What Leading system does

株式会社リーディングシステム (Leading System) is a privately held Japanese systems development company founded in March 1988 and headquartered in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, with a secondary support center in Aomori City. The firm operates as a regional systems integrator (SI) with a workforce of 11 employees as of June 2025, offering three integrated service lines: proprietary custom software development, hardware/software procurement and introduction support, and network construction/maintenance. Its proprietary product portfolio targets three vertical segments—government/municipalities (Apple's2010 comprehensive health management suite, National Health Insurance High-Cost Medical Expense Payment System, Resident Health Management, Sewerage Administration, Comprehensive Welfare Support), general enterprises (procurement/sales management with POS, member management, weight/measurement management for retail, wholesale, manufacturing, and pharmacy), and educational institutions (Academic Performance Processing Support System and web-based Learning Support System). Core technologies are built on VB.NET, HTML, JavaScript, and SQL, deployed on-premise with no disclosed cloud or AI capabilities.

The company monetizes through a mix of one-time software licensing, hardware resale (primarily Fujitsu), professional services (system integration, consulting, custom development, network construction, website creation, instructor-led training), and recurring maintenance contracts (OBC Support Contract Service Pack/OMSS, Fujitsu SupportDesk Pack, EPSON service packs). Its go-to-market is a direct enterprise field sales motion staffed from Hachinohe and Aomori, supplemented by referral channels from certified partnerships with Fujitsu, OBC (OCIP/OESP), Microsoft, EPSON, and several network equipment vendors. Customer concentration sits in Aomori and Fukushima prefectures, with named municipal clients including Mutsu City, Fujisaki Town, Rokkasho Village, and Date City. The representative director, Matsunaga Jun, has led the company since its founding, registered capital stands at ¥10M, and the firm holds JAPHIC personal information protection certification (2022) and registered telecommunications operator status (2021). No external investors, funding rounds, or parent company are disclosed.

Name

Leading system

Legal name

株式会社リーディングシステム

Website

https://leadingsystem.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Leading System is a 37-year-old regional Japanese systems integrator (11 employees) headquartered in Hachinohe, Aomori, that develops proprietary government, enterprise, and education software and resells Fujitsu/OBC/EPSON hardware and maintenance to municipalities and SMBs in the Tohoku region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT System Integration Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector & Government ERP (HDAEAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

ITSM Platform Implementation & Administration (ServiceNow/JSM/BMC/etc.) (BPAEAJAC), IT Service Desk & End-User Support (L1/L2) (BPAAACAA)

Keywords

• Custom software development
• Municipal government systems
• Network infrastructure services
• Enterprise IT consulting
• Education management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Hachinohe

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sales of computers (primarily Fujitsu), printers, network equipment, and other peripheral devices, including installation, setup, and operational guidance by sales advisors.
2. Software Sales: Sales of packaged software including accounting software, antivirus/security products, and OBC奉行series ERP solutions. Certified OBC OCIP (Instruction Provider) and OESP (ERP Solution Partner) partner.
3. System Consulting: Business consulting and planning services leveraging accumulated industry and operational knowledge, including current-state analysis and business improvement recommendations.
4. System Integration: End-to-end information system construction including design, hardware/software procurement, and system development, covering the full project lifecycle.
5. System Construction and Operation Support: Technical support services for planning, design, construction, and operation phases of customer system builds.
6. Custom Software Development: Proprietary software development and sales based on accumulated industry knowledge, tailored to customer requirements. Includes government systems (municipal health management, high-cost medical expense), enterprise systems (procurement/sales management, POS, member management), and school systems (academic performance processing).
7. Instruction/Training Services: Software instruction services (accounting, spreadsheet, word processing) delivered by certified instructors to users from beginner to advanced levels. Includes OBC奉行series on-site training.
8. Maintenance Services: On-site maintenance contracts covering regular inspections, troubleshooting, and environmental optimization. Includes OBC Support Contract Service Pack (OMSS), Fujitsu SupportDesk Pack, and EPSON service packs.
9. Network Design and Construction: Office LAN construction, configuration changes, wireless (Wi-Fi) setup, VPN connections, groupware installation, and network camera deployment. Ranges from single PC connections to large-scale network builds.
10. Website Creation Services: Customer website creation, operation, and content update support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Leading System (株式会社リーディングシステム) is a regional systems integrator headquartered in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, founded in March 1988. The company delivers three pillars of IT services: custom software development, hardware/software installation support, and network construction and maintenance, targeting government agencies, general enterprises, and educational institutions. It develops proprietary software (notably the Apple's2010 series for municipal health and welfare management) and resells/supports packaged business software such as the OBC奉行 (Houko) ERP series.

