Businessweek

Kamigumi Co., Ltd. provides logistics services in Japan and internationally. The company offers general harbor transportation, warehousing, road transportation, light vehicle transportation, freight transportation and forwarding, customs brokerage, and shipping agency services, as well as temporary personnel placement services. It is also involved in the vessel and ship rental and leasing; engineering and construction; heavy cargo transportation and installation; packing; warehouse and factory cargo handling; non-life insurance; industrial structure processing; sale of ice; land transportation; real estate businesses; management and operation of marinas and hotels; management and operation of grills, restaurants, and coffee shops; import, export, and sale of accessories, consumer products, clothing, and food products; collection and transportation of general and industrial wastes; and purchase, sale, lease, and management of real estate activities. In addition, the company engages in the management and operation of car parking lots, car washes, and service stations; management and operation of sports classes and sports clubs; general leasing business; financial business; maintenance, repair, and inspection and sale of automobiles, small vessels, and stevedore equipment; sale of office use machines, such as office computers, fax machines, copy machines, and their parts; and purchase and sale of steels. Further, it is involved in the storage and transportation of fruits and vegetables, frozen foods, and flowers. Kamigumi Co., Ltd. was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Kobe, Japan.