What Alpha International does

Alpha International (株式会社アルファインターナショナル), founded January 1989 in Tokyo and headquartered in Minato-ku with a Kanagawa branch opened in August 2020, is a privately-held Japanese niche-software firm with 32 employees that develops and sells the THiS (Total Health Information System) — an integrated health examination workflow platform — and supporting products to medical and health examination institutions in Japan. The company's cumulative installed base exceeds 629 facilities (January 1989 through March 2022), spanning dedicated health examination clinics, hospital-based health screening centers, public health foundations, and mobile examination services. Alpha also markets the SHAPES specific-health-examination system, MetaBo DC and MetaBoEditor data-conversion tools, the sTHiS simplified package, and a family of web services (Web Consultation, Web Reservation, Web Results Inquiry).

THiS is built on Alpha's proprietary INSTEAD application development tool (Patent Publication No. 2002-182907, filed December 2000), which the firm has used since the early 2000s to deliver low-man-hour customization across clients. The platform is OS-independent across Windows environments, supports complex composite automatic judgement logic with a maintenance screen for non-code modification, links with Excel-based report templates, integrates with medical equipment via USB/RS232C, and connects to PACS imaging, ORCA (Japan Medical Association), and CD-R duplicators for automated regulatory data submission. The firm holds ISO 27001 (2010) and Privacy Mark (2009) certifications and is registered as a Cancer Control Promotion Partner (2011) and a Health Management Declaration firm (2020).

Alpha operates a direct-sales go-to-market targeting enterprise and mid-market healthcare facilities in Japan. The company generates revenue primarily through one-time software licenses (THiS single-unit ¥2–3M; network configurations ¥3–5M; MetaBo DC ¥500K; MetaBoEditor ¥250K), supplemented by implementation, data migration, and custom development services, plus recurring annual maintenance contracts (e.g., sTHiS ~¥120K, MetaBo DC ¥90K, MetaBoEditor ¥40K). Channel and co-development relationships include NTT Data (since 2003), NEC (since 2004), Nihon Jimuki as reseller (since 1998), the Japan Medical Association ORCA Project, and the Health Insurance Union Federation. Alpha exhibits regularly at the Japan Society of General Health Examination Medicine and the Japan Society of Ningen Dock and Preventive Medicine, and runs a content-marketing blog publishing monthly health-advisor posts.

Name

Alpha International

Legal name

株式会社アルファ国际机场ales

Website

https://alpha-inter.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Alpha International is a privately-held Japanese software firm (32 employees) that develops and sells the THiS health-examination workflow platform and related products — SHAPES, MetaBo, and web reservation/results services — to medical and health examination institutions across Japan, with 629+ cumulative installations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare IT Software — Health Examination and Management Systems

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Payer-Provider Data Exchange (X12, prior auth, claims/clinical attachment) (HLACABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Patient Intake, Digital Registration & eForms (HLACAEAF), Health Information Exchange & Public Health Data Integration (HLAJAJAD)

Keywords

• Health examination software
• Medical information systems
• Health checkup management
• Healthcare IT solutions
• Preventive medicine systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software License Sales (THiS, sTHiS, SHAPES, etc.): Alpha International sells its medical/health examination software as one-time perpetual licenses. Pricing varies by configuration: single-unit THiS installation is 200–300万 JPY; network configurations with 3–4 computers are 300–500万 JPY. Additional custom features beyond the package are quoted separately. This constitutes the primary revenue stream.
2. System Implementation and Custom Development Services: Following license sales, Alpha provides installation, data migration, parallel operation, and cutover services. A dedicated SE team conducts detailed requirements gathering and custom development tailored to each customer facility. The company also develops custom features based on user requests as part of the implementation cycle.
3. Annual Maintenance and Support Contracts: Alpha offers annual maintenance contracts covering software updates, technical support, and remote/on-site assistance. Support includes phone, FAX, email, online remote support, and on-site visits. Regular meetings and user community events are also provided as part of certain support tiers. Examples: sTHiS annual support is approximately 12万 JPY; MetaBo DC annual maintenance is 9万 JPY; MetaBoEditor annual maintenance is 4万 JPY.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Alpha International develops, sells, and supports software systems for medical and health examination institutions in Japan, with the flagship THiS (Total Health Information System) covering the complete health examination workflow from reservation, reception, medical interview, examination input, automated result judgement, reporting, billing, statistical processing, and regulatory data submission. The company also offers supporting products including SHAPES for specific health examinations, MetaBo DC and MetaBoEditor for data conversion/editing, sTHiS as a simplified package, and web-based services for reservation, web medical interview, and results inquiry, all built on the proprietary INSTEAD development tool.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• THiS (Total Health Information System) Flagship comprehensive health examination system covering the entire workflow from reservation, reception, medical interview, examination input, automatic result judgement, reporting, billing, statistical processing, and regulatory data submission for medical and health examination institutions. Supports facilities with 20,000+ annual examinees and runs on OS-independent architecture ensuring long-term stability across Windows OS environments.
• sTHiS (Simplified Package) Pre-configured simplified version of THiS with standard examination items, six standard report formats, and ready-to-use course registrations for small to mid-sized facilities (100-2,000 annual examinees). Enables immediate operation without initial configuration and is priced around 150万 JPY with ~12万 JPY annual maintenance.
• SHAPES (Specific Health Examination and Health Guidance System) Specific health examination and health guidance system for processing Japan's specific health examination data and conducting health guidance programs. Available with downloadable brochures on the company's website.
• MetaBo DC (Specific Health Examination Data Conversion Software) XML data converter for specific health examination data conversion. Priced at 500,000 JPY (excluding tax) one-time plus 90,000 JPY/year maintenance. 2-week trial (product loan) available.
• MetaBoEditor Data editor software for specific health examination data, provided to the Health Insurance Union Federation for integration with their data processing workflows. Priced at 250,000 JPY (excluding tax) one-time plus 40,000 JPY/year maintenance. 2-week trial available.
• THEUSS (Corporate Health Management Support System) Corporate health management support system for managing employee health data in corporate settings. Developed for corporate health management support use cases.
• Web Medical Interview (WEB問診) Web-based medical interview service allowing examinees to input pre-examination questionnaire responses via PC or smartphone, reducing manual data entry and streamlining reception operations at health examination facilities.
• Web Reservation and Web Results Inquiry Services (WEB予約・WEB結果照会) Web-based reservation and results inquiry services enabling examinees to make appointment reservations and view their health examination results via PC or smartphone, automating and streamlining reservation operations, questionnaire registration, and result distribution processes.
• MetaBo Checker System provided to the Japan Medical Association ORCA Project for integration with Japan's standard medical information system (ORCA: Open Revolution Computer system for medical Administration).