Product overview

株式会社リーディングシステムは、青森県八戸市に本社を置くシステム開発会社で、自家開発ソリューション、ハード・ソフト導入支援、ネットワーク構築・保守の三本柱で事業を展開。自家開発ソリューションは、一般企業向け（仕入れ販売管理システム・会員管理システム・各種業界向け管理システム）、官公庁向け（Apple's2010シリーズ：総合健康管理・医療費助成管理・下水道行政・総合福祉障害支援システム等、国保高額医療費支払システム）、文教向け（成績処理支援システム・学習支援Webシステム等）の各システムを開発・納品している。OBC奉行シリーズの認定パートナーとして訪問指導サービスや保守契約サービスパックも提供。三つの柱製品は互いに補完し合い、自治体業務から企業経営管理、教育機関運営まで幅広い顧客ニーズに対応している。

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Procurement/Sales Management System (仕入・売上管理システム) Custom point-of-sale (POS) and procurement/inventory management software for retail, wholesale, and manufacturing businesses. Includes POS register functionality, barcode support, customer/membership point tracking, sales analysis, ordering, and inventory control modules.
• Member Management System (会員管理システム) Standalone membership database application for managing member registrations, point/balance management, usage history, and mail-merge form output for retail and service businesses.
• National Health Insurance High-Cost Medical Expense Payment System (Apple's 国保高額医療費支払システム) Municipal system for processing high-cost medical care payments and reimbursement calculation under Japan's National Health Insurance scheme, targeted at local government health-insurance divisions.
• Comprehensive Health Management System (Apple's2010 総合健康管理システム) Core municipal health package covering adult health checkups, cancer screenings, infant health checkups, periodic vaccinations, and non-periodic vaccinations. Custom-developed system for local government public-health departments.
• Comprehensive Medical Expense Subsidy Management System (Apple's2010 総合医療費助成管理システム) Municipal system for administering medical-expense subsidy programs (child, single-parent, severely disabled persons, etc.), including eligibility lookup and monthly grant processing. Built on Microsoft's VB.NET, HTML, JavaScript, and SQL.
• Sewerage Administration System (Apple's2010 下水道行政システム) Municipal software covering beneficiary-charge levy, sewerage use charge, and connection-charge administration for local government water/sewerage departments.
• Comprehensive Welfare Disability Support System (Apple's2010 総合福祉障害支援システム) Municipal system providing user support for welfare and disability services, including handbook issuance and medical-expense subsidy functions for welfare departments.
• Academic Performance Processing Support System (成績処理支援システム) Education-sector software that processes and reports student academic results (test scores, evaluations) for elementary, junior-high, and high schools.
• Learning Support Web System / Campus Groupware (学習支援Webシステム) Web-based campus groupware for schools that combines student/teacher information, school events, attendance and health management, communication notebooks, and academic record browsing.
• Web-based School Affairs Support System / School Note (WEB対応校務支援システム) Web-compatible school affairs support system (branded School Note) for managing student information, academic performance, attendance, and guidance records at K-12 schools.
• Infant Medical Expense System (乳幼児医療費システム) Municipal software for processing infant medical-expense subsidy claims and eligibility checks for local government welfare offices.
• Sewerage Beneficiary Charge System (下水道管理(受益者負担金)システム) Municipal system for managing beneficiary-charge billing and collections tied to sewerage infrastructure projects for local government sewerage departments.
• Resident Health Management System (住民健康管理システム) Health management system tracking resident health-checkup history, screening results, and follow-up workflows for municipal public-health programs.
• Network Construction Service (ネットワーク構築サービス) Design, installation and configuration of LAN, Wi-Fi, and VPN network infrastructure for client offices and facilities.
• Hardware/Software Installation Support Service (ハード・ソフト導入支援サービス) End-to-end procurement, delivery, installation, and configuration support for client hardware and software purchases.
• Maintenance Service (保守メンテナンスサービス) Ongoing post-installation maintenance, troubleshooting, and operational support for hardware, software, and network systems sold or built by Leading System.
• OBC Series On-site Instruction Service (OBC奉行シリーズ訪問指導サービス) On-site training, operation guidance, and answer-time consulting delivered at the customer location for users of OBC 奉行 series ERP/accounting software.
• OBC Maintenance Contract Service Pack / OMSS (OBC保守契約サービスパック) Subscribed annual maintenance contract that provides OBC 奉行 series customers with remote and on-call support (SupportDesk), version upgrades, and tax-law modification coverage for OBC ERP/accounting products.

