Sharing Insights into Resolving Challenges Toward the Sustainable Regional Development of School Sports Club Activities
TOKYO, Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: LFS) (the "Company" or "Leifras"), a sports and social business company dedicated to youth sports and community engagement and Japan's leading operator of children's sports schools and school club activity support businesses, today announced that it participated as a speaker at the School Sports Club Reform Seminar (the "Seminar") hosted by the Japan Sport Association (the "JSPO") on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Leifras' participation highlights the Company's pioneering practice in supporting the reform of school sports club activities and strengthens its engagement with municipalities and education stakeholders.
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