Renet Japan Group

Name

Renet Japan Group

Legal name

リネットジャパングループ株式会社

Website

https://corp.renet.jp

Company type

Public

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Reuse and Recycling Services

NAICS

Electronics and Appliance Retailers (4492), Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, and Appliance Retailers (449)

SIC

Computer & Office Equipment (3570), Retail-Computer & Computer Software Stores (5734)

akta.pro primary industry

Electronics Refurbishment, Repair & Reuse (Remarketing/Resale) (BPALAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

ITAD, Electronics Recycling & Parts Harvesting Retail (CRACAJAF), Mobile Device (Smartphone/Tablet) Trade-in & Recycling (BPALAIAG)

Keywords

• Online used bookstore
• Small appliance recycling
• Home delivery collection
• Disability group homes
• Foreign worker dispatch

Headquarters

HQ city

Nagoya

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Net Reuse (E-commerce resale): Purchase of used goods (books, CDs, DVDs, games, brand items, jewelry, phones, instruments, etc.) from individual consumers via home delivery. Items are inspected, graded, and resold on NET OFF e-commerce platform. Revenue from the margin between purchase price paid to consumers and resale price to buyers. Membership-based model with ~3 million registered members.
2. Small Appliance Recycling (Municipal Partnership): Government-certified home delivery collection of small electronics (computers, phones, etc.) from households. Revenue derived from municipal service fees, government recycling subsidies, and partnerships with electronics retailers. Operates as a public administration service (行政サービス) provided without tax funding. Expanding to corporate/enterprise PC recycling.
3. Social Care Services: Operation of disability group homes (日中サービス支援型, 介護サービス包括型) and Type B employment support offices (就労継続支援B型). Revenue from welfare service fees (介護給付費, 訓練等給付費) billed to municipal governments under the disability welfare service system.
4. Overseas HR / Foreign Talent Dispatch: Training and dispatching technical internship trainees (技能実習生) and specified skilled workers (特定技能) from Cambodia (and Indonesia, Myanmar) to Japan. Revenue from placement fees and ongoing management/support services. Also includes microfinance and insurance operations in Cambodia.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Renet Japan Group operates four core businesses built around an internet platform: (1) NET OFF, Japan's largest online used bookstore offering home delivery purchase and e-commerce resale of books, media, hobby goods, brand goods and other used items to approximately 3 million members; (2) ReNet Japan small appliance recycling, the only nationally certified home delivery collector of small electronics, partnering with 770+ municipalities and Sagawa Express; (3) social care services including disability group homes and Type B employment support offices; and (4) RENET Cambodia HR, dispatching trained technical interns and specified skilled workers from ASEAN countries to Japanese employers.

Product overview

Renet Japan Group operates four core business segments as a holding company structure (established April 2021, listed on TSE Growth and NSE Main markets): (1) Reuse Business (リユース事業) centered on NET OFF (ネットオフ), Japan's largest online used bookstore with ~3 million members, offering multi-category home delivery purchase and e-commerce sales of books, media, and general merchandise, supported by two 4,000-tsubo logistics centers; (2) Recycling Business (小型家電リサイクル事業) under the ReNet Japan brand, the only nationally certified home delivery collection operator for small electronic waste, partnering with 770+ municipalities and creating employment for people with intellectual disabilities; (3) Social Care Business (ソーシャルケア事業) operating disability group homes under the Livit/Smile brands, employment support offices, and the 'Kан-Фuku' (環福) integration model connecting recycling growth to disability employment; and (4) Foreign HR Business (海外HR事業) via RENET Cambodia HR, providing vocational training and dispatching skilled workers from ASEAN countries to Japan. The group also operates a CSR ecosystem via the Smile Eco Program and an investor engagement tool via the CEO Salon. Notable technology features include image AI valuation (画像AI査定) on the Moetaku! platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NET OFF: Japan's largest online second-hand bookstore offering home delivery purchase service for books, CDs, DVDs, games, hobby items, brand goods, smartphones and more. Founded 2000, Guinness World Record holder for most used books sold online in one year (2012).
• ReNet.jp / リネット.jp
• もえたく！
• タダ本
• スマイルあっとほーむ
• リビットホーム / リビットはうす
• スマイルらぼ
• 全国ごみの日ナビ
• リネットカンボジアHR