Quantifiable outcome

• Full-stack IT services from a single vendor, including hardware, software, network, and maintenance, reducing vendor management complexity for clients.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 富士通株式会社 (Fujitsu Ltd.)coreTechnology or Integration · 25 October 2021Certified Fujitsu partner selling Fujitsu computers and related products. Fujitsu products (personal computers and business systems) are a core component of the company's hardware offering. Fujitsu also operates the Fujitsu Open College Hachinohe Rappira School at Shopping Center Rappira, adjacent to the company's Hachinohe office.
• 富士通パーソナルズ (Fujitsu Personal Products)coreTechnology or Integration · 25 October 2021Fujitsu Personal Products handles the personal computer market, centered on information equipment sales. As a Fujitsu ecosystem partner, the company distributes Fujitsu personal and business computers.
• 株式会社オービックビジネスコンサルタント (OBC)coreTechnology or IntegrationCertified OBC OCIP (Instruction Provider) and OESP (ERP Solution Partner) partner. Offers 奉行series ERP software sales, on-site instruction, and maintenance services. Provides bundled OBC Support Contract Service Pack (OMSS) and customized ERP implementations for customers.
• 富士通オープンカレッジ八戸ラピア校 (Fujitsu Open College Hachinohe Rappira School)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-located at Shopping Center Rappira in Hachinohe. The college operates about 100 campuses nationwide for beginner/intermediate computer training. The company likely supports this initiative as a Fujitsu ecosystem partner.
• 有限会社オラネット (Oranet)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal web development company in Hachinohe. A cooperating partner for web production and possibly real estate portal site operations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CIJ Co., Ltd. Small Japanese systems integrator with regional delivery across enterprise and government, providing custom development and packaged software implementation comparable to Leading System's full-stack IT services.
• TKC Corporation: Japanese SI that builds and sells accounting and municipal government software (similar to Leading System's OBC 奉行 series and government systems business). Comparable in serving Japanese local-government customers with packaged and custom software.
• INTEC Inc. Regional Japanese SI with strong presence in the Tohoku/Hokuriku area, offering custom development, packaged software, and network services — overlaps directly with Leading System's regional SI model.
• AGS Corporation: Small Japanese SI with strong local-government and financial-services focus, providing custom software and systems integration — directly comparable vertical mix and company size to Leading System.
• Computer Engineering & Consulting (CEC): Mid-sized Japanese SI offering custom software development, system integration, and maintenance across enterprise and government — similar end-to-end IT services mix.
• Daiwa Computer Co., Ltd. Small Japanese systems integrator focused on local-government, education, and public-sector software — a closely comparable vertical mix (municipal + education) to Leading System.

Broad incumbents

• NS Solutions Corporation: Larger Japanese SI providing systems integration, ERP, and IT services to enterprise and government — overlaps with Leading System's SI offering but at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• JSOL Corporation: Japanese SI focused on enterprise and public-sector solutions including ERP and government systems — comparable offering to Leading System's government systems portfolio at larger scale.
• NTT Data Corporation: Largest Japanese SI serving central and local government with end-to-end IT services — direct competitor for the same municipal procurement that Leading System targets, but at vastly greater scale.
• Fujitsu Limited: Massive Japanese IT vendor and Leading System's core technology partner; competes indirectly for the same municipal and enterprise IT budgets with much broader portfolio and scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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