ($4.0M), and adjusted operating income JPY692.3M ($4.4M). Sports school revenue rose 7.8% and social business revenue rose 32.8% year-over-year.
Company guidance for 2026 calls for revenue of $82.9M–$95.7M and operating income of $4.5M–$5.4M, assuming no acquisitions or restructuring.
LEIFRAS (Nasdaq: LFS) has signed a school partnership with TRAVISTA to launch a dribbling school with dribble designer Masakazu Okabe, targeting a spring 2026 opening.
The Project will combine Okabe's dribbling methodology and IP with Leifras' nationwide operations, standardized curriculum, monthly staff training, and existing safety standards to scale technical soccer coaching across Japan.
LEIFRAS (Nasdaq: LFS) held a signing ceremony on April 3, 2026, confirming its appointment as an official partner of the Japan Sport Association (JSPO), effective April 2026.
The partnership positions Leifras to expand its sports school and social business nationally by leveraging JSPO's network of ~650,000 registered youth-club members and access to large events like the Japan Games.
Leifras (Nasdaq: LFS) signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with Sanko Gakuen to develop next-generation sports business talent. The agreement was signed on March 13, 2026 and became effective on April 1, 2026.
The collaboration creates practical learning paths including on-site internships, joint local projects, operation of a Leifras sports school on campus, an e-learning "Bukatsu Seminar" career track, and joint recruitment and PR activities.
LEIFRAS (Nasdaq: LFS) signed a three-year official partnership with the Japan Sport Association (JSPO) to join JSPO's Sports Active Partner Program from April 2026 to March 2029. The collaboration aims to apply Leifras' youth sports education methodology to JSPO's nationwide network.
The agreement gives Leifras access to JSPO's 650,000 registered youth sports members and events such as the Japan Games, enabling program outreach, brand building with local governments and schools, and nationwide scaling of its sports school and social business activities.
LEIFRAS (Nasdaq: LFS) ranked No. 1 in Japan across survey categories by Tokyo Shoko Research as of Dec 31, 2025. The company led in sports school membership, number of schools, and schools where it manages club activities.
Highlights: No.1 for four consecutive years by membership and number of schools (children's sports schools without own facilities), and No.1 for two consecutive years for schools where Leifras manages club activities. The company said it will continue leveraging its expertise to advance youth sports education and community-based club programs.
Leifras (Nasdaq: LFS) released Milabo analysis on March 26, 2026 showing a link between a child's affinity for sports and non-cognitive skill development. Analysis of 126 children found correlation coefficients: affinity vs non-cognitive skills r=0.34, physical fitness vs non-cognitive r=0.21.
The Milabo system measures five factors: Courtesy and Etiquette, Leadership, Cooperativeness, Self-Management, and Problem-Solving. Highest correlations were Self-Management (r=0.39) and Problem-Solving (r=0.29). Leifras says findings support its education philosophy to foster intrinsic motivation and a love for sports.