Credit Research Company Tokyo Shoko Research Launches "Eravel" Company Guidebook Featuring Certified Excellent Companies Today at Bookstores, All Seicomart Stores, and Online Shops

Tokyo Shoko Research (Head Office: JA Building, 1-3-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Mitsuo Kawahara) today, Saturday, April 25, 2026, launched "Eravel Hokkaido Edition" at all Seicomart convenience stores (excluding stores that do not handle magazines) in Hokkaido, bookstores, and our online shop. This guidebook introduces excellent local companies selected from the unique perspective of a credit research company. It is also distributed to prominent universities, making it a widely read information magazine for job-hunting students. [TSR Online Shop] https://shop.tsr-net.co.jp/

Eravel 2026, which features excellent companies in Hokkaido noted by Tokyo Shoko Research and their recruitment information, will be sold at all Seicomart convenience stores in Hokkaido (excluding stores that do not handle magazines), bookstores, our online shop (https://shop.tsr-net.co.jp/), and Amazon.

It is a highly recommended publication for students engaged in job hunting, company employees, and business owners.

**Contents:** ◎CEO Interviews: 80 companies ◎Excellent Company Guide (Recruitment Information): 94 companies ◎Hokkaido Industry-Specific Sales Ranking ◎TSR Rating Grand Dissection: Hokkaido Excellent Company Guide ◆Price: 550 yen (tax included)

**What is Eravel?** Eravel is an annual information magazine (10 regional editions) that introduces distinctive companies in each region. TSR's unique corporate analysis method ensures a fair and neutral introduction of excellent companies. It also features a variety of unique content such as interview articles and company rankings. Students can use it as a company research tool for job hunting, and business professionals can use it as a source of information for client development.

**Criteria for "Excellent Companies" listed in Eravel:** Companies are carefully selected from unlisted companies that have achieved a score of 55 points or more in corporate surveys conducted by Tokyo Shoko Research. The "score" is TSR's proprietary index that evaluates target companies from four perspectives: "managerial ability," "growth potential," "stability," and "publicity/general reputation." The total score is positioned within five ranks.

**About Tokyo Shoko Research:** We, Tokyo Shoko Research (TSR), are "Professionals in Corporate Information." Founded in 1892, we are Japan's oldest credit research company, celebrating our 134th year in 2026. We were quick to launch corporate information database services in 1974 and internet corporate information services in 1999. We constantly strive for innovation to meet the needs of the times.

Currently, we have 81 offices nationwide and 2,035 employees. The nationwide corporate data collected through credit research and other means amounts to 10.41 million companies and continues to accumulate daily.

We don't just handle domestic corporate data. We have an exclusive domestic distribution agreement with Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), the world's largest corporate data holder, allowing us to provide a one-stop service combining TSR's leading domestic corporate data with D&B's corporate data. We provide information on over 600 million business locations in over 240 countries worldwide, contributing to information provision that supports international transactions.

**[Company Overview]** Company Name: Tokyo Shoko Research, Ltd. Head Office Location: JA Building, 1-3-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-6810 Representative Director: Mitsuo Kawahara Business Activities: [Research Business] Corporate Credit Research / Overseas Corporate Research / Market Research / Various Economic Surveys [Information Business] Corporate Information Coverage and Delivery / Bankruptcy Information Coverage and Delivery / M&A Information Coverage and Delivery / Seminar Organization / Lectures [Database Business] Internet-based Corporate Information Provision Services / Corporate Information Provision Services via Electronic Data and Paper Media [Publishing Business] Magazines / Books / Videos / CD-ROMs Founded: August 1892 HP: https://www.tsr-net.co.jp/