Products and services

• NET OFF (ネットオフ) Internet Reuse Platform Japan's largest online used bookstore and e-commerce platform. Offers home delivery purchase (宅配買取) of used books, CDs, DVDs, game software, brand goods, precious metals, jewelry, mobile phones, cameras, instruments, sporting goods, baby carriages, and more from individual consumers, then resells them on its own e-commerce platform. Operates two 4,000-tsubo product centers applying Toyota Production System to process approximately 20 million items annually with 25 inventory turns per year. Member base of approximately 3 million users. Holds the Guinness World Record for the most used books sold online in a single year (2012).
• ReNet Japan Small Appliance Recycling Service (リネットジャパン 小型家電リサイクル) Government-certified home delivery collection and recycling service for small electronic devices including PCs, mobile phones, and other small digital appliances, operating under the Small Household Appliance Recycling Law. The only company in Japan holding dual Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry national certification (No. 24) to collect small electronics via home delivery. Partners with Sagawa Express for nationwide logistics and 770+ municipalities as an administrative service. The disassembly process employs people with intellectual disabilities, integrating social welfare with urban mine recycling.
• Moetaku! (もえたく！) Hobby Goods Purchase Service Dedicated home delivery purchase service for hobby and otaku goods including anime figures, Pokemon cards, and other hobby merchandise. Industry-first service launched March 2012. Features image AI valuation (画像AI査定) for Pokemon cards and hobby items, released April 2026, which reached 1 billion yen in cumulative scanned value within one month of launch. Maximum valuation reached 520,000 yen at launch.
• Social Care / Group Home Services (ソーシャルケア事業) Disability welfare services including medical-care-supported group homes (Smile Irahome / スマイルアットホーム and Livit リビット brands), daily service support group homes, and Type B employment continuation support offices (Smile Labo スマイルらぼ). Provides housing, daily care, and meaningful employment for people with intellectual, physical, and psychiatric disabilities. Service fees are billed to municipal welfare offices under the disability welfare service system. The Social Care Growth & Roll-up 2030 plan targets 200 group homes and 50 billion yen segment revenue by 2030. 58+ group homes in operation as of April 2026.
• RENET Cambodia HR Foreign Talent Dispatch Service Cambodian government-certified sending organization providing vocational training and Japanese language education, then dispatching technical intern trainees and specified skilled workers to Japanese employers. Primarily serves automotive maintenance, food processing, construction, agriculture, elderly care, and manufacturing industries. Includes training centers in Cambodia and RENET Assana Indonesia (Surabaya, opened January 2024), with related entities in Myanmar and Singapore. Related domestic subsidiary Renet Japan Global Staff handles visa support, compliance management, and post-arrival support.
• Tada-bon (タダ本) Free Comic and Book Subscription Industry-first subscription service launched December 2019 offering free physical comic and book borrowing to subscribers. Reached its monthly member cap within 9 hours of launch.
• National Garbage Day Navigation App (全国ごみの日ナビ) Smartphone application released April 2016 providing residents with municipal garbage collection schedules and small appliance recycling information. Adopted by municipalities as an official app. Available on Google Play and the Apple App Store.
• GIGA School Terminal Data Erasure Center (GIGAスクール端末データ消去センター) Certified data destruction center officially launched at scale in April 2026 to handle the nationwide GIGA School PC renewal cycle, providing certified data erasure for school computers as part of the urban mine recovery model project selected by Japan's Ministry of Environment.
• Net Off Figure Dedicated Purchase Site (ネットオフ・フィギュア専用買取サイト) Dedicated figure purchase site opened January 2011, featuring original mascot character Nyanya-chan, as an early specialized channel for figure and hobby goods purchase. Predecessor to the broader Moetaku! hobby purchase service.

Quantifiable outcome

• 770 municipalities partnered; ~90 million population served
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, major and core.

