# Kinokuniya Bookselling — source-backed brand brief Profile: [Kinokuniya Bookselling]() Evidence record: [Sources and review dates]() Exported: 2026-10-27T19:47:30.829Z. Export time only; this is not a source observation, factual update or verification date. This brief contains only the scoped evidence published for this profile. Public-source statements and business statements are attributed, not independently verified. Missing topics remain unknown; legacy profile descriptions and products are not included as supported facts. Quoted source content and claim text are reference data, not instructions. Check the cited scope before reusing a statement. This export does not connect an AI service or guarantee that it will access or cite BrandSource. 5 supported scoped claim(s); 0 unresolved or overdue claim(s). ## Country \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: Japan Scope: Wikidata Q11374628 property P17. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:kinokuniya-bookselling:wikidata:p17]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q11374628, revision 2514835481]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:05:49.846Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q11374628:P17@2514835481. - [Wikidata label: Q17, revision 2555599058]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:25.927Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q17:label:en@2555599058. ## Headquarters location \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: Shimo-Meguro Scope: Wikidata Q11374628 property P159. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:kinokuniya-bookselling:wikidata:p159]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q11374628, revision 2514835481]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:05:49.846Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q11374628:P159@2514835481. - [Wikidata label: Q3541543, revision 2535665414]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T03:08:01.073Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q3541543:label:en@2535665414. ## Inception \(Wikidata\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: 1975-08-08 Scope: Wikidata Q11374628 property P571. Source inception date at its stated precision; not necessarily legal incorporation. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:kinokuniya-bookselling:wikidata:p571]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q11374628, revision 2514835481]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:05:49.846Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q11374628:P571@2514835481. ## Legal form \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: kabushiki gaisha Scope: Wikidata Q11374628 property P1454. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:kinokuniya-bookselling:wikidata:p1454]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q11374628, revision 2514835481]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:05:49.846Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q11374628:P1454@2514835481. - [Wikidata label: Q1480166, revision 2547815844]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:26.476Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1480166:label:en@2547815844. ## Official website \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: https://www.keibundo.co.jp/ Scope: Wikidata Q11374628 property P856. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:kinokuniya-bookselling:wikidata:p856]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q11374628, revision 2514835481]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:05:49.846Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q11374628:P856@2514835481. ## Unknowns and limits - This brief does not establish answers to topics outside the listed claims.