Taiheiyo Kouhatsu, Inc. engages in the management, brokerage, lease, and sale of real estate properties. It operates through the following segments: Real Estate, Commercial, Services, Construction, and Fertilizer. The Real Estate segment handles the sale of apartments, detached houses, and residential units; and management of non-life insurance business. The Commercial segment covers the purchase and sale of building materials, coal, and petroleum; and deals with freight transportation and cargo handling work. The Services segment deals with the operation of new businesses including nursing homes, consultancy, clerical and technical calculation contracts, food service, building and store cleaning, landscaping, golf practice field, industrial waste treatment, taxi and restaurant. The Construction segment handles construction work contracts and the manufacture and repair of various machinery and equipment. The Fertilizer segment manufactures and sells agricultural charcoal fertilizer, slaked lime, and stone powder. The company was founded by Kyutaro Kimura on April 22, 1920 is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.