NOAR

What NOAR does

NOAR (株式会社日本オーエー研究所, Japan OA Research Institute) is a Tokyo-headquartered IT systems development company founded in 1981, operating as a single-segment systems integrator serving three primary Japanese verticals: public sector agencies, corporations, and financial institutions. The company maintains a four-category reporting structure aligned to these verticals plus an ancillary staffing line, generating revenue through professional services engagements for government administrative systems, enterprise systems, factory automation solutions, and core banking, insurance, and securities platforms. Listed on the Nagoya Stock Exchange Main Market since March 2026 following an upgrade from the Next Market, NOAR employs 251-500 staff and positions itself as a stable, social-contribution-oriented systems developer with consecutive year-over-year sales growth claimed across 2023-2025.

NOAR's core offering is custom systems development rather than packaged software, with no disclosed proprietary platforms, APIs, or productized SaaS components in the input data. The company maintains ISO 27001:2022 (JIS Q 27001:2023) certification since October 2012 and Privacy Mark certification from JIPDEC, providing procurement-grade credentials that support government and financial sector vendor selection. Technical capabilities extend to offshore development with quality control management, allowing the firm to scale delivery through partner resources in lower-cost geographies. The technology stack appears domain-specific and focused on legacy core system modernization in banking, insurance, and public administration, with no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, integration partnerships, or cloud-native platform offerings. Customer-facing certifications also include three consecutive years (2024-2026) of METI's Health Management Excellence recognition in the Large Corporation Division.

The company's go-to-market is direct B2B enterprise sales targeting government procurement departments, corporate IT divisions, and financial institution technology groups. Pricing is project-based and not publicly disclosed, typical of professional services engagements. As of October 2025, NOAR holds NTT Data business partner certification, enabling participation in NTT Data-led system development projects and providing indirect channel access to NTT Data's Japanese enterprise client base. The firm maintains a sales-led motion with a workforce averaging 37.6 years old and over 60% of staff in their 20s and 30s, positioning the company to compete on labor cost and adaptability rather than premium consulting rates. Marketing is conducted primarily through its corporate website, IR communications, and Nagoya Stock Exchange IR events targeting individual investors, consistent with a small-cap Japanese listed company strategy rather than enterprise demand generation.

Name

NOAR

Legal name

株式会社日本オーエー研究所

Website

https://noar.co.jp

Company type

Public

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NOAR is a Tokyo-based Japanese IT systems development firm founded in 1981, serving government agencies, corporations, and financial institutions with custom software, enterprise systems, factory automation, and offshore development across three core verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Services & Systems Integration

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Network Operations Outsourcing (NOC Services) (BPAEAMAD)

Keywords

• Systems integration services
• Public sector IT
• Financial systems development
• Enterprise software solutions
• Offshore development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. System Development Services: Custom software development and systems integration for public, corporate, and financial sector clients. Projects include government administrative systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP), factory automation (FA) systems, and core banking/insurance/securities systems. The company also provides offshore development with quality control management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

NOAR provides custom systems development and integration services to three primary client verticals: government agencies (administrative and public service systems), corporations (ERP, business process optimization, and Factory Automation), and financial institutions (core banking, insurance, securities, and peripheral systems with offshore development capabilities). The company also operates a specialized staffing service that dispatches IT-skilled personnel to client organizations outside its core verticals.

Product overview

NOAR (株式会社日本オーエー研究所) is a systems development company offering a unified portfolio of four integrated service lines: Public Sector Systems (公共事業), Corporate Sector Systems (法人事業), Financial Sector Systems (金融事業), and Other Business/Standing services (その他事業). The company operates as a single-segment systems integrator where the core offerings are systems development and related IT services across government, enterprise, and financial verticals, supplemented by specialized staffing services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Sector Systems Development (公共事業) Custom systems development and government administrative services for Japanese public-sector clients including central and local government agencies and public institutions. Covers social infrastructure IT systems and government operations services.
• Corporate Sector Systems Development (法人事業) Enterprise systems development for Japanese corporations, leveraging technology cultivated through public-sector work. Includes Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), business process optimization, and Factory Automation (FA) solutions for manufacturing clients.
• Financial Sector Systems Development (金融事業) Custom systems development for Japanese banks, insurance companies, and securities firms. Includes core banking systems, core insurance systems, securities trading systems, peripheral systems development, and offshore development with quality control and management.
• Other Business / Specialized IT Staffing (その他事業) Staffing and dispatch services that deploy specialized personnel with IT and business expertise to support various client operations outside the company's core public, corporate, and financial sector system development engagements.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NTT DataminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 27 October 2025Certified as NTT Data business partner in October 2025. This partnership allows NOAR to participate in NTT Data's system development projects and leverage NTT Data's client relationships in Japan.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fujitsu: One of Japan's largest IT services conglomerates with extensive government, financial, and enterprise systems integration operations. Represents the broad-incumbent benchmark against which sub-scale SIs like NOAR compete for major contracts.
• BIPROGY: Established Japanese SI firm (formerly Nihon Unisys) serving financial institutions, public sector, and enterprises. Provides broader product portfolio and scale advantages over NOAR, with overlapping customer base.

Direct peers

• Information Services International-Dentsu (ISID): Mid-size Japanese systems integrator serving financial, manufacturing, and distribution sectors. Closely comparable in scale, vertical mix, and enterprise systems integration focus.
• Future Corporation: Japanese IT services firm focused on consulting and systems development for financial institutions and enterprises. Comparable customer mix and Japan-domestic orientation make it a relevant direct peer.
• NTT Data Group: Japan's largest systems integrator with substantial government and financial sector exposure. NTT Data is already a direct partner of NOAR, and both serve the same Japanese public-sector and enterprise client base, making it the most directly comparable peer despite its much larger scale.
• DTS Corporation: Mid-cap Japanese systems integrator providing custom software development and consulting across enterprise and public sectors. Comparable in size, Japanese-domestic focus, and service-line mix to NOAR.
• NS Solutions: Japanese systems integrator with strong focus on financial sector core systems development (banking, securities, insurance). Closely matches NOAR's financial vertical specialization and target customer base.
• Nihon Computer Consultant: Smaller Japanese systems integrator with similar public sector and financial sector focus. Comparable in scale to NOAR, providing a useful size-matched benchmark for margin and growth comparison.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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