Quantifiable outcome

• Customer count: 629+ installations (January 1989–March 2022)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• 日本医師会 (Japan Medical Association) — ORCAプロジェクトcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2010Alpha International provided its 'MetaBo Checker' system to the Japan Medical Association ORCA Project in February 2010. The ORCA (Open Revolution Computer system for medical Administration) project is Japan's standard medical information system, and Alpha's integration represents recognition of its products by Japan's leading medical professional body.
• 健康保険組合連合会 (Health Insurance Union Federation)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2010Alpha International provided its 'MetaBoEditor' system to the Health Insurance Union Federation in February 2010. This partnership involves product supply and integration with the federation's data processing workflows for specific health examination and guidance data.
• 日本電気株式会社 (NEC Corporation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2004Alpha developed NEOCIS (clinical support system) for NEC in April 2004 using the INSTEAD development tool, representing a significant co-development partnership. This relationship has continued with NEC as a key customer and collaborative partner in healthcare IT system development. NEC has also served as a distribution channel for Alpha's health examination systems in government and enterprise segments.
• 株式会社NTTデータ (NTT Data Corporation)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 April 2003Alpha International has been engaged in software development outsourcing with NTT Data since April 2003. NTT Data has served as both a customer (receiving system development personnel) and a strategic partner in large-scale health information system projects. NTT Data was also a key channel for Alpha's early municipality-targeted health examination system sales in Kochi Prefecture.
• 日本事務器株式会社 (Nihon Jimuki Co., Ltd.)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 August 1998In August 1998, Nihon Jimuki entered into a package sales contract with Alpha International for the distribution of Alpha's health examination systems. This established Nihon Jimuki as a channel partner responsible for reselling Alpha's software products.
• 高知県 (Kochi Prefecture Government)majorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 1989Alpha developed a municipality health examination system for Kochi Prefecture in September 1992 (one of its earliest government projects), followed by a prefecture-wide municipal health examination system commissioned in April 1996. The company also developed a 'Health Examination Results Regional Diagnosis System' commissioned by Kochi Prefecture in April 1997. These projects established Alpha's presence in the government health IT segment.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Software Service, Inc. Japanese medical system vendor specializing in clinical and health examination information systems with similar on-premise packaged software delivery model and Japanese hospital/clinic customer base.
• Wellness Communications Co., Ltd. Japanese health checkup and specific health examination system vendor with comparable target customers (health examination institutions and corporate health programs) and similar perpetual license plus support model.

Broad incumbents

• Hitachi Solutions: Subsidiary of Hitachi providing healthcare IT solutions including EMR and health examination-related modules. Targets similar Japanese hospital and municipal customers as Alpha with broader portfolio offerings.
• NEC Corporation: Major Japanese IT vendor with healthcare solutions including NEOCIS, which Alpha co-developed using INSTEAD. NEC competes in the same municipal and hospital health examination system market while also serving as a distribution channel for Alpha's products.
• NTT Data Corporation: Japan's largest IT services firm with a substantial healthcare practice including health examination system modules. NTT Data is simultaneously a strategic partner to Alpha (outsourcing development work since 2003) and a broad incumbent competing for the same hospital and municipal health IT budgets.
• PHC Corporation: Japanese medical device and healthcare IT company (formerly Panasonic Healthcare) with solutions spanning diagnostics, medical IT, and life sciences. Serves overlapping hospital and clinical customers with broader portfolio.
• Fujitsu Limited: Global IT services company with a sizable Japan healthcare business including hospital information systems and regional health information networks. Competes with Alpha in municipal and large hospital health examination system procurements.
• TIS Inc. Major Japanese IT services company with a healthcare vertical offering system integration and packaged solutions for medical institutions, including health examination-adjacent workflows.

Emerging players

• Integrity Healthcare Co., Ltd. Japanese healthcare platform company offering cloud-based hospital operational and clinical solutions. Competes indirectly with Alpha by offering modern delivery models for adjacent hospital workflows.
• Medmain Inc. Japan-based healthcare technology company applying AI and cloud delivery to medical imaging and clinical workflows, representing a newer generation of vendors challenging traditional on-premise packaged software models like Alpha's THiS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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