VII. CAREERS

We seek companions, not employees.

We are not filling positions. We are choosing people who will build with us for the long term.

Bringing the most patient research together with the most enduring capital is what the Group exists to do — and it is the standard by which we choose the people who join us. To do this work well, we need people who share that conviction.

VII-0 WHO WE LOOK FOR

We are looking for people like this

We are looking for those who—

01

Those who believe in patience, not in gimmicks.

02

Those who believe in a woman's wholeness, not those who treat beauty as commerce.

03

Those who believe in a long career, not those who treat a résumé as a stepping stone.

If any line above gives you pause — please read on.

VII-0 WHAT WE BELIEVE

Our Five Tenets

Five tenets we work by.

01

Long‑Termism

Long‑termism.

A single intimate-care serum requires 7-10 years from molecular design to clinical validation. The Group counts in decades, not quarters.

02

Restraint as Aesthetic

Restraint as aesthetic.

Between doing and not doing, we more often choose not to. A product, a position, a meeting — each takes restraint as its undertone.

03

Gender Parity

Gender parity.

A Group that serves women must be run by women and men together. The Group's board and management gender ratio continually aligns with international governance benchmarks.

04

A Learning Culture

A learning culture.

Across our three business lines — the Kyoto Institute, the strategic investment arm, and brand operations — people move between teams each year, and every colleague has an annual professional development budget.

05

Global Eyes, Japanese Roots

Global eyes, Japanese roots.

The Group is rooted in Japan and faces markets in Asia-Pacific, North America, and Europe. We run global business with the Japanese spirit of craftsmanship — without diluting Japanese roots at global speed.

Our commitment to the people who build this company is as serious as our commitment to the women we serve. This is not merely an employment arrangement — it is a long-term partnership built to last.

VII-0 OUR COMMITMENT

Our Commitment to the People Who Build With Us

What we promise the people inside.

"Our commitment to employees is as solemn as our commitment to consumers."

The employee chapter of the Group's sustainability commitment is not a formal clause of the ESG report. It is a hard metric written into every employment contract and every annual budget. The three items below are the minimum baselines to which the Group continually commits.

50%
Management Gender Parity Target

The Group's management women's ratio continually aligns with a 50% parity baseline — in a Group that serves women, this is the floor, not the bonus.

5%+
Compensation Invested · Annual Training

Every colleague receives a professional development budget of at least 5% of annual salary, guaranteed at the Group level rather than left to individual departments.

100yr
Building Together for the Long Term

We measure every colleague's career on the timescale of a long-established Group, not against a quarterly performance review.

"Bring those with the deepest convictions into the most long‑term work."