When founded, IMC planned to be a general trading company. In 1959 Japan was just emerging from the devastation of World War II and the aftermath of the Korean War. Japan was hungry for business, management and technical books and magazines. IMC found its niche representing foreign publishers. Eventually IMC began to distribute to local booksellers and local distributors, to work with Japanese publishers, and to do many other tasks relating to the promotion and distribution of publications. The emphasis is on information rather than entertainment or elementary education. Today we also promote Japanese authors who write in English and experienced expats living and working in and with Japan.
Working with expats and with Japanese who create in English is fun, generally undervalued by the mainstream bookstore and distribution trade, but we think very important.

The business of INFORMATION is currently undergoing a tsunami of change. Old companies are shrinking and losing relevance. Old ways are suddenly too old to even remember or they are brought back with well scrubbed TV and video. Thus it has always been. We must constantly try to go with the changes.