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LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: LFS) said it renewed a contract with the Tobishima Village Board of Education in Aichi Prefecture to manage weekend school club activities at Tobishima Gakuen for school year 2026, its third consecutive year. Leifras will run five sports (soccer, girls’ basketball, soft tennis, boys’ and girls’ table tennis) with full-time staff and on-site safety managers.

LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: LFS) said Itoshima City awarded it a contract to provide weekend junior high school club activity instruction, operations, and transition support for all six public junior high schools in Itoshima. The company cited Japan’s fiscal 2026 school club reform, estimating a JPY500 billion market and targeting 30.4% of weekend clubs to shift to local/private operators.

LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: LFS) said Kagawa Prefecture awarded it the FY2026 contract to act as comprehensive general coordinator for transitioning junior high school club activities to community-based operators across 17 municipalities. The project includes consulting, on-site assessments, and ongoing advisory support. Leifras cites a potential JPY500 billion market under Japan’s FY2026 school club reform.

LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: LFS) said it signed an outsourcing agreement with HR Produce Co., Ltd. in June 2026 to market Leifras sports schools and its Milabo non-cognitive skills assessment system to HR Produce’s childcare network. HR Produce has 3,000+ corporate partners and 10,000+ facilities. Leifras expects the rollout to grow B2B2C revenues.

LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: LFS) said it began in April 2026 operating school club activities in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa, under a new outsourcing agreement covering two club activities at two public junior high schools. The company links the move to Japan’s FY2026 “Reform Execution Period,” estimating a JPY500 billion market.

LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: LFS) said it completed its July 1, 2026 acquisition of SWIFT JAPAN Co., Ltd. for childcare and after-school facilities in Aichi Prefecture, following a June 23, 2026 stock transfer agreement. The company held an official closing ceremony in Nagoya and began post-merger integration planning to combine sports and childcare offerings and target customer lifetime value.

U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite falling more than 150 points on Wednesday. The Dow traded up 0.66% to 48,244.96 while the NASDAQ fell 0.65% to 23,315.77. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.13% to 6,837.50. Health care shares jumped by 1.1% on Wednesday.

Leifras Co Ltd ( NASDAQ:LFS ) shares are trending on Wednesday. Check out the current price of LFS stock here. According to Benzinga Pro data, shares of the youth sports company surged 576.79% to close at $11.37 in regular trading on Tuesday.