• SG Moving (SGムービング)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 June 2026Logistics partnership for small appliance recycling collection in collaboration with municipalities. Partnership expanding to 208 municipalities (March 2026).
• Mercari (メルカリ)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Partnership for sale of used IT equipment in partnership with Mercari (April 2026).
• Yahoo! Japan (Yahoo!ショッピング)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 February 2026Partnership with Yahoo! Shopping to address used appliance recycling challenges (February 2026).
• Surara Net (すららネット)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Partnership to provide education-purpose reused IT terminals (リユース端末) to educational institutions (February 2026).
• LPK Coop Indonesia (印尼送り出し機関)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership with Indonesian dispatch organization for technical trainee dispatch from Indonesia (April 2019).
• Panasonic (パナソニック)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023Partnership with Panasonic for circular economy initiatives (December 2023).
• Anispi Holdings (株式会社アニスピホールディングス)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2023Acquisition of 100% of Anispi Holdings shares (April 2023) to build ES (Employee Ownership) model for disability group homes. Accelerates social care roll-up strategy.
• Nakamura & Corporation (リネットジャパングローバルスタッフ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2022Subsidiary for foreign talent acceptance management (July 2022). Handles visa support, compliance management, and ongoing support for dispatched workers in Japan.
• Amazon Japan (Amazon)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 November 2021Amazon Japan partnership to offer small appliance recycling service through Amazon's platform (November 2021).
• Naruc Net Communications (株式会社ナルネットコミュニケーションズ)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2020Partnership with automotive maintenance management company for Cambodian technical trainee dispatch (December 2020).
• Soramitsu (ソラミツ)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2020Joint venture partnership with Soramitsu (February 2020) to explore digital banking services in Cambodia. Soramitsu provides blockchain/fintech technology for digital financial services.
• Edion (エディオン)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 September 2019Partnership to provide small appliance recycling collection service at approximately 1,000 Edion store locations (October 2019). Edion customers can bring small electronics to stores for Renet's home delivery recycling service.
• Bic Camera (ビッグカメラ) and Yodobashi Camera (ヨドバシカメラ)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 September 2019Partnerships with major consumer electronics retailers for in-store small appliance recycling collection. Customers can bring small electronics to partner stores for Renet's home delivery recycling service. As of March 2020.
• Taishi Vocational College (ミャンマー)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2019Partnership with Myanmar Japanese language vocational school for technical trainee dispatch from Myanmar (May 2019).
• Special Olympics Japan (スペシャルオリンピックス日本)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019Premier sponsor partnership (January 2019) supporting athletes with intellectual disabilities. Partnership includes donations from reuse/recycling services and employee volunteer activities.
• Japanese Braille Library (社会福祉法人日本点字図書館)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019Charitable recipient of Smile Eco Program donations. Donations from used book/CD/DVD reuse services support the library's services for visually impaired individuals.
• Rakuten (楽天)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 December 2016Rakuten certified partner (公認パートナー) for law-compliant computer and small appliance home delivery collection via the Rakuten Recycle platform (December 2016). Renet provides the recycling service to Rakuten customers.
• Kyoto Prefecture Automotive Maintenance Promotion Association (京都府自動車整備振興会) and Shiga Prefecture Automotive Maintenance Promotion Association (滋賀県自動車整備振興会)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Partnership with automotive maintenance associations to train and dispatch Cambodian technical internship trainees (automotive mechanics specialization) to Japan. This partnership was the foundation of the HR dispatch business.
• Sagawa Express (佐川急便)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2014Strategic logistics partnership for nationwide home delivery collection of small electronics. Sagawa Express provides the delivery infrastructure; Renet holds the government certification. Sagawa Express trucks display the official certification mark. This partnership enables Renet's exclusive home delivery recycling service — it would otherwise be illegal to collect small electronics via home delivery without this partnership and government certification.
• JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2013JICA BOP business support program selection (2012-2013). This international cooperation project in Cambodia was the genesis of Renet's overseas HR/dispatch business. The JICA partnership led to Renet's involvement in Cambodia's vocational training and microfinance sectors.
• NPO Vaccine Committee Japan (世界の子どもに疫苗を日本委員会)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2007Charitable donation partnership: For each mobile phone recycled, a donation is made to the NPO Vaccine Committee Japan (GPCV) as part of the Smile Eco Program.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Rakuten Group, Inc. Operates Rakuten Rakuma (C2C marketplace) and is a Renet channel partner (certified partner for small-appliance home-delivery recycling since 2016). Competes broadly in used-goods resale via Rakuma and provides Renet's recycling marketplace surface area.
• Amazon Japan G.K. Global e-commerce incumbent with a large Japan used-goods marketplace; Renet has been a certified Amazon partner for small-appliance recycling since November 2021. Comparable in scale and breadth of consumer electronics resale and recycling surface.

Others

• SBI Holdings, Inc. Listed Japanese financial conglomerate and Renet's JV partner for Mobility Finance Cambodia (auto leasing) since January 2020. Comparable as a financial-services group with emerging-market (ASEAN) exposure and a relevant ecosystem partner.
• Soramitsu Co., Ltd. Japanese blockchain/fintech firm and Renet's JV partner (ReNet Soramitsu Financial Technologies, established February 2020) for digital banking exploration in Cambodia. Comparable as an adjacent digital-finance / infrastructure provider within Renet's emerging-market stack.

Direct peers

• Hard-Off Corporation: Parent of Hard-Off, Off-House, Mode-Off and Hobby-Off chains specializing in used home appliances, electronics, hobby items, and books. Directly comparable in used-electronics retail and a relevant peer for Renet's small-appliance recycling flow.
• Geo Holdings Corporation: Operates the 2nd STREET chain of used-clothing and reuse stores across Japan and is a significant competitor in the brick-and-mortar used-goods market, including books, media, hobby, and electronics.
• Bookoff Corporation: Japan's largest chain of physical used-book and used-media stores and Renet's originating ecosystem (Book Off Wave, the company's 1998 predecessor, was Bookoff's first entrepreneur-support spin-off). Direct competitor in used books, CDs, DVDs, and game software retail.
• Mercari, Inc. Japan's largest C2C marketplace (Mercari, Mercari Shops) for used goods including books, media, hobby items, and brand goods. Directly competes with NET OFF in consumer resale of used merchandise, but operates a marketplace model versus Renet's B2C buy-and-resell model. Became a partner for IT-equipment resale in April 2026.
• Valuence Holdings Inc. Japanese listed operator of brand reuse businesses (Brand Off, Allu, forma). Direct competitor in buying and reselling pre-owned luxury brand goods, jewelry, watches, and precious metals—overlapping with NET OFF's brand-goods purchase course.

Emerging players

• JEPLAN, Inc. Japanese recycling startup operating BRING™ brand apparel-to-apparel recycling and chemical recycling of PET. Comparable as a circular-economy operator addressing Japan's urban-mine and textile waste, though focused on different material streams.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ReNetJapanIR
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@renetjapangroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/ReNetJapanGroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/renet-japan-cambodia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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